MEXICO CITY, August 30, 2024 - Amazon and Club Deportivo Guadalajara have signed a four-year agreement to distribute Chivas' regular season and Liguilla home games live on Prime Video. The Rebaño Sagrado's first live game on Prime Video will be on Saturday, August 31 when it faces FC Juárez at Estadio Akron, as part of match day 6 of the 2024 Apertura Tournament.
The Chivas de Guadalajara matches add to Amazon Prime's growing live sports offerings in Mexico. Amazon Prime members will not only enjoy fast and free shipping, but also the best sports entertainment, all with a single subscription.
With this alliance, Chivas, one of the most popular teams in Liga MX, strengthens and reaffirms its mission to be at the forefront of innovation and fan experience. This collaboration will enrich the options for its millions of fans to feel close and identified with their team, offering their incredible fans a new distribution of their home games, in addition to many other possibilities within Amazon.
"This agreement is very significant for the club in many dimensions, having a partner like Amazon, whose innovative nature, of always thinking outside the box and their permanent conviction to offer the best experience to its millions of users, perfectly matches the vision and essence of Chivas," explained Amaury Vergara, President of Club Deportivo Guadalajara. "This confirms that the path we took eight years ago was the right one, when we envisioned and understood that streaming was the future of live distribution of soccer and entertainment in general. Bringing Chivas and Amazon together means opening up endless possibilities and opportunities to create together new and exciting experiences to connect the millions of ChivaHermanos in Mexico with the team they love."
"We are thrilled to become the home of Chivas del Guadalajara," said Tomás Tejero, director of Prime Video in Mexico. "This alliance reinforces our commitment to offer premium content to our members in Mexico. With this new offering, fans will be able to enjoy the passion and excitement of Chivas games, as well as their favorite content, all in one place. Chivas, one of Mexico's most beloved teams, now has an entertainment service designed to offer their fans a tailored experience, and Prime Video is proud to be able to offer it to them.
The Chivas matches join Prime Video's roster of live sports in Mexico. Other Liga MX games are available through additional subscriptions on Prime Video, including Pachuca, Leon, Juarez, Puebla and Mazatlan through FOX Sports Premium, and America, Monterrey, Pumas, Cruz Azul, Atlas, Toluca, Necaxa and Santos through ViX Premium.
Prime Video also offers a wide selection of live sports globally, including NBA regular season and playoff games in select countries, NFL Thursday Night Football in the United States, Copa do Brasil in Brazil, NHL Prime Monday Night Hockey in Canada, UEFA Champions League soccer in Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom and Ireland, Roland-Garros in France, Wimbledon in Germany and Austria, Premier League soccer in Sweden, Denmark and the United Kingdom, ICC Cricket in Australia and more.
The Rebaño Sagrado matches will be available to all Amazon Prime members through the Prime Video app for Smart TVs, connected devices including Fire TV, mobile devices and online. Customers who are not yet Amazon Prime members can sign up for a free trial at www.amazon.com.mx/prime.
