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# Amazon takes Emmys global in six-year, $20M+-a-year deal
- URL: https://www.medianexis.com/amazon-takes-emmys-global-in-six-year-20m-a-year-deal/
- Published: 2026-10-06T20:10:05.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-06T20:10:05.000Z
- Description: Deadline’s Peter White reports Amazon closed a six-year deal with the Television Academy for global Emmys rights, worth $20 million to $25 million annually, ending the 30-year broadcast wheel among ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC.
- Author: The Signals Desk
- Tags: Streaming, breaking, Peter White, Amazon strikes six-year Emmys broadcast deal

**Why it matters.** The deal sets a precedent that a streamer, not a broadcast network, can hold a major awards franchise exclusively while still offering it free, pressuring future award shows to weigh streaming-only bids.

*Signal from* [*deadline.com*](https://deadline.com/?ref=medianexis.com) *·* [*Peter White*](https://www.medianexis.com/tag/by-peter-white/) *·* [*read the original*](https://deadline.com/2026/10/amazon-emmys-six-year-global-deal-1237147189/?ref=medianexis.com)*.*