Multiple hurdles for Diamond before Amazon’s ‘brilliant, brilliant deal’ can begin

(Ed Zurga/Getty Images)
(Ed Zurga/Getty Images)
Amazon’s proposed agreement with Diamond Sports Group to secure local streaming rights to US sports leagues has been hailed as a “brilliant, brilliant deal”, though approval of the plan is far from certain.

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