The Premier League has reached a deal with Sky and TNT for a new television agreement that is worth a record-breaking £6.7bn to the league. The new agreement will allow Sky to show up to 215 live games a season, including Saturday 5.30pm kick-offs, Sunday 2pm and 4.30pm kick-offs, evening games on Mondays and Fridays, and three midweek rounds. TNT will show at least 52 games per season, including all 12.30pm kick-offs on Saturdays and two midweek match rounds.
The BBC will continue to be allowed to show highlights on Match of the Day, in addition to highlights on MOTD2, Football Focus, and online platforms. The new deal will cover the four years from the 2025-26 season, and it is the largest sports media rights deal ever concluded in the UK, according to the top flight.
The Premier League stated that the new agreement will help provide clubs throughout professional football with financial certainty until at least 2029. The previous agreement, which expires at the end of the 2024-25 season, was worth around £5bn and was allowed to be extended because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Amazon was not able to retain its rights in the new agreement but had been able to show 20 matches per season under the league’s current deal. The Premier League said the deal will allow broadcasting for all Sunday 2pm games, most of which involve clubs playing in either the Europa League or Europa Conference League the previous Thursday.
Although the Premier League sold more games in the new deal and was paid marginally more, the league believes that additional growth in TV revenues over the medium term will primarily come from the overseas market
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