The Premier League announced on Monday a new TV rights deal for the English Premier League for a record £6.7 billion (€7.8 billion) over four years, starting with the 2025 season. 26.
The current contract (2022-2025), the highest among the major national football championships, is estimated at 5 billion pounds (5.8 billion euros) over three years and the broadcast of 200 matches.
Broken down over a season, TV rights therefore remain relatively stable, going from 1.66 billion pounds (1.94 billion euros) on average per season to 1.67 billion (1.95 billion euros) for the new agreement.
In addition, future rights cover a greater number of matches broadcast (nearly 270): for the first time, all matches on a championship day will be broadcast live with the exception of the Saturday 3:00 p.m. slot ( not broadcast to encourage stadium attendance).
Broadcasters Sky Sports and TNT Sports retained their rights to broadcast live matches. Amazon, which had participated in the previous call for tenders and had won the rights to twenty matches per season, did not win a prize this time.
Sky will broadcast at least 215 live matches per season. BBC Sport has retained the rights to its flagship program “Match of the Day”, which presents the highlights of each day of the championship.
“The outcome of this process underlines the strength of the Premier League,” said Richard Masters, its chief executive. As long-standing partners, Sky Sports and TNT Sports are renowned for delivering world-class coverage and programming.”
“We have seen record audiences and attendance at stadiums in recent seasons, and we know that their continued innovation (from English football broadcasters, Editor’s note) will encourage more people to watch and follow the Premier League” , he added.
“It is a show of confidence for our clubs, our players and our managers who continue to offer the most competitive football in the world in full stadiums, and for the supporters who create an unrivaled atmosphere every week.”
A debate is underway as to whether the ban on television broadcasts in the 3:00 p.m. slot could be lifted for women’s matches.
