[Football] Premier League signs new Sky Sports deal

[Wozza]

Breaking: Sky Sports secures Premier League rights to at least 215 live games per season from 2025-2029 - with 4 of the 5 live packages including Super Sunday.

TNT has the other live package of 52 games per season.

 

[Hamilton]

How much have they paid?

 

[hans kraay fan club]

How much have they paid?

One MILLION pounds!

 

[Austrian Gull]

Does that mean Amazon are not showing games anymore?

 

[Wozza]

Does that mean Amazon are not showing games anymore?

Sounds like it, yes.

Well, none in 25/26 and beyond.

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

So that means about 70% of games will be televised. Saturday 3pm kick offs will become even more of a rarity.

 

[Zeberdi]

Sounds like it, yes.

Well, none in 25/26 and beyond.

Why would Amazon Prime be losing their midweek package? - my understanding was that was going to expand

Premier League to expand 'Amazon package' as DAZN eyes rights entry, says report - SportsPro

UK broadcasters to air 270 Premier League matches per season in next cycle with more midweek and Sunday games made available.

www.sportspromedia.com

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

Why would Amazon Prime be losing their midweek package? - my understanding was that was going to expand

Premier League to expand 'Amazon package' as DAZN eyes rights entry, says report - SportsPro

UK broadcasters to air 270 Premier League matches per season in next cycle with more midweek and Sunday games made available.

www.sportspromedia.com

That link says the new broadcast packages could see Amazon expand their rights. Also mentions DAZN might be bidding.

Seems like they’ve been outbid as they’ve not got any of the new packages, 4 to Sky (including live coverage of all 10 games on the final day of the season and multiple games will be shown in the Sunday 2pm time slot) and 1 to TNT (which seems to include the two midweek blocks current shown by Amazon and the Saturday lunchtime game). BBC retaining the rights to the highlights.

Sky Sports increase Premier League coverage by 70% as latest rights unveiled

Sky Sports will continue to show coverage of Premier League action for at least another six years in a record-breaking new deal with those running the English top flight

www.mirror.co.uk

 

[Billy in Bristol]

Why would Amazon Prime be losing their midweek package? - my understanding was that was going to expand

Premier League to expand 'Amazon package' as DAZN eyes rights entry, says report - SportsPro

UK broadcasters to air 270 Premier League matches per season in next cycle with more midweek and Sunday games made available.

www.sportspromedia.com

Sky have the three full midweek rounds in the new deal.

Unless there are five rounds planned for 25/26 and beyond.

 

[crodonilson]

So that means about 70% of games will be televised. Saturday 3pm kick offs will become even more of a rarity.

Ultimately we will get to the point where ALL games are televised and they can do that with enough varied kick off times to still avoid the 3pm blackout. Saturday 3pm will become time for televised women's football and non televised lower league games.

There are pretty much 8 slots each weekend as it is for games and then the odd game (Sunday 2pm) will kick off at the same time across different providers.

Friday 8pm, Saturday 12:30pm, Saturday 5pm, Saturday 8pm, Sunday 12pm, Sunday 2pm, Sunday 4:30pm, Monday 8pm

Sunday 7pm was also mooted which would give 9 different times over a weekend.

 

[HalfaSeatOn]

From TNT website ‘TNT Sports will continue to show Saturday lunchtime kick offs and two mid-week rounds per season.’

TNT Sports extends UK Premier League rights until 2029 - TNT Sports

Following today’s announcement by the Premier League in the U.K, we are pleased to confirm that TNT Sports will continue to show live and exclusive Premier Leag

www.tntsports.co.uk

 

[Bry Nylon]

Does that mean Amazon are not showing games anymore?

Not live. They leave the game behind your wheelie bin and you can watch it when you get home.

 

[abc]

Sad thing is that most of the extra money will be spent on higher player wages (because they obviously need it) rather than reducing ticket prices or supporting lower league clubs. All a bit sick really.

 

[Wozza]

Bubble not burst…

Premier League agrees record £6.7bn TV rights deal

The Premier League agrees a new £6.7bn deal for its domestic television rights with Sky and TNT to show 270 live games a season.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Zeberdi]

That link says the new broadcast packages could see Amazon expand their rights. Also mentions DAZN might be bidding.

Seems like they’ve been outbid as they’ve not got any of the new packages, 4 to Sky (including live coverage of all 10 games on the final day of the season and multiple games will be shown in the Sunday 2pm time slot) and 1 to TNT (which seems to include the two midweek blocks current shown by Amazon and the Saturday lunchtime game). BBC retaining the rights to the highlights.

Sky Sports increase Premier League coverage by 70% as latest rights unveiled

Sky Sports will continue to show coverage of Premier League action for at least another six years in a record-breaking new deal with those running the English top flight

www.mirror.co.uk

That’s a shame - One of the few good perks about Amazon Prime Membership was watching a Christmas series of free PL matches - I was hoping Amazon would be expanding this part of their service - disappointing for those of us who don’t subscribe to Sky - (I generally pay per view just for the Brighton matches so at least more games will be broadcast) - but honestly the amount of money being poured into top flight EPL from broadcasting rights (to the detriment of the rest of the football league) is staggering.

 

[TomandJerry]

Expect your Sky package deals to be upped in price soon ..

 

[The Optimist]

£6.7bn for 270 games a season for 4 seasons is £6.2m per game. Is it really worth £6.2m per game to these TV companies? Seems mad.

 

[The Colonel]

£6.7bn for 270 games a season for 4 seasons is £6.2m per game. Is it really worth £6.2m per game to these TV companies? Seems mad.

Without the PL they haven't really got a business, so I guess it must be worth it.

 

[amexer]

Do PL do an added deal for overseas TV or do Sky TNT sell on to get some money back.

 

[amexer]

I just read TNT TV has 89m subscribers in USA