Inside the Premier League’s £6.7bn TV deal – and what it really means
1 year, 1 month ago

Inside the Premier League’s £6.7bn TV deal – and what it really means

The Independent  

It’s like getting your tea from Marks & Spencer – it’s a bit more upmarket than going to Aldi, but it’s not like going to The Ritz. It’s mid-territory.” That’s the summation of Professor Simon Chadwick, professor of sport and geopolitical economy at SKEMA Business School in Paris, when asked to describe the latest TV rights deal between the Premier League, Sky TV and TNT Sports – a deal worth £6.7bn over four seasons. “I don’t think this contract is a deal breaker for these American owners – a lot of them are also trying to deal with the same turbulent environment as the Premier League,” says Chadwick. These US owners are smart guys, they’re hedging their bets and they’re spreading their risk by investing in so many different sporting franchises.” But while it’s full stream ahead for American sport, Rob Wilson, professor of applied sports finance at Sheffield Hallam University, is also confident that we haven’t seen the last of Amazon, Netflix or Disney when it comes to Premier League coverage. “The Premier League has tried to hunker down for the next five to 10 years, because no one really knows what is around the corner – there’s just so much unpredictability,” says Chadwick.

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Sky Sports plummets to lowest price ahead of Premier League return
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Sky Sports plummets to lowest price ahead of Premier League return

The Independent  

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Sky Sports’ £935m deal will replace iFollow in UK next season – but will everyone benefit?
8 months ago

Sky Sports’ £935m deal will replace iFollow in UK next season – but will everyone benefit?

New York Times  

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Game on: Why watching sport on television is about to shift forever
11 months ago

Game on: Why watching sport on television is about to shift forever

The Independent  

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‘It will come under one umbrella, like Coca-Cola’: Inside CVC’s vision for growing rugby
11 months, 3 weeks ago

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The Telegraph  

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Amazon out as Premier League strikes £6.7bn record TV deal - with one key change to live games
1 year, 1 month ago

Amazon out as Premier League strikes £6.7bn record TV deal - with one key change to live games

The Independent  

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Premier League announce new £6.7bn UK TV rights package with Amazon completely shut out, EVERY match outside the Saturday 3pm blackout to be shown live... and at least 215 games per season on Sky from
1 year, 1 month ago

Premier League announce new £6.7bn UK TV rights package with Amazon completely shut out, EVERY match outside the Saturday 3pm blackout to be shown live... and at least 215 games per season on Sky from

Daily Mail  

The Premier League has confirmed its status as the richest league in the world by agreeing a new domestic TV deal with Sky Sports and TNT Sports worth £6.7billion over four years between 2025 and 2029. Mail Sport also revealed the other main elements of the new domestic rights deal earlier this year, which will see all Premier League matches …

Sky Sports AXE half of their football reporting team in brutal cost-cutting move
1 year, 6 months ago

Sky Sports AXE half of their football reporting team in brutal cost-cutting move

Daily Mail  

The exercise could see the exit of long-term interviewer Geoff Shreeves Sky Sports have axed half of their football reporting team in a brutal cost-cutting exercise which could Mail Sport has learned that Shreeves has been asked to take a significant pay-cut if he wants to extend his stay at the broadcaster he first joined when the Premier League started …

EFL’s potential deal with DAZN ‘could help close the gap with Premier League’
1 year, 9 months ago

EFL’s potential deal with DAZN ‘could help close the gap with Premier League’

The Independent  

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Erik ten Hag offers olive branch to Sky Sports News reporter Gary Cotterill to end ongoing feud
2 years, 4 months ago

Erik ten Hag offers olive branch to Sky Sports News reporter Gary Cotterill to end ongoing feud

Daily Mail  

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has offered to meet Sky Sports' Gary Cotterill for clear-the-air talks after the reporter was prevented from asking questions at a press conference last week. Erik ten Hag refused to take questions from Sky Sports in his press conference in August Cotterill is understood to be receptive and peace talks are expected to take …

AP source: NBC keeps Premier League, deal $2.7B+ for 6 years
3 years, 1 month ago

AP source: NBC keeps Premier League, deal $2.7B+ for 6 years

Associated Press  

NBC has achieved one of its major objectives over the past year, retaining U.S. rights to broadcast the Premier League for another six years. We know this will continue to be a success for our company.” Interest in the Premier League has grown significantly since NBC first gained the rights from Fox for the 2013-14 season. NBC and the Premier …

BT Sport, Sky Sports and Amazon aim to wrestle Six Nations TV rights deal from BBC and ITV
3 years, 9 months ago

BT Sport, Sky Sports and Amazon aim to wrestle Six Nations TV rights deal from BBC and ITV

Daily Mail  

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Premier League clubs vote to DITCH the controversial £14.95 pay-per-view scheme
4 years, 2 months ago

Premier League clubs vote to DITCH the controversial £14.95 pay-per-view scheme

Daily Mail  

The Premier League's controversial pay-per-view model will be ditched after this weekend's matches, Sportsmail understands. Pressure has mounted on the Premier League to make matches affordable during lockdown But the clubs, who originally endorsed the scheme 19 votes to one with Leicester the only objectors, came to regard it as an embarrassment after fans railed against it having forked out …

AHEAD OF THE GAME: EFL worry over Leeds owner Andrea Radrizzani's role in rejected £300m buyout
4 years, 2 months ago

AHEAD OF THE GAME: EFL worry over Leeds owner Andrea Radrizzani's role in rejected £300m buyout

Daily Mail  

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Sky Sports and BT Sport set to unveil new Premier League pay-per-view service
4 years, 3 months ago

Sky Sports and BT Sport set to unveil new Premier League pay-per-view service

Daily Mail  

The Premier League were facing a backlash on Friday after launching a controversial pay-per-view service for matches, news exclusively revealed by Sportsmail. Sky Sports and BT Sport are poised to announce a pay-per-view service for Premier League matches that are not part of their usual coverage schedules A number of Premier League games were shown free-to-air in lockdown but the …

Premier League's £160m China TV battle as rights holders withhold payment due in March
4 years, 4 months ago

Premier League's £160m China TV battle as rights holders withhold payment due in March

Daily Mail  

The Premier League are locked in a legal dispute with their Chinese broadcast partners that could cost clubs hundreds of millions of pounds in lost television income. The stand-off has potentially seismic ramifications for club finances as the Chinese TV deal is the most lucrative in the world outside the UK, with Suning agreeing to pay £564m for the current …

Premier League matches could return on free-to-air TV
4 years, 8 months ago

Premier League matches could return on free-to-air TV

The Hindu  

The Premier League is considering screening some behind-closed-doors matches on free-to-air television in Britain when the season restarts, the culture secretary has said. Sky Sports and BT hold the U.K. television rights for live Premier League matches in what remains of the 2019-20 season, which is currently suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic. Culture secretary Oliver Dowden said there had …

Sky and BT want to broadcast more games next season as price for not demanding compensation
4 years, 9 months ago

Sky and BT want to broadcast more games next season as price for not demanding compensation

Daily Mail  

Sky Sports and BT Sport will ask the Premier League for the right to broadcast more matches next season than is permitted under the terms of their contract as the price for not demanding a huge rebate following this season's shutdown. Sky Sports and BT Sport will ask the Premier League for the right to broadcast more matches next season …

BBC relaxed about Sky plan to put Premier League clips on YouTube before MOTD
5 years, 5 months ago

BBC relaxed about Sky plan to put Premier League clips on YouTube before MOTD

The Independent  

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Leading analyst predicts Premier League will see a 20% drop in next UK TV rights deal
5 years, 7 months ago

Leading analyst predicts Premier League will see a 20% drop in next UK TV rights deal

Daily Mail  

The Premier League is set for a dramatic crash in television rights cash from the UK market, according to leading industry analyst. Speaking at the FT Business Summit, Claire Enders of Enders Analysis predicted that the next round of Sky Sports and BT television deals will see a drop of 20% for the next Premier League UK rights' deal, while …

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