Premier League agree deal impacting Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham & rivals
The Premier League has confirmed a record breaking deal which will impact all top-flight clubs.
The Premier League is widely regarded as one of the most watched league’s on the planet due to its vast competition and the talented footballers that it is able to attract from all corners of the world.
London giants Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham have regularly competed in the top-flight and the four clubs are all set to be impacted by a new deal which has been agreed in relation to TV rights. The Premier League has in recent times shared broadcasting rights in the UK with Sky Sports, TNT Sports (formerly known as BT Sports) and Amazon Prime. Although the latter will no longer be involved from the 2025/26 season onwards.
Sky Sports and TNT Sport have agreed a ground-breaking deal with the Premier League to show up to 270 live games a season, which is more than ever before. The lucrative deal is worth £6.7bn – making it the largest sports media rights deal in UK history.
The Saturday 3pm blackout will remain in place, but every 2pm Sunday kick-off will be televised. Similarly the BBC will also continue to show highlights via Match of the Day, MOTD2 and Football Focus plus additional digital rights for its online platforms.
Sky has been awarded four of the five packages and will show a minimum of 215 matches a season including Saturday 5.30pm kick-offs, Sunday 2pm and 4.30pm kick-offs, plus evening games on Mondays and Fridays and three midweek rounds.
TNT will show a minimum of 52 matches a season including all 12.30pm kick-offs on Saturdays and two midweek match rounds. Sky Sports will also broadcast all 10 matches on the final day of each season. The current £5bn domestic TV rights deal, which was for three seasons and expires at the end of 2024-25, was allowed to be extended because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Premier League told BBC Sport that the new agreement, which is a year longer, is a 4% rise in live rights value compared to the previous deal and will “provide financial certainty for clubs throughout professional football until at least 2029”.
“The outcome of this process underlines the strength of the Premier League and is testament to our clubs, players and managers who continue to deliver the world’s most competitive football in full stadiums, and to supporters, who create an unrivalled atmosphere every week,” said Premier League chief executive Richard Masters.
