English Premier League

Football
United Kingdom

The English Premier League’s first domestic media rights auction for almost six years has produced an overall uplift of just over three per cent, prompting sighs of relief across offices in Paddington, Isleworth and Chiswick.
Football
United Kingdom

The English Premier League has released its much-anticipated domestic media rights tender, choosing to increase the number of live matches per season from 200 to 270 and preserve the Saturday 3pm blackout…
Football
United Kingdom

Premier League clubs will meet next week to vote on the number of games to be sold in the next domestic TV packages starting in 2025, and are moving closer to a deal with the English Football League (EFL)…
Football
Global

The FA’s decision to cede control of FA Cup international rights to the Premier League could be confirmed next Monday, July 17, as the governing body looks to prevent a reduction of about $235m in its media rights revenue over the four seasons from 2024-25 onward.
Football
Global

The Premier League has approached England's Football Association with a framework that would see the league sell the FA's international media rights alongside its own in a long-term partnership beginning with the 2024-25 season, SportBusiness understands.
Football
Hungary

The value of the English Premier League’s media rights in Hungary steadily increased over the last two cycles, SportBusiness Media has learned.
Football
Europe

The Premier League increased its rights fee in Cyprus after allowing broadcasters to use English-language commentary and show all 380 matches per season, SportBusiness Media has learned.
Football
United Kingdom

The English Premier League has sought to temporarily lift the 3pm blackout to allow next month’s match between Manchester City and Leeds United to be shown live domestically.
Football
United Kingdom

The English Premier League will take its domestic media rights to market this year but is unlikely to support a challenge to the 3pm blackout rule, its chief executive Richard Masters has said.
Football
Malaysia

The English Premier League and Malaysian pay-television operator Astro have hailed a “landmark ruling” after an eatery in Kuala Lumpur was found to have breached copyright laws by showing pirated sports broadcasts.
Football
Latin America

Media groups across Latin America are spending just under half a billion dollars on top-tier European club football rights in the current 2022-23 season, almost all of which is driven by the Premier League, LaLiga and Uefa club competitions.
Basketball
Philippines

Setanta Sports has announced the launch of a linear and streaming platform in the Philippines, with a content portfolio focused on basketball and football, including top European leagues
Football
South Africa

Simuka secured its Premier League rights in each territory from the Infront agency, which holds free-to-air rights to one Premier League match per week across sub-Saharan Africa from 2022-23 to 2024-25.
Football
Pakistan

E-commerce platform Daraz has acquired live streaming rights in Pakistan to the English Premier League in a three-season sublicensing deal with state broadcaster Pakistan Television (PTV)
Football
Global

SportBusiness Media takes a deep dive into the numbers driving the English Premier League's commercial success.
Football
Asia

The Premier League’s latest round of rights sales in Apac is considered a major success, despite a substantial drop in overall value due to the collapse in the market in China.
Football
France

French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus is set to broadcast the Premier League exclusively after opting against a sublicensing of rights ahead of this weekend’s opening fixtures of the new season.
Football
South Africa

South African public-service broadcaster the SABC has secured free-to-air rights to the English Premier League for the 2022-23 season, which starts on Friday