The Premier League announced on Monday that it has secured a record £6.7 billion ($8.45 billion) domestic television rights deal for a four-year period starting from the 2025/26 season.
This new agreement, described as the “largest sports media rights deals ever concluded in the UK,” marks an increase from the current deal, which is reported to be worth around £5 billion over a three-year cycle and covers 200 matches per season.
In the upcoming cycle, Sky Sports and TNT Sports have retained their rights to broadcast live matches, while Amazon, which currently shows 20 matches per season, will not be part of the next cycle. Sky is set to broadcast a minimum of 215 live matches per season, and TNT will broadcast 52. BBC Sport will continue to broadcast highlights through its Match of the Day program.
While a Saturday afternoon blackout to protect attendances in lower leagues will remain, all matches outside those scheduled for 3:00 pm on Saturday will be screened live for the first time.
The Premier League emphasized a four percent increase in live rights value compared to the previous process, but broadcasters will pay less per game as they will show more matches each season.
Premier League chief executive Richard Masters stated, “The outcome of this process underlines the strength of the Premier League.” He praised the clubs, players, and managers for delivering competitive football and acknowledged the support of fans in creating an unrivaled atmosphere.
The new deal is expected to provide financial certainty for clubs in professional football until at least 2029. This marks the first Premier League tender process since 2018, as the previous deal was extended in 2021 for an additional three years due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Premier League’s financial advantage over European competitors is maintained with this deal, as English clubs benefit from more lucrative domestic and international TV rights deals. Last year, international rights for the Premier League surpassed the value of domestic rights for the first time, estimated to bring in £5.3 billion between 2022 and 2025. In the Deloitte Football Money League, 11 out of the top 20 clubs were from the Premier League, with Manchester City topping the list as champions.
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