English Premier League (EPL)
Premier League and Sky ‘agree deferral of £170m rights rebate’
The English Premier League is said to have secured an agreement with its domestic rights-holder, pay-television broadcaster Sky, meaning clubs will be able to defer the payment of a collective rebate worth…
Amazon to show its extra Premier League matches free-to-air
Tech giant Amazon will show free-to-air its four extra live Premier League matches this season, it said today (Wednesday)
FA ‘threatens Saudi legal action’ over Newcastle FA Cup archive broadcasts
The English FA is threatening to take the Saudi state-backed broadcaster KSA Sports to court over showing clips of old FA Cup matches featuring Newcastle United, it has been reported
BBC to show first-ever live Premier League action
UK public broadcaster the BBC will show four live Premier League matches when the season restarts, with the league provisionally scheduling a resumption on June 17
DCMS piracy session could impede Newcastle’s £300m Saudi takeover
The proposed £300m (€339m/$366.4m
Premier League clubs against neutral venues, face £340m TV hit even if season completed
The English Premier League has reiterated its commitment to restarting its 2019-20 season, but will seek to end a proposal for matches to be played at neutral venues as shareholders were told that clubs…
Round-Up: Endeavor loan, Japan rugby league delayed, Victorian teams resume training, and more
Sports and entertainment group Endeavor has secured a $260m loan to help it through the Covid-19 downturn, the Wall Street Journal reports. The loan supplements an existing $2
Tebas accuses Saudis of ‘stealing football’
Javier Tebas, the president of LaLiga , is appealing to the English Premier League to judiciously examine the planned £300m ($378m/€345m) takeover of Newcastle United by Saudi Arabian investors.
Sky and BT ‘in talks’ to show Premier League free on YouTube channels
The Premier League is said to be in talks with its main domestic broadcasters, Sky and BT Sport, to show selected matches free of charge on their YouTube channels should the season resume behind closed…
Nent says IIHF rights fee refunded, expects same for other cancelled events
The Nordic Entertainment Group (Nent) said today (Thursday) that it has been refunded 100 per cent of its broadcast rights fee for ice hockey’s recently-cancelled 2020 IIHF World Championship.
Culture secretary: Premier League considering free-to-air matches
Football’s English Premier League is considering providing matches on a free-to-air basis if its 2019-20 season resumes, according to UK culture secretary Oliver Dowden.
Premier League seeks head of EMEA media-rights sales to bolster in-house team
The English Premier League has begun a search to recruit a head of media-rights sales in Europe, the Middle East and Africa
Premier League retains preference for rights deals over direct-to-consumer, Bush says
The Premier League will continue to prefer broadcast-rights deals despite its moves to raise its capacity to adopt a direct-to-consumer model in the next cycle, the league’s executive director, Bill B…
Nent secures landmark six-year Premier League deal across Nordics
Media company Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has acquired exclusive English Premier League rights in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden in a landmark deal from 2022-23 to 2027-28
Premier League invites six-year Nordics rights bids in landmark European move
Broadcasters in the Nordic region have been invited to bid for English Premier League rights over six seasons, from 2022-23 to 2027-28, as well as across the hitherto standard length of three seasons,…
Premier League issues broadcaster-focused ITT in Nordics from 2022-23 onwards
The English Premier League is inviting bids in the Nordic region for broadcast rights from the 2022-23 season onwards
Labour targets Premier League revenue distribution, listed events
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has pledged that his party will ensure that the Premier League will invest five per cent of the income it receives for broadcast rights into grassroots football and add women’s s…
Premier League claims landmark legal win in battle against beoutQ
The Premier League has claimed a first in the ongoing battle against beoutQ with the conviction of a London-based retailer for selling illegal streaming devices (ISDs) giving access to the pirate broadcasting…