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Premier League agrees record £6.7bn TV rights deal

Sky has won broadcast rights to show a record number of Premier League matches in a new four-year deal starting from 2025/26.

Sky Sports has retained the rights to four out of five packages – with the other being retained by TNT Sports – and means that exclusive live coverage will increase by 70%.

Sky Sports will retain its flagship Super Sunday programme, and for the first time, all final games in the season will be live in one place.

The new four-year deal will cover at least 215 Premier League matches each season from 2025/26 to 2028/29.

And in another first, Sky Sports will now be able to offer multiple live matches on a number of weekends at 2pm on Sundays.

The agreements will deliver a total of £6.7bn in revenue across the four-year period.

Richard Masters, Premier League chief executive said: “We are delighted to announce new deals with Sky Sports and TNT Sports that will extend our partnership for a further four years and see more Premier League matches than ever before shown live from 2025/26 onwards.

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“As long-standing and valued partners, Sky Sports and TNT Sports are renowned for consistently delivering world-class coverage and programming.

“We are also extremely pleased to extend our partnership with BBC Sport, which will continue to bring weekly highlights of all Premier League matches to the widest possible audience in the UK.

“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.”

TNT Sports secured Package A, which includes 52 matches with the primary kick-off time being 12.30pm.

Within that, they get 18 second picks of matches, 14 fourth picks and all 20 of the fourth and fifth midweek rounds in the season.

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