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Live televised Premier League matches will jump from 200 to 270 per season under the terms of the new tender process for the next streaming rights deal between the Premier League and UK broadcasters. A key factor that was also outlined is the commitment to keep the 3pm blackout intact for Saturday afternoon kick-offs. The blackout restricts UK broadcasters from …

The EFL and its clubs have agreed a £935m domestic rights deal with Sky Sports over a five-year period which will see over 1,000 matches broadcasted each season. Ending DAZN’s hopes of buying the rights to show every EFL match, this is a record number of games for any club football agreement, with the arrangement being made up of guaranteed …

Sky Sports is set to continue to show the EFL after being named the ‘preferred bidder for 2024 onwards.’ The British broadcaster has held the live rights to the league since 2002, but its partnership recently became uncertain with the EFL revealing that it was open to ‘new ideas and partners’. Last week, it was reported that DAZN was looking …

DAZN is looking to buy the rights to show every EFL game, reports are suggesting, in a bid to remove the UK’s 3pm blackout. With a large number of matches available, the rights offering has been split up into more than 20 packages including all three EFL divisions, the play-offs, the EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy. The company is …

Premier League CEO Richard Masters has stated that he is not planning to abolish the 3pm blackout on televising fixtures between 14:45 – 17:15. The EFL has considered scrapping the ban and broadcasters have also said that they would look into it, but Masters has now made it clear that the league has no intention of getting behind this move. …