There will be even more Premier League moments to watch with the new deal (Picture: Getty Images)
The Premier League has announced an enormous new agreement for television rights in the UK from the 2025/26 season worth an eye-watering £6.7bn.
The deals which will see live coverage of games on Sky Sports and TNT Sports, with the BBC holding onto highlights on Match of the Day, will run for four years until the end of the 2028/29 season and are the largest sports media rights deals ever concluded in the UK, according to the Premier League.
The live games are distributed across five packages, with Sky Sports awarded four of them, meaning they will show a minimum of 215 live matches per season, increasing their exclusive live coverage by 70 per cent.
The majority of those games will be at weekends, while Sky Sports will also show late games on Fridays and Mondays, some midweek matches and all 10 games on the last day of the season.
TNT Sports have 52 live matches and exclusive coverage of the 12.30pm slot on Saturdays.
Premier League Chief Executive, Richard Masters, 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.
‘As longstanding and valued partners, Sky Sports and TNT Sports are renowned for consistently delivering world-class coverage and programming. We have enjoyed record audiences and attendances in recent seasons, and we know that their continued innovation will drive more people to watch and follow the Premier League.
‘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. Match of the Day has been an institution for generations of football fans in this country and remains incredibly popular with fans of all ages.
‘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.’
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