The sale of 160 games has raised £4.464 billion ($US6.2bn, $A7.8bn), compared with £5.14 billion for 168 fixtures from 2016 to 2019. The league will be looking to the sale of overseas rights to provide an upsurge in revenue for its 20 teams.
While remaining the biggest broadcaster of most games in Britain with four packages, Sky boasted how it was now paying 16 per cent less per fixture in its £3.579 billion, three-year deal to show 128 games per season. That equates to savings of almost £600 million for the European pay TV giant while showing an additional two games a year.
But while Sky’s price per game drops from £11 million to £9.3 million, BT had to agree to pay £9.2 million — up from £7.6 million — for one package of 32 games. The broadcaster, which was launched in 2012 by Britain’s former telephone monopoly, has lost 10 games.
The Premier League increased the number of games available for live broadcasting in Britain to 200, with only overseas channels able to air all 380 fixtures a year live in a bid to maintain high numbers of fans at stadiums.
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What a save: rivals BT and Sky spend less on TV rights
While remaining the biggest broadcaster of most games in Britain with four packages, Sky boasted how it was now paying 16 per cent less per fixture in its £3.579 billion, three-year deal to show 128 games per season. That equates to savings of almost £600 million for the European pay TV giant while showing an additional two games a year.
But while Sky’s price per game drops from £11 million to £9.3 million, BT had to agree to pay £9.2 million — up from £7.6 million — for one package of 32 games. The broadcaster, which was launched in 2012 by Britain’s former telephone monopoly, has lost 10 games.
The Premier League increased the number of games available for live broadcasting in Britain to 200, with only overseas channels able to air all 380 fixtures a year live in a bid to maintain high numbers of fans at stadiums.
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What a save: rivals BT and Sky spend less on TV rights
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