The Premier League have confirmed that there will be around 270 matches shown live on television from the start of the 2025/26 season, 70 more than the current package
The 3pm Saturday afternoon blackout will stay in place from the 2025/26 season, despite the Premier League making around 70 more matches available for live broadcast.
A four-year deal, instead of the three-year contract, has been mooted from 2025/26 to the end of the 2028/29 season. The league's Invitation To Tender process confirmed the news on Wednesday evening, with the 3pm blackout to stay put, although every 2pm Sunday kick-off will be televised. For example, Villa's trip to Wolves and West Ham's home game against Newcastle were not televised at 2pm on Sunday, October 7. But, from the 2025/26 season, those types of matches would be broadcast live on TV. Brighton's clash with Liverpool was Sky Sports' selected 2pm kick-off on that day.
The ITT states that a minimum of two broadcasters will be able to hold the live rights. This will be the first time the Premier League has been through a tender process for its rights since 2016. That is because the current deal, which runs to the 2024-25 season, was a rollover of the previous one after the Government granted an exclusion order amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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