The Premier League said on Monday that it had agreed to a record £6.7 billion ($8.45 billion) domestic television rights contract for the 2025/26 season.
The current agreement is said to be worth roughly £5 billion over three years and covers 200 matches per season.
The English Premier League welcomed the multi-broadcaster agreements as the “largest sports media rights deals ever concluded in the UK.”
Sky Sports and TNT Sports have kept the rights to broadcast live events, while Amazon is currently broadcasting 20 matches every season and will not be part of the next cycle.
Sky will show at least 215 live matches per season, while TNT will show 52. Highlights will continue to be broadcast on BBC Sport’s Match of the Day programme.
A Saturday afternoon ban will remain in place to protect lower league attendance, but for the first time, all matches other than those scheduled for 3:00 p.m. on Saturday will be aired live.
The Premier League hailed a 4% gain in live rights value over the previous process, but broadcasters will pay much less per game because they will be airing more matches each season.
“The outcome of this process underlines the strength of the Premier League,” said Richard Masters, the Premier League’s chief executive.
“It 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.”
“As longstanding and valued partners, Sky Sports and TNT Sports are renowned for consistently delivering world-class coverage and programming,” he continued.
“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.”
According to the Premier League, the new agreement will guarantee financial security to clubs throughout professional football until at least 2029.
It is the first Premier League tender process since 2018, after the current contract was extended for an additional three years in 2021 owing to the impact of the coronavirus outbreak.
The agreement will keep Premier League clubs’ significant financial advantage over their European opponents, thanks to far more lucrative domestic and international TV rights deals.
International rights for the English Premier League surpassed domestic rights for the first time last year, and are expected to generate £5.3 billion between 2022 and 2025.
In this year’s Deloitte Football Money League, the Premier League accounted for 11 of the top 20 clubs, with champions Manchester City taking the top spot.