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The FA and the Premier League have reached an agreement to strengthen the Emirates FA Cup format. Starting next season, the six year deal will see all rounds of the Emirates FA Cup now played on weekends, including the fifth round which has been regularly played during the midweek of late February/early March for the last five seasons. The fourth …

The Premier League has secured its biggest domestic broadcast deal worth £6.7bn, negotiating media rights with Sky and TNT Sports. The new deal will commence in the season 2025/26 and span a period of four years, as the Premier League has secured a further increase in broadcast fees from the £5.1bn deal secured in 2022. The previous round, negotiated with …

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. …

Sports entertainment company Sorare has announced a four-year digital card partnership with the English Premier League.  The agreement will allow the platform to release collectibles of players from all 20 English top-flight clubs as part of its free-to-play online fantasy football game. Nicolas Julia, CEO and Co-Founder of Sorare, commented: “The Premier League is a truly global competition and has …

Stake.com, the principal sponsor of Watford FC, has leveraged its agreement with the club for a new social responsibility initiative in support of Rainbow Laces. As a result of the commitment, the crypto-based sports betting and casino games operator’s LED branding at the Vicarage Road stadium will be changed to support Rainbow Laces, a campaign by the Stonewall organisation, during …

NBC Sports has retained its position as lead US broadcaster of Premier League matches, having agreed terms on a $2.7 billion (£2bn) renewal of its media rights contract. The US broadcaster is reported to have doubled the value of its existing contract to fend-off suitors ESPN, CBS and Warner as NBC extends its Premier League coverage for a further six …

DCMS will allow the Premier League to renew its current broadcast agreements, without the mandatory requirement of undertaking a tender process for rights. The decision has been granted by DCMS to guarantee that funding remains consistent across all levels of the football pyramid, as the Premier League serves as the main benefactor of youth development, grassroots football academy and community …

The UK government is reviewing the Premier League’s principal agreements with Sky Sports, BT Sport, Amazon Prime Video and BBC Sport for the £4.5 billion renewal of its existing media rights deal. The three-year extension, which runs from the 2022/23 campaign to the end of the 2024/25 season, requires the government’s approval to be rectified with the Competition Act 1998 …

A recent report commissioned by the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has focused on the financial contribution made by the industry to the UK’s sports sector and the wider economy. The study, conducted by Ernst & Young, highlighted the £40 million received by the English Football League (EFL) and its clubs from the industry, in addition to over £10 million …

Premier League football clubs will examine and discuss the future of betting sponsorships at a meeting scheduled for this Thursday. Sky News has this morning reported that EPL leaders will receive an ‘update on findings around shirt sponsorships and gambling addiction’. Football’s relationship with betting operators has become a prominent concern of the government’s ongoing review of the 2005 Gambling …