Matches not selected for live coverage as part of the normal TV contract will cost £14.95 to watch.
From The Guardian:
The Premier League has agreed a new deal to show all its fixtures live on British television, but fans will have to pay extra for the privilege.
Since the coronavirus pandemic forced football behind closed doors, the Premier League has broken with years of protocol, and the competition’s business model, to show all matches live on TV. After an agreement was reached by clubs on Friday, that practice will continue for the rest of October.
But the five fixtures per matchday that will now be added to the schedules will be shown only on pay-per-view. Each match is expected to cost £14.95, with revenue from the sale to go directly to clubs in lieu of matchday takings. The move is likely to prove controversial, given the costs that fans already take on to follow their clubs on the small screen.
A current monthly subscription to Sky Sports costs £33.99 while a BT Sport monthly pass is £25. The price per match is also 50% more than the cost charged per match by EFL clubs on their IFollow platform.
As yet there has been no announcement of a mechanism for allowing season ticket holders, who have paid for the 2020-21 season but face the likely prospect of watching no games in person, to stream their games for free. The new arrangement has only been agreed until the end of the month, though it is likely a model to which the League will return if it fails in its current attempts to persuade government to allow for the return of fans.
A Premier League spokesperson said: “The Premier League has worked closely with Sky Sports and BT Sport to provide this arrangement and is grateful for their support. “The agreement will be regularly reviewed in consultation with clubs and in line with any decisions made by Government regarding the return of spectators to stadiums. “Football is not the same without supporters at matches. The Premier League and our clubs remain committed to the safe return of fans as soon as possible.”
From The Guardian:
The Premier League has agreed a new deal to show all its fixtures live on British television, but fans will have to pay extra for the privilege.
Since the coronavirus pandemic forced football behind closed doors, the Premier League has broken with years of protocol, and the competition’s business model, to show all matches live on TV. After an agreement was reached by clubs on Friday, that practice will continue for the rest of October.
But the five fixtures per matchday that will now be added to the schedules will be shown only on pay-per-view. Each match is expected to cost £14.95, with revenue from the sale to go directly to clubs in lieu of matchday takings. The move is likely to prove controversial, given the costs that fans already take on to follow their clubs on the small screen.
A current monthly subscription to Sky Sports costs £33.99 while a BT Sport monthly pass is £25. The price per match is also 50% more than the cost charged per match by EFL clubs on their IFollow platform.
As yet there has been no announcement of a mechanism for allowing season ticket holders, who have paid for the 2020-21 season but face the likely prospect of watching no games in person, to stream their games for free. The new arrangement has only been agreed until the end of the month, though it is likely a model to which the League will return if it fails in its current attempts to persuade government to allow for the return of fans.
A Premier League spokesperson said: “The Premier League has worked closely with Sky Sports and BT Sport to provide this arrangement and is grateful for their support. “The agreement will be regularly reviewed in consultation with clubs and in line with any decisions made by Government regarding the return of spectators to stadiums. “Football is not the same without supporters at matches. The Premier League and our clubs remain committed to the safe return of fans as soon as possible.”
