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The new deal represents a 50 per cent increase on the league’s current deal with Sky, which expires at the end of next season. (Image: EFL / Twitter)
Five-year deal comprising £895 million in marketing rights and guaranteed payments of £40 million to commence in 2024/25
English Football League clubs have agreed a new £935 million ($1.18 billion, 1.07 billion euros) rights deal with broadcaster Sky Sports, it was announced on Friday.
More than 1,000 matches will be broadcast in a season, representing the three divisions below the EFL Premier League – the Championship, League One and League Two.
But Saturday’s blackout means the games, which start at 3:00pm local time (1400 GMT), cannot be broadcast live in the UK.
❗️Historic five-year deal🗓️Extended notice period📺Greater parity in number of clubs selected for TV🗣️Sky Play Managing Director Jonathan Licht and EFL Chief Executive Trevor Birch discuss the new Sky Sports broadcasting deal.
— EFL (@EFL) May 5, 2023
The five-year deal, comprising £895 million in marketing rights and guaranteed payments of £40 million, will start in 2024/25 and run until the end of the 2028/29 season.
This represents a 50 per cent increase over the league’s current deal with Sky, which expires at the end of next season.
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