Broadcast

The fixture list we publish in June sets out our schedule for all 38 match rounds in the season. Individual matches from each round will then be subject to further change, for example if they are selected for TV broadcast in the UK or to accommodate matches in domestic or European competitions. Weekend matches (set for Saturday at 3pm) may commonly be moved to either:

-           Friday or Monday evening slots, around the same weekend
-           Saturday lunchtime or evening slots
-           Sunday lunchtime or afternoon slots

The links below (which relate to the current season) will give you a guide in relation to how and when matches move:

Fixtures target dates: https://www.premierleague.com/news/4039904

Fixture scheduling explained: https://www.premierleague.com/news/261976

Please note our matches are subject to potential change, and so we would generally advise checking with the relevant Club(s) for guidance on the scheduling of any specific match, prior to purchasing tickets or booking travel or accommodation. We also guide supporters, where possible, to purchase flexible travel / accommodation options. 

Matches in the United Kingdom are broadcast live on television by Sky Sports, BT Sport and Amazon Prime Video for 2024/25.

BBC SPORT is the Premier League’s free-to-air highlights broadcast partner in the United Kingdom.

On 13 May 2021, it was announced that Premier League clubs had unanimously agreed a proposal to conclude a three-year renewal of these UK live and non-live broadcast agreements with Sky Sports, BT Sport, Amazon Prime Video and BBC Sport for the next broadcast cycle, from seasons 2022/2023 to 2024/2025.

The Premier League has a large number of overseas broadcast partners. Their licenses are agreed on a regional basis. You can view a full list of broadcasters and details on their programming in the Broadcast Schedules section of our website.

Audio broadcast rights in the UK are held by BBC Radio 5 Live and talkSPORT for 2024/25.

talkSPORT is the licensee of an exclusive package of international audio broadcasting rights.

Live audio-visual broadcast rights are sold in three-season packages through a heavily regulated auction process.

The rights are sold on a collective basis, rather than individually by each Club.

For the three seasons 2019/20–2021/22, 200 live matches per season were split into seven packages (labelled A-G) of either 20 or 32 matches for domestic broadcast partners.

Each represented a specific time slot in which matches can be broadcast.

No single broadcaster was permitted to purchase all seven.

The Premier League doesn’t have a subscription service for watching on-demand, or for individual matches or those of one Club. Broadcast rights are held in each area by our broadcast partners, who then offer their own range of programming to fans and viewers in their territory.
 
Please contact the host broadcast partner in your region for information or assistance on services available in your area. Visit the Broadcast section on our website to check for listings in your region.

Domestic broadcast revenue is distributed on a 50:25:25 basis:

- 50% is divided equally between the clubs.

- 25% is awarded on a merit basis, determined by final league positions.

- 25% is distributed as a facilities fee for televised matches.

From the 2019/20 season, a formula was put in place for sharing any future increase in international broadcast revenue.

Clubs would continue to share the current levels of international revenue equally, but any increase would be distributed based on where the clubs finished in the Premier League.

The formula would cap the ratio between the maximum and minimum a club received at 1.8:1 (the highest-earning club receives 1.8 times the amount received by the lowest-earning club).

Should future revenues rise to the point where the cap was reached, any additional income would be distributed so that the 1.8:1 ratio was maintained.

Matches are not traditionally televised in the UK on a Saturday between 14:45-17:15, primarily to protect match attendances and atmosphere at all levels of the game including lower league and non-league matches.

We appreciate members of the public assisting us by reporting any infringements. You can find out more information and details for how to get in touch in the Report Illegal Broadcasting section of our website.

After the resumption of the postponed 2019/20 season, all Premier League matches were broadcast live in the UK, including Saturday kick-offs between 14:45-17:15, until the end of the 2020/21 campaign.

Following the return of supporters to full stadia for the 2021/22 season, the UK live audio-visual broadcast rights resumed in accordance to the 2019/20-2021/22 domestic broadcast packages.

If you have any queries and would like to get in touch, please contact info@premierleague.com.