Premier League to consider broadcast deals with Amazon, Twitter and Facebook
The Premier League has revealed it will consider media rights bids from online platforms such as Amazon, Twitter and Facebook.
This Friday (11 August) the 2017/18 Premier League season kicks-off whereupon England’s top flight will enter the penultimate year of its three-year deal with pay-television broadcasters Sky and BT Sport.
Discussions for the next rights cycle, which would commence with the 2019/20 season, are already underway and comments made by the Premier League’s chief executive, Richard Scudamore, indicate that the world’s richest football league is considering partnering with online platforms to live-stream its games.
Speaking to the Times, Scudamore Read full story ›
Source: The Drum
