Premier League games to be broadcast on NEW channel next season after huge overhaul to BT Sport
PREMIER LEAGUE games will reportedly be shown on a new TV channel from next season.
It comes after a merger between BT Sport and Eurosport last year, with the former set to change its name.
An announcement of a number of new channels is expected on Tuesday, according to the Daily Mail.
Streaming site Amazon Prime began broadcasting Prem games in 2019, but it’s ten years since the top-flight was shown on a new TV channel.
In addition to the Premier League, Champions League matches are also set to be shown on the new channels.
The new channels will broadcast all of BT Sport and Eurosport’s live sports rights, which also include the Europa League, Olympic Games and Grand Slam tennis, as well as the Prem and Champions League.
Warner Brothers Discovery, who own Eurosport, acquired BT Sport last May in a deal reportedly worth £633million.
The overhaul at BT Sport will see them move to WBD’s studios in Chiswick and Stockley Park from their current Stratford HQ in East London.
BT Sport have two years left on their contract with the Premier League to broadcast live games.
But with the likes of Apple TV and DAZN reportedly expected to bid for Prem rights in 2025, they could face a challenge extending that deal.
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BT Sport have had the rights to show live Prem games since 2013.
The Mail say around 200 staff members at BT Sport will have to reapply for their jobs, and 50 are facing being made redundant, following the merger.
But the likes of Michael Owen and Rio Ferdinand are under contract with BT Sport until their Prem rights expire in 2025.
BT Sport currently have five channels, and Eurosport two, but it is unclear how many new channels there will be.