Latest Nottingham Forest news as the Premier League announce changes to their broadcast deal that will have an impact on the Reds
A new Premier League broadcast deal will see Nottingham Forest feature on television even more.
The league will make around 270 matches available for live broadcast in the next domestic television cycle, in what is set to be football’s most lucrative rights sale in history.
The current cycle includes 200 matches across seven packages, but the league is looking to offer more games across just five packages in its next sale. The Premier League is also breaking from tradition by looking to secure a four-year deal from 2025-26 and 2028-29, instead of the usual three-year deal.
The league’s Invitation To Tender (ITT) on Wednesday evening confirmed the 3pm Saturday afternoon blackout will stay in place, but that every 2pm Sunday kick-off, including those displaced because of clubs being involved in European competition, will now be televised.
The league’s Invitation To Tender (ITT) on Wednesday evening confirmed the 3pm Saturday afternoon blackout will stay in place, but that every 2pm Sunday kick-off, including those displaced because of clubs being involved in European competition, will now be televised.
Sky is the current owner of four packages (128 matches per season), TNT two packages (52 matches) and Amazon one (20 matches). The reduction in the number of packages is sure to make competition fierce, with streaming platform DAZN understood to be one of the parties interested in entering the market. The tender process will be overseen by an independent monitoring trustee.
The league said each package will contain between circa 42 and 65 games. The current deal is reported to be worth £4.8billion to the league and its clubs over the three-year
