Premier League: extension of the broadcasting system for all matches in February 2021

All Premier League matches in February 2021 will be broadcast live in the UK by the rights holders of the English championship over the 2019-2022 cycle (Sky Sports, BT Sport, Amazon and the BBC), announced the League on 20/01/2021.

In October and November 2020, the Premier League had broadcast pay-per-view via Sky Sports and BT Sport, the matches for which rights are not normally allocated due to the TV blackout (ban on broadcasting live matches on Saturdays between 14:45 and 17:15 local time, 15:45 and 18:15 CET, to protect stadium attendance). This measure was controversial because of the price (£14.95/€16.50) per match.

The Premier League had put an end to this pay-per-view experiment on 21/11/2020 by returning to the broadcasting system set up since the resumption of the league (end of the 2019-20 season played behind closed doors, see below).

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