Premier League: end of international media content production partnership with IMG from 2026-27

The Premier League will end its partnership with the IMG agency for the production and distribution of programmes on the English league internationally (via its subsidiary Premier League Productions) from the 2026-27 season, it announced on 22/11/2024.

"Launching for the start of season 2026-27, the Premier League will bring all international media content production and distribution in-house," said the English league. The partnership with IMG was launched in 2004. "Further details regarding the Premier League in-house media operations business will be announced in due course, prior to its launch in 2026."

"Since 2004, Premier League Productions has been the gateway to the action and emotion of Premier League football for broadcasters and hundreds of millions of fans in more than 180 countries. Throughout this time, the Premier League and IMG have worked together to bring quality and innovation in live events production, pioneering new technologies and on-screen talent to provide full coverage of all 380 Premier League matches each season, as well as wide-ranging support…