Tag Archives: Premier League

EPL Chief: Premier League Will be Ready to Launch Own OTT Service (SportsPro)

Premier League chief executive Richard Masters has confirmed that English soccer’s top flight is developing plans to launch its own over-the-top streaming service in the future. ... More

Premier League Brings Record Number of Sign-Ups to Amazon Prime (The Guardian)

The prospect of Amazon mounting a major challenge to Sky and BT at the next multibillion pound Premier League rights auction has increased, after the streaming of 10 top-flight Eng... More

Premier League Clubs Warned of Revenue Fall Unless Piracy is Tackled (The Guardian)

Revenues for Premier League clubs such as Watford and Bournemouth will fall off a cliff unless online piracy is faced down, the world’s largest investor in TV rights has warned.... More

NBC Sports Readies Premier League Streaming Options (Rapid TV News)

NBC Sports Gold – NBC Sports Digital’s direct-to-consumer live streaming product in the US – has launched its upgraded Premier League Pass, plus the Premier League MatchDay P... More

Premier League Live Streamers Jailed (Forbes)

Three men have received sentences totalling 17 years for illegally streaming Premier League soccer games in the UK. Premium content from more than 20 broadcasters around the world ... More

Premier League Weighing Up Streaming Service Launch (SportsPro)

English soccer’s Premier League has been exploring the possibility of launching its own Netflix-style streaming service, according to the Sunday Times. The OTT platform was due t... More

Facebook: ‘No Premier League Bid’ (Advanced Television)

A bid by Facebook for the rights to the English Premier League is “not on the cards” according to the social media giant’s director of media partnerships, EMEA, Patrick Walke... More

Ooyala: Three Key Technology Areas for Premier League (Rapid TV News)

Football clubs are increasingly using apps to offer highlights on-demand and exclusive content for fans. Ooyala adds that mobile is the best way to allow fans to see what action th... More

NBCU Producing Weekly Premier League Snapchat Show (B&C)

NBCU Sports and Snapchat have made a deal for a new weekly show about the British Premier League. Produced by NBCUniversal’s Digital Lab, Premier League: Extra Time will debut ex... More

Facebook Wins Premier League Rights for SE Asia (Rapid TV News)

In what could be a game-changer for not only the region but also far beyond, social media behemoth Facebook has sealed a US$200 million rights deal to stream English Premier League... More

Facebook, Google, Netflix Not Ready to Enter Premier League TV Rights Battle (The Guardian)

Facebook, Google and Netflix are not submitting bids for the next round of Premier League TV rights, with most analysts believing Sky and BT will remain the major players. It ha... More

Premier League Rights Auction Explained: What if an OTT Platform Did Enter the Market? (The Drum)

Do OTT and other platforms have the appetite for the rights? A quick look at recent history and the answer has to be, yes. Twitter, Amazon, Facebook, Google have all bought or bega... More

English Premier League Rights Battle Heats Up Ahead of Auction (Deadline)

The battle for the UK rights to the Premier League soccer league is heating up with the auction expected to kick off next week. 21st Century Fox-backed European pay platform Sky... More

Amazon U.S. Open Tennis Deal Sparks Speculation Over Premier League Bid (The Guardian)

Amazon is understood to have snapped up the UK TV rights to the US Open tennis tournament, in a move likely to cause further speculation that it is a potential competitor in the up... More

Premier League Auction Will Test Facebook’s Sports Ambitions (Bloomberg)

If the world’s biggest technology companies are going to become major global players in the world of sports, the English Premier League will provide a clear sign. The world’s t... More

Amazon Could Score Premiere League Soccer TV Rights (FierceCable)

Amazon could be in the running to acquire the television rights for Premiere League soccer, which would be the latest in a recent string of high-profile sports deals for Amazon’s... More

Premier League to Consider Broadcast Deals with Amazon, Twitter and Facebook (The Drum)

The Premier League has revealed it will consider media rights bids from online platforms such as Amazon, Twitter and Facebook. This Friday the 2017/18 Premier League season kicks-o... More

Premier League Wins High Court Ban on Illegal Streams (TVB Europe)

The Premier League has won a High Court order to clamp down on illegal streaming of games. The blocking order means UK internet service providers will be required to prohibit ac... More

NBCUniversal Will Stream Premier League Soccer Games, No Cable Subscription Required (Recode)

Interesting sports/media/internet news: Starting this summer, one of the country’s biggest cable programmers will let people stream one of the world’s most popular sports — w... More

Premier League Clubs to Put a Price on Social Media Videos for Sponsors (The Drum)

The modern-day newsfeed is as stuffed with posts from wannabe stars and celebrity spats as it is with videos from training grounds and changing rooms. Yet many of those creating th... More