{"id":291751,"date":"2023-09-19T22:36:16","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T22:36:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=291751"},"modified":"2023-09-19T22:36:16","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T22:36:16","slug":"premier-league-plan-6-30pm-sunday-kick-off-time-in-tv-rights-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/soccer\/premier-league-plan-6-30pm-sunday-kick-off-time-in-tv-rights-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Premier League 'plan 6.30pm Sunday kick-off time' in TV rights deal"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Premier League are reportedly set to shake up their television rights in a move that could see 25 per cent more matches broadcast during the season.<\/p>\n
Executives are expected to propose that four Premier League matches could be televised on Sunday afternoon, according to the Telegraph.<\/p>\n
Matches would reportedly kick off on Sundays between noon and 6.30pm as part of the shake up.<\/p>\n
The proposal comes as the Premier League faced pressure to scrap the 3pm blackout on Saturdays.<\/p>\n
New kick-off times on Sunday, as well as additional Friday and Monday slots, would reportedly appease broadcasters and clubs.<\/p>\n
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The Premier League are reportedly expected to offer broadcasters four Sunday matches<\/p>\n
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The proposed kick-off times could face opposition from fans over challenges posed by travel<\/p>\n
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Women’s Super League matches could be moved to the 3pm Saturday slot as part of the move<\/p>\n
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The slots would reportedly could see matches in the Women’s Super League and Championship switched to the 3pm slot on Saturday, increasing exposure to both competitions.<\/p>\n
Mail Sport reported in June that the Premier League was planning an increase in the number of live games shown each season from 200 to 270.<\/p>\n
This included all Sunday matches being made available by the start of the 2024-25 campaign, which would force fans to adapt to a variety of kick-off times throughout the day.<\/p>\n
The move would bring a major cash boost to clubs playing in the Europa League, as all their games on the subsequent weekend will be televised.<\/p>\n
This would net them around \u00a31million-per-match in a Premier League facilities fee based on the current payments.<\/p>\n
Opposition to the changes could come from supporters, with Man City supporters having threatened to boycott this season’s Community Shield over the kick-off time.<\/p>\n
The match against Arsenal in August had initially been due to kick off at\u00a05:30pm kick-off at Wembley, but was moved to\u00a04pm after discussions between the Football Association, broadcasters and the two clubs.<\/span><\/p>\n The top-flight’s current domestic TV deal is worth \u00a35billion over three years after the previous contract agreed in 2018 was extended without an auction during the pandemic.<\/p>\n The Premier League are hopeful of securing a significant increase for the 2024 to 2027 cycle, particularly as more games will be on offer.<\/p>\n It’s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\nIT’S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n