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The Premier League remains immensely popular in the U.K., but its global clout is ascendant: The league’s international media rights now total more than its domestic haul.
The league is set to rake in $7.2 billion in foreign TV rights from 2022-2025, while its domestic rights total $6.9 billion in that period.
- International rights grew 30% from the previous three-year cycle.
- U.S. rights accounted for much of the increase, with Comcast re-upping its contract on a six-year deal reportedly worth over $2.7 billion. Its previous six-year pact cost $1.1 billion.
- In May 2021, the Premier League renewed its existing domestic rights deals with Amazon, BT, and Sky, forgoing a traditional auction while the league was still recovering from the pandemic.
The bump in international rights will help boost payments delivered to teams. The 2022-2023 season champions will see their bonus rise to $238 million from $207 million, and the bottom-placing team will pocket $143.4 million, up from $131.2 million.
DAZN vs. Discovery
DAZN hoped to get in on the previous round of negotiations but was unable to participate without an open auction. Both DAZN and Discovery are angling for a deal with BT, but Discovery appears to have taken the lead.
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