Premier League chairmen have voted unanimously in favour of a broadcast tender under which between 190 and 210 games will be shown live on British television each season from 2019-20. Premier League’s ‘big six’ abandon move to reallocate overseas TV revenue Read moreThe Premier League had already guaranteed to Ofcom, the broadcast regulator, it would make at least 190 games available in the next three-year deal, which runs from 2019 to 2022. It did not reveal whether chairmen had voted to support a configuration of packages that will see 190, 200, or 210 top-flight games screened live. The increase in live television matches will almost certainly be accommodated by a prime-time Saturday night match alongside additional midweek and bank holiday games. The number of live Premier League games has rocketed from 60 each season between 1992 and 2001.

Source: The Guardian November 16, 2017 21:56 UTC