English Premier League

Football
Governance

The Premier League has added barrister Matthew Ryder to its board as an independent non-executive director after clubs unanimously voted in favour of his appointment
Football
Finance & Law

In an unprecedented move, the English Premier League has charged Manchester City with more than 100 breaches of its financial rules following a four-year investigation into the Abu Dhabi-owned club's finances…
Football
Media

The English Premier League and Malaysian pay-television operator Astro have hailed a “landmark ruling” after an eatery in Kuala Lumpur was found to have breached copyright laws by showing pirated sports broadcasts.
Basketball
Media

Setanta Sports has announced the launch of a linear and streaming platform in the Philippines, with a content portfolio focused on basketball and football, including top European leagues
Football
Media

E-commerce platform Daraz has acquired live streaming rights in Pakistan to the English Premier League in a three-season sublicensing deal with state broadcaster Pakistan Television (PTV)
Football
Industry Moves

Former Wimbledon marketer Alex Willis will start her new role as director of digital media and audience development at the Premier League next month with the goal of “helping to drive its future relevance”.
Football
Media

French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus is set to broadcast the Premier League exclusively after opting against a sublicensing of rights ahead of this weekend’s opening fixtures of the new season.
Football
Media

South African public-service broadcaster the SABC has secured free-to-air rights to the English Premier League for the 2022-23 season, which starts on Friday
Football
Media

Chinese state broadcaster CCTV will show live English Premier League football this weekend for the first time since 2020
Football
Governance

The English Premier League has announced former government advisor Alison Brittain as its first female Chair after clubs voted unanimously to confirm her appointment
Football
Media

Japanese streaming platform Abema will show 114 live matches from the English Premier League during the upcoming 2022-23 season under a sublicensing deal with sports streaming service SPOTV Now, the master…
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

English Premier League clubs are likely to make the retention of shirt sleeve sponsorships by gambling companies one of the conditions upon which they will vote for a voluntary ban on front-of-shirt deals…
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Premier League has called on its clubs to voluntarily phase out gambling company sponsorships on shirtfronts within three years to avert an enforced ban from the UK government
Football
Media

Streaming company Viaplay Group has added its impending English Premier League coverage to its distribution partnership with Norwegian pay-television operator RiksTV
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

The UK government is set to ask Premier League clubs to voluntarily give up their main shirt sponsorship activities with gambling companies rather than impose an outright ban
Football
Media

The English Premier League has suspended its six-season media rights agreement with Russian broadcaster Match TV as the fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine looks set to continue into the 2022-23…
Football
Media

Singaporean telco StarHub yesterday (Wednesday) unveiled its pricing and packaging for English Premier League coverage from next season onwards
Football
Media

A criminal found guilty of supplying illegal streaming devices providing unauthorised access to content from the Premier League has been ordered to pay back almost £1m (€1.2m/$1.3m