Editing Premier League (section)

===Worldwide===
{{see also|List of Premier League overseas broadcasters}}
The Premier League is the most-watched football league in the world, broadcast in 212 territories to 643&nbsp;million homes and a potential TV audience of 4.7&nbsp;billion people.<ref name="Worldviews" /> The Premier League's production arm, [[Premier League Productions]], is operated by [[IMG (company)|IMG Productions]] and produces content for its international television partners.<ref>{{cite news |last=Flanagan |first=Chris |title=Inside Premier League Productions: the company you know nothing about servicing 730m homes every matchday |magazine=[[FourFourTwo]] |publisher=[[Future plc]]|location=[[London]]|date=19 January 2016 |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/us/features/inside-premier-league-productions-company-you-know-nothing-about-servicing-730m-homes-every |access-date=9 August 2018 |archive-date=10 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180810072508/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/us/features/inside-premier-league-productions-company-you-know-nothing-about-servicing-730m-homes-every |url-status=dead }}</ref>  On 22 November 2024, the Premier League announced plans to end its agreement with IMG and take Premier League Productions in-house beginning in 2026–27.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-22 |title=Premier League to bring media operations in-house |url=https://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2024/11/22/premier-league-to-bring-media-operations-in-house/ |access-date=2024-11-25 |website=Broadband TV News |archive-date=23 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241123022506/https://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2024/11/22/premier-league-to-bring-media-operations-in-house/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The Premier League is the most widely distributed sports programme in Asia.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.blonnet.com/2004/03/21/stories/2004032101440300.htm |title=ESPN-Star extends pact with FA Premier League |work=Business Line |date=21 March 2004 |access-date=9 August 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929092831/http://www.blonnet.com/2004/03/21/stories/2004032101440300.htm |archive-date=29 September 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In the [[Indian subcontinent]], the matches are broadcast live on [[Star Sports (Indian TV network)|STAR Sports]].<ref name=":02">{{Cite news |title=Disney Star renews English Premier League broadcast rights for next three seasons |website=The Hindu |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/epl/disney-star-renews-english-premier-league-broadcast-rights-three-seasons-football-news/article38455359.ece |access-date=17 March 2022 |archive-date=22 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322031443/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/epl/disney-star-renews-english-premier-league-broadcast-rights-three-seasons-football-news/article38455359.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> In [[MENA]] region, [[BeIN Sports (Middle East TV channel)|BeIN Sports]] holds exclusive rights to the Premier League.<ref>{{Cite press release |date=10 January 2021 |title=Premier League extends broadcast partnership with beIN SPORTS until 2025 |url=https://www.beinmediagroup.com/article/premier-league-extends-broadcast-partnership-with-bein-sports-until-2025/ |location=[[Doha]]|publisher=[[BeIN Media Group]]|access-date=22 March 2023 |archive-date=22 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322032947/https://www.beinmediagroup.com/article/premier-league-extends-broadcast-partnership-with-bein-sports-until-2025/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In China, the broadcast rights were awarded to iQiyi, Migu and CCTV that began in the 2021–22 season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Frater |first=Patrick |date=22 July 2021 |title=China's iQiyi Signs English Premier League Soccer Rights Deal |url=https://variety.com/2021/global/asia/china-iqiyi-english-premier-league-soccer-football-1235025385/ |access-date=22 March 2023 |website=Variety |archive-date=22 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322031438/https://variety.com/2021/global/asia/china-iqiyi-english-premier-league-soccer-football-1235025385/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=16 August 2021 |title=iQiyi Sports sublicenses Premier League rights to Migu |url=https://sportsmintmedia.com/iqiyi-sports-sublicenses-premier-league-rights-to-migu/ |access-date=22 March 2023 |website=SportsMint Media |archive-date=22 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322031440/https://sportsmintmedia.com/iqiyi-sports-sublicenses-premier-league-rights-to-migu/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dixon |first=Ed |date=2 August 2022 |title=Premier League returning to CCTV in China |url=https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/premier-league-cctv-china-broadcast-tv-rights-img/ |access-date=22 March 2023 |website=SportsPro |archive-date=22 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322031438/https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/premier-league-cctv-china-broadcast-tv-rights-img/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[SCTV (TV network)|SCTV]] broadcast the matches for Indonesia, and [[Astro (television)|Astro]] for Malaysia. In Australia, [[Optus]] telecommunications holds exclusive rights to the Premier League, providing live broadcasts and online access ([[Fox Sports]] formerly held rights).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Siracusa |first1=Claire |title=Optus snatches English Premier League rights from Fox Sports in Australia |url=http://www.smh.com.au/business/media-and-marketing/optus-snatches-english-premier-league-rights-from-fox-sports-in-australia-20151101-gkoedn.html |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|location=[[Sydney]]|publisher=[[Nine Entertainment]]|access-date=14 January 2017 |date=3 November 2015 |archive-date=29 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171229055411/http://www.smh.com.au/business/media-and-marketing/optus-snatches-english-premier-league-rights-from-fox-sports-in-australia-20151101-gkoedn.html |url-status=live }}</ref> As of the 2022–23 season, Canadian media rights to the Premier League are owned by [[FuboTV]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Houpt |first=Simon |date=13 January 2022 |title=fuboTV buys Canadian rights to English Premier League |work=The Globe and Mail |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/article-fubotv-buys-canadian-rights-to-english-premier-league/ |access-date=21 February 2023 |archive-date=21 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230221173711/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/article-fubotv-buys-canadian-rights-to-english-premier-league/ |url-status=live }}</ref> after having been jointly owned by [[Sportsnet]] and [[The Sports Network|TSN]], and most recently [[DAZN]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/soccer/article-streaming-service-dazn-makes-english-premier-league-broadcast-deal/|title=Streaming service DAZN makes English Premier League broadcast deal official|last=Davidson|first=Neil|work=[[The Globe and Mail]]|agency=[[The Canadian Press]]|access-date=11 June 2019|archive-date=29 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200529110110/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/soccer/article-streaming-service-dazn-makes-english-premier-league-broadcast-deal/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Premier League is [[Premier League on NBC|broadcast in the United States]] by [[NBC Sports]], a division of Sky parent [[Comcast]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/dcunited/english-premier-league-gets-a-big-american-stage-on-nbc/2013/08/16/54b7e2da-06b9-11e3-bfc5-406b928603b2_story.html |title=English Premier League gets a big American stage on NBC |last=Goff |first=Steven |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |location=[[Washington, D.C.|Washington]]|access-date=17 August 2014 |archive-date=19 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819084825/http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/dcunited/english-premier-league-gets-a-big-american-stage-on-nbc/2013/08/16/54b7e2da-06b9-11e3-bfc5-406b928603b2_story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Acquiring the rights to the Premier League in 2013 (replacing [[Fox Soccer]] and [[ESPN]]), NBC Sports has been widely praised for its coverage.<ref name="Sports Media Watch">{{cite web |last1=Paulsen |title=Premier League Viewership Up in Year Two on NBC |url=http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2015/05/premier-league-ratings-nbc-most-watched-season-ever-us-nbcsn/ |publisher=Sports Media Watch |access-date=12 August 2015 |date=28 May 2015 |archive-date=6 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106190940/http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2015/05/premier-league-ratings-nbc-most-watched-season-ever-us-nbcsn/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Yoder |first1=Matt |title=NBC and the English Premier League will continue the best marriage in sports media |url=http://awfulannouncing.com/2015/nbc-and-the-english-premier-league-will-continue-the-best-marriage-in-sports-media.html |publisher=Awful Announcing |access-date=12 August 2015 |date=11 August 2015 |archive-date=6 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106190036/https://awfulannouncing.com/2015/nbc-and-the-english-premier-league-will-continue-the-best-marriage-in-sports-media.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Rashid |first1=Saad |title=NBC Sports deserves new Premier League rights deal |url=http://worldsoccertalk.com/2015/07/28/nbc-sports-deserves-new-premier-league-rights-deal/ |work=World Soccer Talk|access-date=12 August 2015 |date=28 July 2015 |archive-date=6 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106200651/http://worldsoccertalk.com/2015/07/28/nbc-sports-deserves-new-premier-league-rights-deal/ |url-status=live }}</ref> NBC Sports reached a six-year extension with the Premier League in 2015 to broadcast the league until the end of the 2021–22 season in a deal valued at $1&nbsp;billion (£640&nbsp;million).<ref>{{cite news |title=NBC retains Premier League rights until 2021–22 season |url=http://www.espnfc.us/barclays-premier-league/story/2557586/nbc-retains-premier-league-rights-until-2021-22-season |publisher=[[ESPN]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=12 August 2015 |date=10 August 2015 |archive-date=9 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181109022659/http://www.espnfc.us/barclays-premier-league/story/2557586/nbc-retains-premier-league-rights-until-2021-22-season |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=U.S.Value>{{cite news |last1=Sandomir |first1=Richard |title=NBC Retains Rights to Premier League in Six-Year Deal |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/11/sports/soccer/nbc-retains-rights-to-premier-league-in-six-year-deal.html |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=13 August 2015 |date=10 August 2015 |archive-date=12 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150812151630/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/11/sports/soccer/nbc-retains-rights-to-premier-league-in-six-year-deal.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In November 2021, NBC reached another six-year extension through 2028 in a deal valued at $2.76&nbsp;billion (£2&nbsp;billion).<ref>{{cite web|last=Hayes|first=Dade|date=18 November 2021|title=NBCUniversal Extends Premier League Rights Through 2028|url=https://deadline.com/2021/11/nbcuniversal-extends-premier-league-rights-2028-1234877114/|access-date=18 November 2021|work=Deadline|publisher=Penske Corporation|location=Los Angeles|archive-date=18 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118214916/https://deadline.com/2021/11/nbcuniversal-extends-premier-league-rights-2028-1234877114/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=NBC keeps Premier League U.S. broadcast rights in 6-year, $2.7&nbsp;billion deal |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/18/ap-source-nbc-keeps-premier-league-us-broadcast-rights-in-2point7b-deal.html |access-date=19 November 2021 |work=[[CNBC]]|location=[[New York City|New York]]|publisher=[[NBCUniversal]] |archive-date=18 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118222208/https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/18/ap-source-nbc-keeps-premier-league-us-broadcast-rights-in-2point7b-deal.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

The Premier League is broadcast by [[SuperSport (South African broadcaster)|SuperSport]] across [[sub-Saharan Africa]].<ref>{{cite press release |title=Premier League renews partnership with Supersport |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/1895135 |access-date=18 November 2021 |publisher=Premier League Productions|location=London |archive-date=18 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118115857/https://www.premierleague.com/news/1895135 |url-status=live }}</ref> Broadcasters to [[continental Europe]] until 2025 include [[Canal+ (French TV channel)|Canal+]] for France,<ref>{{Cite press release|title=Canal+ Renouvelle Les Droits Du Championnat Anglais Dans Son Intégralité!|url=https://www.canalplusbrandsolutions.fr/articles/newsletters/canal-renouvelle-les-droits-du-championnat-anglais-dans-son-integralite|access-date=19 July 2021|publisher=Groupe Canal+|location=Paris|language=fr|date=9 July 2021|archive-date=23 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723071531/https://www.canalplusbrandsolutions.fr/articles/newsletters/canal-renouvelle-les-droits-du-championnat-anglais-dans-son-integralite|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Sky Sport (Germany)|Sky Sport Germany]] for Germany and Austria,<ref>{{cite press release|title=Sky bleibt bis 2025 das Zuhause der Premier League in Österreich|url=https://www.skysportaustria.at/sky-bleibt-bis-2025-das-zuhause-der-premier-league-in-oesterreich/|access-date=18 July 2021|publisher=[[Sky Deutschland]]|location=[[Munich]]|date=9 June 2021|archive-date=23 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723071529/https://www.skysportaustria.at/sky-bleibt-bis-2025-das-zuhause-der-premier-league-in-oesterreich/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Match TV]] for Russia,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Матч Тв" Стал Эксклюзивным Вещателем Английской Премьер-лиги!|url=https://matchtv.ru/matchtv/matchtvnews_NI1376791_Match_TV_stal_ekskluzivnym_veshhatelem_Anglijskoj_Premjer_ligi|access-date=23 July 2021|publisher=Match TV|date=23 July 2021|archive-date=23 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723110652/https://matchtv.ru/matchtv/matchtvnews_NI1376791_Match_TV_stal_ekskluzivnym_veshhatelem_Anglijskoj_Premjer_ligi|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Sky Sport (Italy)|Sky Sport Italy]] for Italy,<ref name="ITA">{{Cite press release |title=La Premier League solo su Sky Sport e NOW fino al 2025 |url=https://sport.sky.it/calcio/premier-league/2022/05/28/premier-league-sky-now-2025 |publisher=[[Sky Italia]] |location=[[Milan]] |date=29 May 2022 |language=it |access-date=24 March 2023 |archive-date=22 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922184028/https://sport.sky.it/calcio/premier-league/2022/05/28/premier-league-sky-now-2025 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Eleven Sports (Portuguese TV network)|Eleven Sports]] for Portugal,<ref>{{Cite press release|title=Eleven Portugal Secures Exclusive Premier League Rights From 2022 To 2025|url=https://corporate.elevensports.com/news/eleven-portugal-secures-exclusive-premier-league-rights-from-2022-to-2025|publisher=Eleven Sports|location=London|date=29 September 2021|access-date=20 November 2021|archive-date=20 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211120102636/https://corporate.elevensports.com/news/eleven-portugal-secures-exclusive-premier-league-rights-from-2022-to-2025|url-status=live}}</ref> [[DAZN]] for Spain,<ref>{{Cite press release|title=DAZN seguirá emitiendo la Premier League en España hasta 2025|url=https://www.dazn.com/es-ES/news/f%C3%BAtbol/dazn-renueva-los-derechos-de-la-premier-league/kx67s9nren071e90jt5a6gnt4|access-date=19 July 2021|language=es|publisher=DAZN Spain|location=Madrid|date=13 July 2021|archive-date=23 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723071529/https://www.dazn.com/es-ES/news/f%C3%BAtbol/dazn-renueva-los-derechos-de-la-premier-league/kx67s9nren071e90jt5a6gnt4|url-status=live}}</ref> [[beIN Sports (Turkish TV channel)|beIN Sports Turkey]] to Turkey,<ref>{{Cite press release|title=Premier League önümüzdeki sezondan itibaren beIN SPORTS'ta!|language=tr|url=https://beinsports.com.tr/haber/premier-league-onumuzdeki-sezondan-itibaren-bein-sportsta|access-date=25 August 2021|publisher=beIN Sports Turkey|location=Istanbul|date=25 August 2021|archive-date=25 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210825020737/https://beinsports.com.tr/haber/premier-league-onumuzdeki-sezondan-itibaren-bein-sportsta|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Digi Sport (Romania)|Digi Sport]] for Romania,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Spectacolul Premier League revine la Digi Sport|url=https://www.digisport.ro/fotbal/premier-league/spectacolul-premier-league-revine-la-digi-sport-1422889|access-date=16 August 2022|publisher=Digi Sport|date=15 December 2021|archive-date=11 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221211082037/https://www.digisport.ro/fotbal/premier-league/spectacolul-premier-league-revine-la-digi-sport-1422889|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Nordic Entertainment Group|NENT]] to Nordic countries (Sweden, Denmark and Norway),<ref>{{cite press release|title=NENT Group secures int'l Premier League rights in six-year deal|url=https://www.nentgroup.com/news/news-releases/nent-group-acquires-exclusive-rights-premier-league-sweden-norway-denmark-and|access-date=20 November 2021|publisher=Vivaplay Group|location=Stockholm|date=6 February 2020|archive-date=23 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723071529/https://www.nentgroup.com/news/news-releases/nent-group-acquires-exclusive-rights-premier-league-sweden-norway-denmark-and|url-status=live}}</ref> Poland and the Netherlands.<ref>{{cite press release|date=7 July 2021|title=NENT Group wins Premier League rights in the Netherlands, Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania from 2022 to 2028|url=https://www.nentgroup.com/news/news-releases/nent-group-wins-premier-league-rights-netherlands-poland-estonia-latvia-and|access-date=20 November 2021|publisher=Vivaplay Group|location=Stockholm|archive-date=7 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210707063338/https://www.nentgroup.com/news/news-releases/nent-group-wins-premier-league-rights-netherlands-poland-estonia-latvia-and|url-status=live}}</ref> In South America, [[ESPN Latin America|ESPN]] covers much of the continent,<ref>{{Cite press release|title=ESPN adquirió los derechos exclusivos de la Premier League por tres temporadas para Sudamérica de habla hispana|publisher=[[ESPN Latin America|ESPN]]|location=[[Buenos Aires]]|url=https://espnpressroom.com/latinamerica/press-releases/2019/08/espn-adquirio-los-derechos-exclusivos-de-la-premier-league-por-tres-temporadas-para-sudamerica-de-habla-hispana/|access-date=20 November 2021|archive-date=19 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019165337/https://espnpressroom.com/latinamerica/press-releases/2019/08/espn-adquirio-los-derechos-exclusivos-de-la-premier-league-por-tres-temporadas-para-sudamerica-de-habla-hispana/|url-status=live}}</ref> with coverage in Brazil shared between [[ESPN Brasil]] and [[ESPN4]].<ref>{{Cite press release |last=Francischini |first=Guto |date=2 February 2022 |title=ESPN e Premier League renovam direitos exclusivos por mais três temporadas na América do Sul |url=https://espnpressroom.com/brazil/press-releases/2022/02/espn-e-premier-league-renovam-direitos-exclusivos-por-mais-tres-temporadas-na-america-do-sul/ |access-date=22 March 2023 |publisher=[[ESPN Brasil|ESPN]]|location=[[São Paulo]]|language=pt-BR |archive-date=22 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322025803/https://espnpressroom.com/brazil/press-releases/2022/02/espn-e-premier-league-renovam-direitos-exclusivos-por-mais-tres-temporadas-na-america-do-sul/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=ESPN dividirá Campeonato Inglês com Fox; saiba onde assistir cada jogo|url=https://www.uol.com.br/esporte/ultimas-noticias/2020/06/12/espn-vai-dividir-jogos-do-campeonato-ingles-com-fox-sports-veja-quais.htm|access-date=20 November 2021|website=[[Universo Online|UOL]]|language=pt-br|archive-date=23 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123181028/https://www.uol.com.br/esporte/ultimas-noticias/2020/06/12/espn-vai-dividir-jogos-do-campeonato-ingles-com-fox-sports-veja-quais.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Paramount+]] broadcasts the league in Central America.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lang |first=Jamie |date=13 January 2022 |title=Premier League Soccer Finds Central American Home With Paramount Plus |url=https://variety.com/2022/sports/global/premier-league-paramount-plus-central-america-1235153263/ |access-date=22 March 2023 |magazine=Variety|location=Los Angeles|publisher=Penske Corporation|archive-date=22 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322025759/https://variety.com/2022/sports/global/premier-league-paramount-plus-central-america-1235153263/ |url-status=live }}</ref>