http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42278119

Eight Premier League games will be played in a new 19:45 slot on Saturdays under the terms of a new broadcast package from the 2019-20 season.

Broadcasters will bid for rights to show 200 live matches, more than 50% of the league's 380 games and an increase on the current deal's 168.

The new package will also allow successful bidders to broadcast rounds of midweek matches in their entirety.

It will replace the existing record £5.136bn TV deal struck in 2015.

The new kick-off times on Saturdays will likely mean matches are shown at the same time as prime-time favourites such as Strictly Come Dancing and X-Factor.

All matches in three midweek rounds per season, and one Bank Holiday round per season, will be broadcast live.

The three-season agreement for 2016-17 until 2018-19 represented a 70% increase on the previous £3bn deal.

Sky paid £4.176bn to show 126 matches, including the first Friday evening games and both Sunday packages, and BT paid £960m for 42 games.

No single buyer will be allowed to acquire more than 148 matches per season. The auction for rights is to be held in February, according to reports.

Rights to show free-to-air Premier League highlights will form part of a separate broadcast package.

Football Supporters' Federation chief executive Kevin Miles said more must be done to support away fans.

"We do not want to see more games on live TV as this makes life increasingly difficult for away fans in particular," he said.

"Unfortunately an Ofcom ruling dictated that more games would be broadcast but the clubs must do more with their huge TV revenues to make things easier for travelling supporters."

Analysis

Dan Roan, BBC sports editor

Supporters' representatives are concerned that this new Saturday evening slot will make it hard for away fans when it comes to travel arrangements, and that more games on TV in midweek could affect crowds at smaller clubs who are playing at the same time.

But it will be interesting to see what ratings these fixtures enjoy when up against prime-time blockbuster terrestrial shows such as Strictly and X-Factor.

The big unknown is whether digital giants such as Amazon and Facebook - both of whom are much bigger than current rights holders Sky and BT in terms of market value - decide to enter the bidding.

Despite recent moves into sports rights by these new players - and a meeting between the Premier League and Netflix - industry experts seem to sense this may be a deal too soon for them. But their mere presence may be enough to ramp prices up even further.

With overseas appetite for Premier League coverage showing no signs of slowing down, there have been fears that the value of domestic TV rights may have peaked. But with 19% more matches on offer after Ofcom ordered the Premier League to make more available and give consumers more choice, this could tempt Sky and BT to pay even more in total, but perhaps less per match.

What can broadcasters bid for? (all times GMT/BST)
Package A: 32 matches on Saturdays at 12:30
Package B: 32 matches on Saturdays at 17:30
Package C: 24 matches on Sundays at 14:00 and eight matches on Saturdays at 19:45
Package D: 32 matches on Sundays at 16:30
Package E: 24 matches on Mondays at 20:00 or Fridays at 19:30/20:00 and eight matches on Sundays at 14:00
Package F: 20 matches from one Bank Holiday and one midweek fixture programme
Package G: 20 matches from two midweek fixture programmes

Once again it's all about the money. That means even fewer games will be on at 3pm on Saturday's now.

If they ditched the Monday and Friday Premier League games then i would be ok with this, but to add to it is just overkill. 3pm kickoff's for Premier League football has become really boring in recent times, this will just make it even worse.

If i had it my way, i would have a 12:45 kickoff on Saturday, six 3pm kickoff's on Saturday, a 17:30 kickoff on Saturday, one 2pm kickoff on a Sunday and another at 5pm on Sunday. It keeps things nice and tidy instead of being the mess that we currently have.

Ever since BT got in on things, the scheduling for games have been all over the place.

11 hours ago, ForeverCarefree said:

 Former blue still coming up with the goods. 

I love Brana, he’s was my sort of player! You can forget your Drogbas, Lampards and Terrys, I’d have Branislav at his peak everyday of the week!

I love Brana, he’s was my sort of player! You can forget your Drogbas, Lampards and Terrys, I’d have Branislav at his peak everyday of the week!

 

Are you fcuking nuts bro?

Surely a wind up lol

 

Edit: just checked new profile, next time try to be more tactful in your trolling :/

 

Ivan would excel in the RCB role of the back 3. Though Azpi is also.

4 hours ago, LengmanJedi said:

 

Are you fcuking nuts bro?

Surely a wind up lol

 

Edit: just checked new profile, next time try to be more tactful in your trolling :/

 

No trolling buddy, I’m sure everyone has a player like that. He always worked his nuts off and people knew he wasn’t to be f**ked with! Modern day Chopper.

No trolling buddy, I’m sure everyone has a player like that. He always worked his nuts off and people knew he wasn’t to be f**ked with! Modern day Chopper.

I hear that bro but drogs frankie and JT.....

At least Southampton have kept Arsenal 3 points behind us, that is one positive to take from this weekend. Let's hope Everton produce a miracle and take points away from Anfield.

On 08/12/2017 at 22:05, Munkworth said:

I love Brana, he’s was my sort of player! You can forget your Drogbas, Lampards and Terrys, I’d have Branislav at his peak everyday of the week!

He was always a good bet for a chelsea win plus himself as first goal scorer, very decent odds usually and paid out a few times - cheers Brana

Edited December 10, 20178 yr by One Tommy Langley

3 minutes ago, Scott Harris said:

At least Southampton have kept Arsenal 3 points behind us, that is one positive to take from this weekend. Let's hope Everton produce a miracle and take points away from Anfield.

shame both scouse cant lose today

that said everton even with that waster allardyce are less unacceptable than the deluded bin dippers

Edited December 10, 20178 yr by One Tommy Langley

Really hope eversh*te get a result against the dippers although my gut feeling tells me both our ex players salah and solanke are gonna grab a goal or 2 

A Manx draw would probably suit us today and JM is just the manager that can pull it off. 

The Merseyside derby could be a draw and that would help our cause too.

Fingers crossed chaps.

 

Getting pretty sick of Salah now.

Why everton hire a dinosaur like allardyce with his sh*t tactics I'll never understand. Clubs in the prem need to stop giving chances to these old, boring managers like him, moyes, pulis, etc and bring in some new blood. 

This game has been sh*t, Everton are just sitting back and knocking it long hoping for the bounce to go their way. No wonder why fans get sick of Sam Allardyce in the end, you're basically watching your team get dominated in every game with him as manager.

Edited December 10, 20178 yr by Scott Harris

Salah another one who got Away

Can you name the clubs in the Premier League since its inception?

https://www.sporcle.com/games/g/premierleaguealltime

I got 43/49

Oh well. Starting to lose interest this season.

Can't see eversh*te getting anything from this game unless the rat munchers get 3players sent off including both goalies...

That City team is ridicolous, they only have Fernandinho ahead of a back 4 consisting of Otamendi,  Kompany and Delph.

 

Penalty for Everton !

hope they score 

Haha c**ts

Get in hope they hold on 

Why does Allerdyce have one of those things in his ear?

Well at least Liverpool drop points and get a draw