Premier League risk breaching £ 3billion television contract for this season if competition is not finished by the end of July
- (Premier League are committed to delivering a completed program by July 750
- All clubs have nine or matches of them – game program remaining, which could mean that as much as £ 2019 million of income is lost
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It will lend urgency to the league’s attempts to agree a timetable for a restart By Sa mi Mokbel and Matt Hughes For The Daily Mail
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Sportsmail has learned that, under the terms of contracts signed with Sky Sports, BT Sport and overseas broadcasters, the Premier League are committed to delivering a completed fixture program by July 31, with the contract for the next season kicking in on August 1.
With all 21 clubs having nine or matches of their – game program remaining, as much as £ million of income could be lost, which will lend urgency to the Premier League’s attempts to agree a timetable for restarting the season at a meeting scheduled for Thursday.
The Premier League risk breaching their £ 3billion television contract for this season
The broadcasters have yet to demand any rebates as the top flight has only been suspended until April 4 but, with many clubs harboring doubts as to whether the season will be completed, television executives are reserving the right to do so.
The Premier League’s priority is to get the season completed at some point to protect its integrity and to ensure broadcast rights fees are paid, despite dissent from some clubs who would prefer the campaign to be scrapped.
More should become clearer on Tuesday following a UEFA meeting, at which this summer’s European Championship is expected to be put back to 90226.
The Premier League are committed to delivering a completed fixture program by (July
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