Premier League matches in October which have not already been selected for live coverage will be available to watch on a pay-per-view basis, the league announced on Friday, reports Luke Brown.
The interim measure was confirmed after a meeting between Premier League clubs. Individual games will be available for £14.95 via the BT Sport Box Office or Sky Sports Box Office platforms.
Since the restart of the 2019-20 season in June, every match in the Premier League has been made available via Sky Sports, BT Sport, Amazon Prime or free-to-air coverage on the BBC.
That continued into the new campaign. However, that model was never likely to last in perpetuity, with the Premier League essentially giving away a significant part of its product for free.
In a statement published on Friday, the Premier League announced its “interim broadcast” plan, which confirmed all fixtures until the end of October “will continue to be made available to fans”.
However, these matches will come at an additional cost.
Instead, “the five matches per round not already selected will be made available to supporters on a pay-per-view basis, accessed via BT Sport Box Office and Sky Sports Box Office platforms”.
The Premier League statement does not say how much the matches will be made available for.
However, The Athletic understands that matches will be made available on PPV for £14.95 per game.
Premier League clubs will receive the PPV profits, after production costs