Premier League and Football League Agree New Deal with UK National Newspapers and International News Agencies

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The Premier League and the Football League have signed a three-year deal with the UK's major national newspapers and international news agencies, aiming to improve journalist access and reporting from matches. This new agreement replaces a four-year deal struck in 2011 and includes a clause for formal opportunities to raise concerns. The deal allows reporters to file more photos and reduces the time delay for digital reports from 3 minutes to 1 minute after the event.

Key Takeaways:

  • The deal covers journalist access and reporting from matches for the next three seasons.
  • The News Media Coalition (NMC), which includes national newspaper groups and news agencies, reached an agreement with the Premier League and the Football League on a new contract.
  • The NMC includes national newspaper groups such as Guardian News & Media, the Telegraph, the Independent, News UK, and Trinity Mirror.
  • The deal provides formal opportunities for reporters to raise concerns and includes a reduction in the time delay for digital reports from 3 minutes to 1 minute after the event.
  • The agreement aims to strike a balance between the legitimate business of editorial-based press and publishing and the commercial and media partnerships of clubs and their partners.
  • The deal comes following criticism from sports journalists over selective access to journalists from some publications being barred or given privileged access.

Statistics:

  • The new deal will be in place for the next three seasons.
  • The time delay for filing and images and reports from live matches has been reduced from 3 minutes to 1 minute after the event.
  • The NMC includes national newspaper groups representing some of the biggest news brands around.

Sources:

  • The Guardian
  • The Telegraph
  • The Independent
  • News UK
  • Trinity Mirror
  • Thomson Reuters
  • Associated Press
  • AFP
  • Press Association
  • News Media Coalition statement
  • Andrew Moger cited in The Guardian