Premier League Restart: Liverpool Crowned Champions as Fans Enjoy Enhanced Broadcasting Options

Strategic Insights -

The Premier League restart has reached a new milestone, with Liverpool crowned the champions after Manchester City's defeat to Chelsea. As the season resumes, a record number of games are available on free-to-air TV and non-paywalled subscription channels, making it easier for fans to watch the action unfold. Sky Sports, BT Sport, Amazon Prime, and the BBC are among the broadcasters offering live Premier League games, with many matches available for free.

Key Takeaways:

  • Liverpool's victory ends a 30-year wait for the Premier League title.
  • Manchester City's loss to Chelsea means the Reds have been crowned champions.
  • Sky Sports is showing 64 games, including 39 originally scheduled and 25 additional matches made available for free.
  • BT Sport is showing 20 matches, but none will be available for free.
  • Amazon Prime has four matches, all of which will be available for free on Twitch and Prime Video.
  • The BBC has four matches, with three already confirmed and the fourth still being negotiated among broadcasters and football authorities.
  • The first game back was Aston Villa vs Sheffield United, shown on Sky Sports on June 17.
  • Sky Sports will make 25 games available for free-to-air, including the Merseyside derby on June 21.
  • BT Sport will not make any games available for free.
  • Amazon Prime will make all four of its games available for free, including the 7pm game on July 5.

Statistics:

  • The Premier League season resumed on June 17 with 90 matches to catch up on.
  • 64 games are being shown on Sky Sports.
  • 20 matches are being shown on BT Sport.
  • 4 matches are being shown on Amazon Prime, all of which are available for free.
  • The BBC has confirmed 3 free-to-air games.
  • The record viewing figure record for a live Premier League game is 4.04 million, which may be broken during the season.
  • 25 Sky Sports games will be available for free.
  • 4 Amazon Prime games will be available for free.

Sources:

  • "Telegraph Sport Get unlimited access to our expert Premier League analysis"
  • "After just over a week into the Premier League restart, Liverpool have been crowned the champions."
  • "The full backlog of 90 matches means fans were pleased to hear that an unusually high proportion of them are available either on free-to-air TV, or on non-paywalled versions of subscription channels."
  • "Sky Sports is showing 64 games."
  • "BT Sport is showing 20 matches, picking up a further 12 games."
  • "Amazon Prime has four matches."
  • "The BBC also has four matches."
  • "For its first foray into live top-flight football since 1992 the BBC chose Bournemouth vs Crystal Palace, but you have to go with what you've got don't you?"
  • "The second was Norwich vs Everton on Wednesday June 24, whilst the third has been confirmed as Southampton vs Manchester City on Sunday July 5."
  • "And what was the first game back? Telegraph Sport disclosed that the first Premier League fixture back following the coronavirus crisis would be Aston Villa vs Sheffield United, and it kicked off resuming the season at 6pm on June 17."
  • "Will Sky be making games available for free? Yes, it will."
  • "25 games on Sky are free-to-air."
  • "Is BT following suit? No, at time of writing BT Sport is not going to make any games available for free."
  • "What about Amazon? The newest entrant to the Premier League right landscape, Amazon Prime has got four matches and they are going to make all four of them available for free, i.e. you will not need to be a paying member of Amazon Prime."