Sunderland's Premier League Fixtures and TV Schedule Unveiled

Sunderland fans can now look forward to an exciting new season of Premier League football, with the team's fixtures and TV schedule being released on Wednesday morning. The new season is set to begin on August 16th and will feature a new Premier League TV deal, which will see more live matches broadcast than ever before. However, fans will need to adjust to a new viewing schedule, with games being broadcast in new slots and on different channels.

Key Takeaways:

• The new Premier League TV deal will see every game played outside of the protected Saturday 3pm slot broadcast live, with Sky Sports showing at least 215 live games.
• TNT Sports will primarily broadcast games in the Saturday 12.30pm slot, as well as the exclusive rights to broadcast all fixtures in the fourth and fifth midweek rounds of the season.
• Sky Sports will broadcast games on Saturday evenings (5.30pm KO), Friday nights, Monday nights, and Sunday afternoons in a 2pm slot.
• For the first time, Sky Sports will broadcast three sets of midweek fixtures in full, although it is not yet clear how they intend to do this.
• Boxing Day games will now be back on Sky Sports, and they will also broadcast all ten games on the final day of the campaign at the same time.
• Sunderland fans can expect advance notice of changes to kick off times for TV coverage, but no guarantee of consistency.
• The viewing options will be broadly similar to last season in the EFL, with all non-Saturday 3pm games available either through Sky Sports or TNT.
• Match of the Day and Match of the Day 2 will continue to be available to Sunderland fans on BBC TV and BBC iPlayer, although there will be some changes next season, with Gary Lineker no longer hosting the show.
• The transfer valuation of Sunderlands players is explained, with a huge fee explained.

Statistics:

• The new Premier League TV deal is worth around 4% more than the previous deal.
• Sky Sports will show at least 215 live games, up from 128 live games.
• TNT Sports will broadcast 128 live games, 50 more than last season.
• Sunderland's win over Sheffield United is worth a minimum of £200 million to the club.
• The new season will see a total of 380 Premier League matches each season.
• The agreement between the BBC and the Premier League will see the BBC extend its partnership with highlights rights for all 380 Premier League matches each season.
• BBC Match of the Day will continue to be available to Sunderland fans on BBC TV and BBC iPlayer, although with some changes next season.

Sources:

• Sunderland Echo: "Sunderland's Premier season schedule and TV picks revealed"
• Sunderland Echo: "What you need to know about watching Sunderland next season"
• Sunderland Echo: "The transfer valuation of every Sunderland player and the huge fees they'd actually command explained"
• Sunderland Echo: "Phil Smith"