FA the winner in bumper rights deal

The Football Association has secured a record deal for the rights to Premier League games, with BSkyB and BT paying seventy per cent more than the current package.

The Football Association has secured a record deal for the rights to Premier League games, with BSkyB and BT paying seventy per cent more than the current package.

BSkyB and BT have the rights to broadcast Premier League football for three years from the start of the 2013/2014 season, paying a combined total of £3.018bn.

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