BBC extends Premier League highlights deal until 2021-22 season

By Giuseppe Labellarte, Reporter | 30 January 2018

The BBC announces that its deal to show Premier League highlights has been extended by three years until at least the 2021-22 season.

The BBC has extended its deal to show Premier League highlights for a further three years.

Match of the Day will therefore continue to be shown on free-to-air television - as well as a Sunday morning repeat - until at least the end of the 2021-22 season.

The £211.5m deal - up from £204m - also includes Match of the Day 2, Football Focus and The Premier League Show.

Barbara Slater, director of BBC Sport, is quoted by the Evening Standard as saying: "To keep Premier League highlights on the BBC is testament to the continued success and popularity of Match of the Day.

"Our longstanding partnership with the Premier League continues to flourish and evolve as seen with the recently launched Super Movers initiative.

"The new deal strengthens that relationship even further and ensures the nation's favourite sport will continue to be seen by the widest possible audience."

The BBC's Premier League coverage was watched by over 37 million people across the 2016-17 season.