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Tuesday briefing: EFL clubs agree record €1 billion broadcast deal with Sky Sports

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EFL clubs have unanimously voted to accept a record €1.06 billionn deal with Sky Sports that will see more than 1,000 matches broadcast a season, but which keeps the Saturday blackout in place.

The five-year domestic deal, made up of guaranteed payments of £895m and £40m in marketing rights, will begin in 2024-25 and run to the end of the 2028-29 season.

It represents a 50 per cent increase on the league’s current deal with Sky which expires at the end of next se

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