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EFL GLEE AT £600m TV DEAL WINDFALL

By Tom Blackett
THE EFL have negotiated a £600m deal with Sky Sports for live domestic broadcasting rights from 2019 to 2024.
It represents a 36 per cent year-on-year increase on the current arrangement and means Sky will continue to exclusively broadcast the Sky Bet EFL – a maximum of 150 games per season – Carabao Cup, Checkatrade Trophy and the Sky Bet play-offs.
In addition, and in what is another first for English football, the EFL will be offering its clubs the opportunity to live-stream in the UK and Ireland any league match via their respective iFollow (or equivale...

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