The Premier League has announced a new deal with American broadcaster
NBC Universal to show live games for the next six years.
US rights are already with NBC Universal at $83m (£53.2m) a season.
The Premier League has been negotiating its latest round of overseas television rights, having secured a record £5.1bn three-season domestic deal with BT Sport and Sky, which starts in 2016-17.
That dwarfs the existing £1bn-a-season agreement currently in place.
Biggest TV deals |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Competition | Annual cost | Total cost | Duration |
|
NFL (American football) |
$4.95bn (£3.24bn) |
$39.6bn (£25.95bn) |
8 years (2014-22) |
|
NBA (basketball) |
$2.6bn (£1.7bn) |
$24bn (£15.73bn) |
9 years (2016-25) |
|
MLB (baseball) |
$1.55bn (£1.02bn) |
$12.4bn (£8.13bn) |
8 years (2014-21) |
|
Premier League |
£1.7bn |
£5.14bn |
3 years (2016-19) |
Premier League chairman Richard Scudamore said NBC Universal's coverage of the previous two seasons had driven interest in clubs, and the competition as a whole, to unprecedented levels.
The total overseas rights, which include lucrative regions such as the Middle East and North Africa (Mena), will be worth about an additional £2bn in the current deal cycle.
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