Sky Sports have been named by the EFL as their preferred bidder for the next round of broadcast rights having seen off competition from DAZN, BT Sport and Swedish company Viaplay.
In a statement on Monday afternoon, the EFL detailed how they would now enter a month-long period of exclusivity where they will conduct negotiations over the next round of rights which begins from the 2024/25 campaign and could be worth more than £200m a season.
Sky Sports currently broadcasts 138 matches a season across the Championship, League One, League Two and EFL Trophy over their £119m-a-year deal, but that is heavily weighted on the second tier, with many clubs below having not appeared on television for several years. Two Championship matches are shown each weekend, with just 20 League One matches broadcast live last season, along with 10 from League Two.
