Premier League to confirm key decision that will impact Newcastle United, Everton, Aston Villa and more

Newcastle United’s fixture list for the current season has already been severely impacted by decisions taken by broadcasting companies.

Of the Magpies first 12 fixtures in all competitions, only two have not been selected for live broadcast by the likes of Sky Sports and TNT Sports, meaning major disruption for supporters across the first two months of the campaign.

However, a move by the Premier League could mean even more pain for home and away supporters after they revealed 270 games will be broadcast live on television and via streaming services from the start of the 2025/26 season - an increase of 70 on current broadcasting agreements.

The move comes as the Premier League prepares to put their broadcasting rights up for tender and supporters should know more about what could lie ahead by the end of the year when the process is expected to come to a conclusion. As it stands, Sky, TNT Sports and Amazon Prime hold broadcasting rights to live coverage of Premier League fixtures across their various channels - but a number of streaming platforms are expected to enter the race to secure live fixtures when the tender process gets underway.

The move to increase the number of live fixtures has brought criticism from the Football Supporters Association, who stressed the Premier League ‘don’t seem to care’ about the impact on match-going supporters.

In a statement released last week, they said: “This new deal will have a huge impact on the number of Saturday 3pm kick-offs, especially those involving clubs competing in Europe, with top-flight weekends often consisting of only one or two Saturday 3pm fixtures and as many as six Sunday games.

“Sadly the broadcasters don’t seem to care while the Premier League’s executive is clearly targeted with driving up the broadcast income at the behest of clubs. Ultimately it is our own clubs who sell us out as they are the rights holders and they choose to generate more money from broadcasters by putting games here, there and everywhere.

“We would like to see clubs do a lot more for supporters with the billions generated from TV.”

As it stands, eight of Newcastle’s next nine fixtures in all competitions have been selected for live broadcast, with the Premier League home game against Chelsea on the final Saturday of November standing out as the only game not to be broadcast. Two Premier League fixtures in December have already been selected by Amazon Prime, with the away day at Everton and the Boxing Day home clash with Nottingham Forest both set for live coverage.