The world’s hottest membership soccer competitors, the English Premier League, is ready to launch its personal direct-to-consumer streaming service in Singapore this 12 months, with plans for potential growth to different nations, the Monetary Instances reported on Thursday (Feb 26).
Talking on the FT Enterprise of Soccer Summit in London, Premier League CEO Richard Masters stated the brand new service, known as Premier League +, can be accessible for the 2026-2027 season, in line with the report.
The service has been developed in partnership with StarHub, the league’s broadcast accomplice in Singapore, FT stated.
Whereas English Premier League matches are at the moment accessible on varied streaming platforms by means of broadcast companions, this could possibly be the primary time the league affords its personal direct-to-consumer service.
Masters stated conventional offers with broadcasters akin to Sky Sports activities within the UK would stay “the bedrock” of the league’s media enterprise, however famous that proudly owning and controlling its personal platform offered future “optionality” in sure markets, in line with FT.
“For the primary time, the Premier League goes to have its personal clients. It may should take care of promotion, pricing, churn, distribution, all of these issues, we’re seeking to construct a enterprise,” the report quoted Masters as saying.
“We’re seeking to find out how that may be replicated around the globe.”
The Singapore mission will coincide with the opening of a brand new Premier League Studios manufacturing hub in Olympia in London.
In response to Reuters’ queries, the league stated it won’t be including something to Masters’ feedback and that “extra info on Premier League + might be communicated nearer to the time”.
