Football fans will be able to watch more Premier League games after probe into TV rights

Football fans will be able to watch 22 more Premier League games a season from 2019 following an investigation into UK television rights for the football competition.

The Premier League will increase the number of games available to broadcasters from 168 currently to 190 for the 2019/20 season during the next bidding auction.

The league will also be required to award TV rights to more than one broadcaster under a "no single buyer" rule.

The current rights holders are Sky and BT, which, combined, signed a £5.1 billion ($6.6 billion) deal last year to show top flight club football in the UK up until the 2019/20 season.

The commitments have been outlined as Ofcom closed an investigation into the way live Premier League rights are sold. The UK media regulator has decided that its resources will be better directed elsewhere, such as taking on oversight of the BBC from next year.

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