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\n<\/span><\/p>\nThe Football League has signed a three-year deal with Sky Sports, giving the broadcaster exclusive rights to show live matches from the 2012-13 season.<\/p>\n
The deal, worth \u00a3195m, marks a drop from the current \u00a3264m agreement with Sky and the BBC.<\/p>\n
Football League chairman Greg Clarke said it had been a challenging climate to negotiate in.<\/p>\n
The BBC said that it had been unable to make a competitive bid for live broadcast rights.<\/p>\n
Under the new agreement, Sky Sports will broadcast 75 matches from across the Npower Football League, the play-offs including all three finals, 15 matches from the Carling Cup including both legs of each semi-final and the final, the final of the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy and at least two matches from the preceding rounds.<\/p>\n
Sky will also show match highlights.<\/p>\n
The Football League said it was in ongoing discussions with broadcasters regarding free-to-air highlights.<\/p>\n
‘Lack of competition’<\/span><\/p>\nThe BBC currently has first pick to show 10 live Championship matches a season, as well as two legs of the semi-finals and shared live coverage of the Carling Cup Final.<\/p>\n
But a spokesman said: “Given the current financial climate and the internal strategic review being carried out through Delivering Quality First, we were not in a position to be able to make a competitive bid for the Football League live TV broadcast rights.<\/p>\n
“We look forward to continuing our coverage of the Football League to the end of the 2011-2012 season when our contract expires.”<\/p>\n
League chairman Mr Clarke said: “This has been a challenging climate in which to negotiate television rights, given the state of the economy and the lack of competitive tension in the sports broadcasting market.<\/p>\n
“I am confident that our clubs will take heart from seeing such a significant ongoing investment in their competitions, despite a reduced level of broadcasting income, as it provides financial certainty in uncertain times.”<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n
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