The Telegraph reported that the Premier League will interview substitutes next season and require the club to open more locker room shooting permissions.
As part of American broadcast innovation, the Premier League will introduce the interview system of sideline substitute players for the first time next season. Meanwhile, the videographer will be allowed to enter the stadium to shoot the close-up of the goal and be allowed to enter the locker room to shoot.
With the new cycle of domestic broadcasting agreement taking effect, the Premier League requires clubs to provide broadcasters with more shooting permission this summer. It is understood that after reaching a four-year broadcast contract with a total price of over 6.7 billion pounds, Sky Sports and TNT Sports have tried some innovations last season. In Bournemouth's 3-1 Southampton match in October last year, Taffenier, who was replaced, was interviewed on the sidelines.
To meet the needs of broadcasters to benchmark against their American counterparts, the new agreement allows them to create an unprecedented sense of presence. People familiar with the matter emphasized that the three innovations will not be fully launched in the same game, and the audience will see the substituted players being interviewed on the sidelines during the game after fully calming down. Strict restrictions are required for shooting in locker rooms, such as shooting is strictly prohibited when the head coach is deploying tactically. Stenikon stabilizer cameramen can enter the venue to shoot celebration images, but only a few seconds of celebration, which is similar to the mobile camera mechanism used by media such as ESPN in the NFL for a long time.
In the context of record broadcast agreements, these innovations are essentially an extension of broadcaster rights. This season's innovative measures will be implemented in a limited manner and are highly dependent on club cooperation, but clubs participating in the program will need to open two locker room shooting and player interview permissions at each home court.
It is reported that some coaches oppose locker room shooting, and clubs such as Arsenal and Manchester City that have long-term follow-up documentaries may also conflict due to commercial contract restrictions. When experts predict that the value of broadcast rights has reached its peak, safeguarding future broadcast rights has become an important issue in the Premier League, the world's richest football league.
The new broadcast package includes 70 new live broadcasts per season, and the value of a single broadcast right has dropped from £10.19 million in the 2016-19 cycle to £6.2 million in the next four years.