In the coming period, the English Premier League will enter a new stage in television transmission, and an unprecedented revolution will occur in the world of information and data.
And the British newspaper, “Mirror”, stated that the TV coverage of the “Premier League” matches will be completely different, than it was before, in light of the increasing interest in numbers and statistics related to matches and players.
Genius Sports, the technology partner of the English Premier League, has developed a new system that allows data to be authenticated in a few seconds.
Statistics in just 8 seconds
"Mirror" explained that the new system will allow providers of analysis studios and match commentators, to provide statistics on the match and players, in just 8 seconds.
The new system allows displaying statistics related to the players' running speed, ball shooting power and other things that enrich watching the match on TV.
Premier League fans will not have to wait long to enjoy this new and improved experience, as it will be available later in the 2022-2023 season.
Premier League set for TV revolution with plans to introduce real-time graphics and data into its broadcasts on Sky Sports and BT Sport 📊
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The newspaper pointed out that this experience will be available only to the media that owns the rights, to be made available at a later time to the English Premier League clubs, to help their coaches develop the players’ performance.
This technology works through the latest computer technologies, artificial intelligence and machine learning, but things will not stop there, as the company "Guinness Sports" revealed its intentions, to design virtual applications, allowing fans and followers to follow these numbers and data for themselves, as if they were in the heart of the event.
Mark Locke, chief executive of the company, said: "The new partnership with the Premier League is an important step towards demonstrating a unique way in which you can deliver data."
"We have believed in this vision for many years, and now it has become a reality, we are very excited to work on solutions to enhance the way the most popular league in world football is watched."
The strongest league in the world
The English Premier League football has high local and international viewership, which nominates it to be the strongest in the world, and it is considered a very popular and sought-after commodity in all countries of the world.
And the “Premier League” renewed the rights to broadcast matches locally with 3 networks, “Sky Sports”, “BT Sport” and “Amazon” for 4.8 billion pounds, for the period between seasons. 2022-2023 to 2024-2025.
The League also sold global rights for the same period, worth 5.05 billion pounds, an increase of 30% over the last time period, as it was sold for 3.89 billion pounds in the period between 2019-2020 until 2021-2022.
The Qatari network, beIN Sports, owns the rights to broadcast the English Premier League in the Middle East and North Africa, until the end of the 2024-2025 season.
(beIN) acquired the rights for the first time with the start of the 2013-2014 season, and remains the exclusive and only carrier in the Arab region.
Arsenal leads the Premier League table with 28 points, two points behind Manchester City, after 12 rounds of the season, knowing that the two teams have a postponed match.