Premier League To Establish In-House Media-Operations Business for 2026-27 Season

The operation will produce and distribute content for global broadcasters

The Premier League clubs today voted to establish a new in-house media-operations business that will launch for the start of the 2026-27 season. Under the plan, the Premier League will bring all international media-content production and distribution in-house. For 20 years, this service has been provided in partnership with IMG, operating as Premier League Productions (PLP).

Further details regarding the Premier League in-house media-operations business will be announced in due course, prior to its launch in 2026.   

Premier League Chief Media Officer Paul Molnar says IMG has been a fantastic partner for the Premier League over the past 20 years: “They have worked tirelessly on our behalf to provide world-class content and services to our international partners. During this time, our partnership has been at the forefront of broadcast innovation to deliver top-class programming week in, week out throughout the season. This has all come together to play a vital role in growing our global audiences and popularity. As we move the media-production operations in-house, we remain steadfast in our commitment to providing a best-in-class content service to our partners and millions of passionate fans around the world.”

Since 2004, PLP has been the gateway to the action and emotion of Premier League football for broadcasters and hundreds of millions of fans in more than 180 countries. Throughout this time, Premier League and IMG have worked together to bring quality and innovation in live events production, pioneering new technologies and on-screen talent to provide full coverage of all 380 league matches each season, as well as wide-ranging support programming.

In its current form, PLP delivers 6,000 hours of content per season to the Premier League’s 55 international broadcast partners, covering 189 markets around the world. In addition to full coverage of the season’s 380 matches, Premier League Productions provides a 24/7 content service and other support programming, including long-form content, such as magazine shows.

The two organizations will continue to deliver the next two Premier League seasons to broadcasters and remain committed to providing a first-class viewing experience for fans around the world.

“IMG’s work with the Premier League has been game-changing,” says Barney Francis, EVP, studios, IMG, “both for how fans enjoy football and for the growth of the Premier League’s international audience and business.

“Working at the cutting edge of sports production for 20 years,” he continues, “we are proud to have launched many innovations together, from PLTV in 2010, which opened up the global TV-rights market, to the transition from SD to HD and then to 4K. We have built a state-of-the art virtual studio, produced award-winning digital content, and introduced new cameras and feeds that have made the Premier League’s programming a gold standard for global sports broadcasting. With IMG’s wider production work for rightsholders — such as the EFL, MLS, and Apple, the Saudi Pro League, EuroLeague, and ETP — we are continuing to power live sports broadcasting, leveraging new technologies, and reaching wider audiences as our business continues to grow internationally.”