Premier League chiefs and shareholders will today discuss the issue with Pay-Per-View football. And the decision could be made to scrap the £14.95 scheme following its massive backlash over the past several weeks. Post-lockdown last season, all Premier League games were shown at no extra cost on TV. Broadcasting rights were shared across Sky Sports, BT Sport, Amazon Prime Video and the BBC. But this term, certain games have been made Pay-Per-View, including Newcastle vs Manchester United, Arsenal vs Leicester and West Brom vs Burnley. The latter had ‘exceptionally low’ viewing figures which were the worst to date, according to the Mirror . Talks over PPV broadcasting of games will be...
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