The BBC's highlights package on Saturday and Sunday nights, as well as other evenings when fixtures justify, will run until 2016. Television rights alone for the period 2010 to 2013 have been purchased for £1.782 billion. On 22 June 2009, due to troubles encountered by Setanta Sports after it failed to meet a final deadline over a £30 million payment to the Premier League, ESPN was awarded two packages of UK rights containing a total of 46 matches that were available for the 2009–10 season as well as a package of 23 matches per season from 2010–11 to 2012–13. On 13 June 2012, the Premier League announced that BT had been awarded 38 games a season for the 2013–14 through 2015–16 seasons at £246 million-a-year. The remaining 116 games were retained by Sky who paid £760 million-a-year. The total domestic rights have raised £3.018 billion, an increase of 70.2% over the 2010–11 to 2012–13 rights. The value of the licensing deal rose by another 70.2% in 2015, when Sky and BT paid a total of £5.136 billion to renew their contracts with the Premier League for another three years up to the 2018–19 season. COUNT 10
QSN1 How much money did Premier League earn regarding television rights in 2010-13? ANS1 Television rights alone for the period 2010 to 2013 have been purchased for £1.782 billion. QSN2 How many games did BT show in 2013-16? ANS2 BT had been awarded 38 games a season for the 2013–14 through 2015–16 seasons at £246 million-a-year. QSN3 Who will show 116 games for that same time period? ANS3 The remaining 116 games were retained by Sky who paid £760 million-a-year. QSN4 How much have the domestic televsion rights increased from 2010-12 to 2012-13? ANS4 The total domestic rights have raised £3.018 billion, an increase of 70.2% over the 2010–11 to 2012–13 rights. QSN5 How much did BT and Sky pay for their rights up to the 2018-19 season? ANS5 Sky and BT paid a total of £5.136 billion to renew their contracts with the Premier League for another three years up to the 2018–19 season. QSN6 When will the BBC's weekend highlights package run out? ANS6 2016 QSN7 How much were Premier League television rights from 2010 to 2013 purchased for? ANS7 £1.782 billion QSN8 When did Setanta Sports fail to meet their payments deadline? ANS8 22 June 2009 QSN9 When Setanta Sports could not pay their bill to the league, which network took over broadcast rights from them? ANS9 ESPN QSN10 On which date was it announced that BT was awarded a broadcasting contract? ANS10 13 June 2012