Every Premier League game could be shown live on TV "inside the next five years as football embraces the biggest broadcasting revolution" since '92, according to Simon Mullock of the London DAILY MIRROR. Sky and BT Sport "may be currently preparing their bids" for the next TV deal which kicks in for the '16-17 season. But the expected £4B ($6B) showdown "will be peanuts if television and telecoms companies are given the go-ahead to take full advantage of streaming technology" when that agreement expires in '19. There reportedly is a "growing desire to give fans the opportunity to watch every single game." Plans are "still at an early stage, but the technology is already up and running, with growing numbers of supporters taking advantage of illegal streams via overseas providers." The "feeling is that the clubs themselves should be cashing in" on those illicit viewers. The "huge financial potential of live streaming has to be balanced" with the desire to ensure that "attendances inside Premier League stadia remain high." And one of the possibilities being examined is to incorporate a "black-out zone" within an agreed radius of grounds (DAILY MIRROR, 1/10).
