Last year, English Sky Sports and US TNT Sports agreed on a new deal worth nearly £7 billion for Premier League broadcasting. And when Americans invest such a lavish amount into something, they want to introduce some US-style innovations. Hence, the EPL won’t be an exception.Premier League broadcasts will feature interviews with substituted players, as well as more on-pitch and dressing room camera access from next season.Broadcasters will also be allowed to enter the pitch in order to capture close-up footage of goal celebrations. pic.twitter.com/mmAunIK37G— The Athletic | Football (@TheAthleticFC) June 27, 2025 According to The Telegraph, this “Americanization” – so to say – will be embodied in three novelties. First and foremost, cameras will have dressing room access, meaning that viewers will be able to see numerous things that had been characterized as private in football.Nevertheless, there will be several restrictions, as cameras won’t be allowed to film managers’ team talks, while the situation with clubs that have their own long-running behind-the-scenes documentaries, such as Man City and Arsenal, is still vague.13-year-old African wonderkid signs for Chelsea in record-breaking deal!Additionally, The Telegraph claims that this innovation will heavily depend on clubs’ willingness to cooperate, though each team is expected to be filmed twice throughout the season and only during home games.The second novelty will be touchline interviews with subbed-out players. They’ll reportedly be given some time to cool off following the sub but will talk to the reporters while the game is still on. Something similar was done last season when Bournemouth’s Marcus Tavernier was interviewed during the Cherries’ clash against Southampton.##NAJAVA_MECA_8996545##Finally, the broadcaster will be allowed to capture close-up footage of goal celebrations. Now, that will represent some sort of pitch invasion, but it will reportedly last just for seconds, so players won’t be “threatened” in any sense.In the end, these changes undoubtedly have both good and bad sides. It just depends on which one you choose to support. On the one hand, viewers will get some pretty exclusive content that will give them further insight into players’ and managers’ routines. Conversely, the spirit of the good old Premier League will be irrevocably lost.
