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Sky have confirmed subscription fees are set to rise - just weeks after announcing their record breaking £5.1bn Premier League rights deal.

The broadcaster's sports bundle is set to go up from £46 to £47 and customers will on average be charged an extra £2.50 a month each.

In the wake of the blockbuster Premier League deal, Sky moved to assure consumers that they wouldn't be responsible for providing the necessary funding.

A statement last month read: “The company will work hard to minimise the impact of higher rights costs on customers, with the majority of the funding coming through substantial additional savings to be delivered by efficiency plans.”

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In February's announcement it was confirmed Sky had won five separate Premier League packages, including the introduction of Friday Night Football, for the period from 2016-19.

The deal is the biggest in football history, a staggering increase of around two-thirds from the last rights package of just over £3billion.

From the start of the deal Sky wil show 126 live matches a season, while BT Sport, who only claimed two packages, will show 42 games a season.