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Sky have maintained their stranglehold on Premier League TV rights after successfully buying four of the seven packages.

BT Sport won the Saturday lunchtime slot but the bidding process has still not been concluded with two packages still up for grabs with internet giants Amazon believed to be in the running.

Sky have won both Sunday slots, Saturday nights, Monday night and Friday nights which would give them the lion’s share of the top games for the three year contract starting in 2019.

But the 40 games still up for grabs - over a Bank Holiday and three midweek programmes - have yet to be decided but it is those games which would be broadcast simultaneously which could appeal to Amazon.

Sky have paid £3.579billion for their packages across the three seasons, with BT paying £885million for theirs.

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Which TV matches will change from next season? BT Sport lose their Saturday 5:30pm kick-off match, instead taking the Saturday 12:30pm kick-off slot.

Sky Sports gain the rights to the first Saturday 7:45pm kick-off games.

Two new 'simulcast' packages have not yet had their destinations announced.

BT Sport may still be keen to take one of the midweek slots but so far the value has reached £4.464bn which means it is on course to exceed the current £5.1bn.

Premier League chairman Richard Scudamore said: “We are extremely pleased that BT and Sky continue to view the Premier League and our clubs as such an important part of their offering.

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“Both broadcasters are fantastic partners for the Premier League and have a track record of making our competition available to fans across the country through their high-quality and innovative programming.

“To have achieved this investment with two packages of live rights remaining to sell is an outcome that is testament to the excellent football competition delivered by the clubs.”

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Barney Francis, Managing Director of Sky Sports, said: “Sky Sports customers will continue to enjoy unrivalled Premier League coverage through to 2022 with 128 live matches a season from next year - more than ever before – including the key head to heads in the best slots and, of course, analysis from the biggest names in football.”

Marc Allera, chief executive of BT’s Consumer division, said: “The Premier League is undoubtedly the most competitive and exciting domestic league in the world, so we’re delighted that our customers will be able to continue enjoying Saturday games on BT Sport.”