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Substituted players to be interviewed during Premier League games
Touchline interviews with substituted players and camera access to dressing rooms are set to feature in Premier League TV coverage next operators will also be allowed to briefly enter the field of play to film close-ups of goal innovations, first reported in the Telegraph, external come at the start of a new four-year domestic TV deal, worth a record £6.6bn, will allow Sky and TNT to show up to 270 live games a details of the changes to coverage have yet to be confirmed by the Premier League.
BBC Sport has been told substituted players will be allowed to cool down before being interviewed on the touchline during the details have yet to be released on how often this will happen in matches, or how many matches it will apply room access will be restricted and never allowed during team coverage is a regular feature of sport in the United States but has rarely been seen in the new TV deal includes the BBC continuing to show Premier League highlights on Match of the also includes Football Focus, plus additional digital rights for its online platforms.
