Premier League Begins Tender to Sell Soccer Rights in United States: The Daily EPL

The race begins today to find out who will win the media rights to the Premier League’s 2013-16 seasons on US television and Internet. The Premier League has invited companies to begin the process, which could involve a bidding war between FOX, beIN SPORT, ESPN, NBC and others. The decision regarding who gets the rights will have a profound impact on our viewing experience, so this will be a story that we’ll follow closely. We won’t know the winner for more than a week, but we now know the process has at least begun.

Here are the Premier League news headlines today. Lots of great stories!

• Premier League Begins Tender to Sell Soccer Rights in Americas — BusinessWeek
• Official Fantasy Premier League App Launches — Premier League
• Nasri out, Aguero in for Manchester City’s Arsenal test — Manchester Evening News 
• Uefa urged to threaten Lazio with game behind closed doors — The Guardian
• Premier League gates up for best attendance in 50 years — The Daily Express
• ‘Being: Liverpool’ Premiere Posts Impressive Ratings on FOX — TV By The Numbers 
• David Sullivan says he helped fund the signing of Andy Carroll out of his own pocket — Sky Sports 
• Didier Drogba has no regrets over Chelsea — The Guardian
• Bolton complete loan for Aston Villa’s Stephen Warnock — BBC Sport 
• Nathan Dyer can’t wait to test himself against Leighton Baines — Everton FC 
• Brendan Rodgers hails ‘outstanding’ Liverpool midfielder Jonjo Shelvey — The Independent 
• Michael Laudrup has no problem with rivals paying teams to win — BBC Sport
• Liverpool’s quest to produce the next Steven Gerrard is in safe hands — The Guardian 
• James Murdoch may run Fox Networks Group in US — RBR 
• Mexico prepare bid to host 2026 World Cup — The Telegraph 
• Ashley Young is now set to be unavailable until mid-October — The Independent 
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