article_snippet.sent: The USA is the third most lucrative market now for the League in rights terms, among 84 separate overseas contracts covering 212 territories.
article_snippet.sent: Only Thailand, where broadcasters are paying $320m for the current three years and the Middle East (both £213m), offer richer pickings, so far.
article_snippet.sent: With the Premier League having recently sealed Only Thailand, where broadcasters are paying $320m for the current three years and the Middle East (both £213m) record £5bn domestic TV deal for 2016-19 with Sky and BT, attention will now turn to all the overseas deals, to be brokered over the next year.
article_snippet.sent: All the overseas rights combined fetched £2.23bn for the Premier League for the 2013-16 period (or £743m a year) with increases expected.
article_snippet.sent: The USA The USA is high on the list of places the Premier League the Premier League want to continue building interest, not just to earn more TV cash but to provide the clubs with potentially lucrative markets.