Yahoo wins Premier League online rights

Internet services firm Yahoo has secured the exclusive UK online highlights rights for the English Premier League from 2010 to 2013.

The three-season multi-million pound deal, which starts in August, will see Yahoo.co.uk show five minute highlight packages of every Premier League match.

It follows similar video content deals signed by Yahoo.com in the US with basketball and ice hockey.

Virgin has owned the UK internet clip rights for the past three years.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8648414.stm

This replaces the deal that Virgin had in place.

Will this be free to watch online? Like the higlights?

The Virgin one was free as far as I know.

I was expecting to read that it was the full naming rights for some reason then. The Yahoo Premier League. Christ!