Sky , BBC and Talksport all have to keep on the right side of the PL , given their fiscal relationship for broadcast rights . Hardly surprising that today's significant victory in the arbitration hearing has been played down by all three . They are effectively mouthpieces for the PL The PL keeps them in line by the pervasive threat of other broadcasters being given a bigger slice of the pie ( TNT / Amazon ) . It's not reporting it's fawning . Make no mistake if the PL had won the coverage would have been wall to wall on all three broadcasters with a whole queue of pundits lining up to take potshots.