Premier League clubs must usually allow broadcasters to film and transmit live at least 15 uninterrupted minutes of first-team training once in each calendar month, with at least one week’s notice, and any camera hold-back can be no more than 30 metres from the pitch in use.
What the training ground duties include
Here are the main filming duties linked to the training ground.
| Obligation | How often | Minimum |
|---|---|---|
| Training session filmed and transmitted live | Once per calendar month, except June, July and months with an international break of 14 consecutive days or more | 15 uninterrupted minutes |
| Edited footage handed to Premier League Studios | Once per calendar month, except June and July | five minutes |
| Club representative interview at the training ground or stadium | Twice a season, only where both sides agree | 60 uninterrupted minutes |
| Agreed filming locations at the training ground | In place before each season starts | four, one of them an interview room of 2.5 metres by 2.5 metres |
The live training slot and the edited package are separate duties. A club cannot treat one as a substitute for the other.
The interview requirement sits in the same media area but works differently. It happens only where both sides agree, while the filming locations must already be set up before the season begins.
When the monthly live access does not apply
The live training access duty does not run in every month of the year. It drops out in June, in July, and in any calendar month that contains an international break lasting 14 consecutive days or more.
The edited-footage duty has a different carve-out. June and July are excluded, but a long international break does not take a month out of that obligation.
Once a session has been arranged, the club still has to keep the league informed in time. Changes can be made no later than five days before the session, and then only in exceptional circumstances and with the league’s agreement.
Notice, camera distance and training away from the ground
For each monthly live training session, the club must give the league at least one week’s notice. That gives the media side time to plan access and transmission.
A club can keep cameras back from the training pitch, but only within a limit. The maximum hold-back is 30 metres from the pitch being used for that session.
If the first-team squad trains somewhere other than its training ground, the duty still has to be met in one of two ways. The club must either invite broadcasters and Premier League Studios to that location at least one week in advance, or give Premier League Studios footage from a session filmed there for the club’s own media channels.
What else a club must provide
Outside June and July, the club must also give Premier League Studios at least five minutes of edited footage once in each calendar month. That material can be shot at the training ground or at another location, and the content has to vary across a season.
The club can publish that edited footage on its own media channels only if Premier League Studios has received it no later than the moment it is published. The timing of delivery and release has to match.
Before the season starts, the training ground must have at least four agreed filming locations in place. One of those locations must be a dedicated interview room measuring at least 2.5 metres by 2.5 metres.
FAQ
Can TV cameras film Premier League training?
Yes. In the monthly access slot, a club must allow broadcasters and Premier League Studios to film and transmit live part of a first-team training session.
The access is not open-ended. It applies to one uninterrupted period and only in months that are not excluded by the rule.
How close can cameras get to a training session?
A club can impose a stand-off distance, so cameras do not have to be right next to the pitch. The limit on that restriction is 30 metres from the pitch being used.
The rule controls how far back the club may push the broadcasters. It does not set one fixed operating spot for every session.
What footage must a club provide?
There are two different content streams. One is the live monthly training window, and the other is the edited package of at least five minutes that goes to Premier League Studios outside June and July.
If the squad trains away from the training ground, the club still has a route to compliance. It can invite the media operation to the alternative site, or it can hand over footage filmed there for its own channels.
When can a club publish the edited footage on its own channels?
Only where Premier League Studios has been given the same footage no later than the moment it goes out. Anything later than that and the club cannot run it first on its own channels.
That condition attaches to the edited package rather than to the live training slot, so delivery and release have to line up.