£ City A.M. columnist Mark Kleinman reported last week that the Premier League video game rights are being sold to Electronic Arts for £500m in a six year deal. This is twice the previous amount that had been previously agreed. It shows two megatrends of the future of our economy, an increase in the rise of the sports economy, but also that of video games. The UK is a world leader in both and we should be very proud.(c) 2023 City A.M., source Newspaper