and that is what we are currently observing. really interesting currently observing. really interesting to currently observing. really interesting to talk - currently observing. really interesting to talk to - currently observing. really interesting to talk to you. | finally the english premier league kicks off this evening as arsenal take on crystal palace at selhurst park. it will be the 30th season since the league was launched in 1992 introducing previously unheard of sums of money into the uk game. back in 1992, sky won the rights to show 60 games per season over five years with a bid of £300 million. since then the money involved has gone stratospheric. the premier league is broadcast to 800 millon homes in 188 countries. and that has pushed global tv rights above £10 billion for the first time this season. kieran maguire is author of the book the price of football he does
but the opening ceremony has kicked off the event in style as dan roan reports. it s often known as the second city, but this is birmingham s chance to shine. in front of an estimated global tv audience of more than a billion people, the opening ceremony of the commonwealth games was under way. here in the beating heart of england, the 72 nations and countries competing here, represented by 72 houses, coming together again after covid and forming a new neighbourhood in the courtyard of the commonwealth. before in the year of her platinum jubilee, a montage honouring the queen s long commitment to the games. these the 18th of her reign. in a tribute to the city s rich history of car manufacturing, a convoy of dozens of midlands made automobiles forming. the prince of