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Elliott Jackson

Sky Sports announce new TV features for ahead of Premier League restart

Sky Sports have announced that crowd noise and new catch-up options will be available ahead of the Premier League's return on June 17.

Aston Villa and Sheffield United will kick-start the return of the 2019/20 season, with all remaining 92 matches set to be shown live.

Sky Sports will broadcast 64 matches across the final rounds of the 2019/20 Premier League, including 25 on Sky's free-to-air Pick channel.

As a result, the broadcast giant has announced new innovative technologies to enjoy whilst watching the matches.

In partnership with EA SPORTS FIFA, they are rolling out bespoke and team-specific crowd noises and chants to bring the vibrant atmosphere of the Premier League to the restart.

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Viewers can select the Sky channel to watch with the added sound or with stadium noise.

In addition, Sky Sports have revealed fans will now be able to use a new feature on the Sky Sports website and app to watch select matches with friends in a video room.

They will also be launching a new catch-up feature, allowing fans not to miss any of the Premier League action.

Each game will have a live timeline enabling viewers to quickly catch up on the highlights at any point during the match, even if they have not watched it from the beginning.

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