6 Viaplay TV alternatives for Scottish football as broadcasting bombshell rips up the script

Any Scottish football fan who has just seen their annual Viaplay subscription fee appear on their bank statement will be entitled to wonder just what they are going to get for their money now that the Nordic media giants have announced they are pulling out of the UK. And they will be joining a queues with SFA and SPFL chiefs.

The cost of watching the beautiful game for armchair supporters has risen in recent years to the point where MPs have called for more to be done to reduce the money punters have to pay. In recent seasons, fans have had to subscribe to Sky Sports, BT Sport, Premier Sports and Viaplay and that’s even before taking out club TV subscriptions. It has cost fans up to a figure nearing an eye-watering £1000 a year.

That has been reduced with Sky Sports now exclusively showing the cinch Scottish Premiership but fans of clubs involved in European action still need to subscribe to the rebranded TNT Sports. And now there are doubts over what the future holds for the Scotland national team after the news Viaplay are pulling out. The Scandinavian giants acquired the rights and sponsorship deal for the Scottish League Cup from Premier Sports and also show the Scottish Cup alongside the BBC.

Viaplay pull OUT of Scottish football to spark Scotland national team blackout fears

Viaplay won the rights to exclusively broadcast Scotland’s fixtures right through to the European Championships in 2028 as part of UEFA’s centralised deal. There is now major uncertainty over what happens next and here Record Sport looks at some of the possible options.

The media giants are no strangers to stepping in to save the day after coming to the rescue when Setanta went out of business in 2009. The collapse of the Irish broadcaster,