Major Scottish football boost as Premier Sports win rights to Premiership games

Scottish football has been given a major boost with news that Premier Sports won the battle to screen 20 more Premiership matches from this coming season.

The five-year deal, worth ‘eight figures’ can potentially see the number of live matches increase to 80 per season and runs alongside Sky’s current deal, which will now allow them to broadcast 60 games, a jump from 48 – though they only showed 41 last season.

SPFL chief executive Neil Doncaster said: “This is tremendous news for SPFL clubs and supporters alike, and means that up to 80 Premiership matches will be broadcast live next season across Sky Sports and Premier Sports.

“This will be the highest number of live matches ever broadcast from the Scottish Premiership.

“With Premier Sports already having the rights to the Premier Sports Cup and Scottish Cup, they have cemented their place as a key broadcaster of live Scottish football.

“We are extremely grateful to Premier Sports for their increased investment into the game, which will bring an additional eight-figure sum into Scottish football over the next five years, meaning further record-breaking payments to clubs.”

Michael O’Rourke, founder of Premier Sports, said: “We are delighted to strengthen our Scottish football offering to fans in what is a hugely exciting time for Scottish football at both club and international level.

“The addition of the Scottish Premiership means we are showing more Scottish football than ever before, and we’re looking forward to broadcasting games and storylines from one of Europe’s most exciting and passionate leagues for the next five years.”

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