Celtic fans face a wait to see how easy it is to watch their side's trip to Ross County in August after Sky Sports decided against broadcasting it.
Ange Postecoglou side's begin their Premiership title defence in front of the TV cameras against Aberdeen on July 31st but their first away trip of the campaign a week later in Dingwall is one of two opening six fixtures not selected for coverage. The other is Hearts at home on Saturday 21st, but this will be moved to the 22nd due to Hearts' involvement in the Europa League play-off round.
Fixtures away at Dundee United and Kilmarnock are picked alongside September's first derby match against Rangers, but how Hoops fans will get to watch a trip to the Highlands is unknown. Fans looking to attend the match will face a scramble for tickets with away capacity at the Global Energy Stadium likely to sell out quick.
Clubs have been able to stream their home fixtures via club TV channels since the pandemic hit in 2020 but that may have changed ahead of this season.
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While no official announcement has come forward, SPFL chief executive Neil Doncaster commented in April that clubs were set to lose rights to live stream matches.
He told the Press and Journal : “We’re very grateful for the help Sky Sports have given us over the past two years, allowing our clubs to stream games.
“Effectively there has been a suspension of article 48, which is the blocked hours. The blocked hours mean you can’t broadcast between 2.45pm and 5.15pm on a Saturday.
“I would expect blocked hours to resume from this summer and we’ll return to a world where you need to attend the game to see it. But football broadcasting remains an ever-changing landscape.”
It's a potential headache for Celtic supporters if this is the case, with no viable way to watch if they can't get tickets or a club stream isn't available.
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