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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
Sport
Aidan Smith

Premier Sports strike deal with Viaplay as broadcaster returns to Scottish football

Premier Sports is set to return in place of Viaplay as official broadcasters for cup competitions across Scotland.

The broadcaster will return to the UK in early 2024 subject to competition approval having agreed to take back control of the Viaplay Group.

This means Scottish Cup and League Cup matches in Scotland will be shown by Premier Sports and also matches involving Scotland in the lead up to the Euros in Germany next summer.

Premier Sports will continue to be delivered via the same channels on Sky and Virgin and customers preferring to stream the channel can continue to use Amazon Prime and iTunes.

Premier Sports will also launch its own newly enhanced streaming service when the brand returns to the UK. The new service will once again feature 24/7 access to the 2 Premier Sports TV channels plus access to all additional key content live making it a device led hub of live sport. Every game from LALIGA will also be available as Jude Bellingham’s Real Madrid fight it out in a four-way title battle. Rugby is also covered for fans across the UK with every game live from the United Rugby Championship including making it the only place to see exclusive coverage of Glasgow and Edinburgh, all Ulster’s home and away games as well as exclusive games featuring Cardiff, Dragons RFC, Ospreys and Scarlets.

Premier Sports exclusive EPCR Challenge Cup coverage will also feature games involving Edinburgh, Ospreys and Cardiff while select games will also be broadcast from every round of the TOP14. NHL and NASCAR continue to be represented and new content to provide even greater value will be added.

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