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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Ewan Murray

SPFL and Sky discussing new £29.5m TV deal to show 60 Premiership matches

Celtic's Matt O'Riley and Ross County's Alex Iacovitti compete for the ball.
Celtic's Matt O'Riley and Ross County's Alex Iacovitti compete in a match which, under the new proposals, could have been rescheduled for pay-per-view. Photograph: Trevor Martin/PA

The Scottish Professional Football League is close to extending its deal with Sky Sports until 2029, at which point the broadcaster would be entitled to show up to 60 Premiership matches a season for a payment of £29.5m.

Sky’s existing deal with the SPFL, which allows a maximum of 48 games a season, is due to expire in 2025. Under the revised terms, Sky will continue with that limit this season and next at a cost of £25.7m and £26.7m respectively. From the 2024-25 season the 60-match limit triggers a £27.6m payment which will increase by almost £2m for the next four seasons. Sky will have the option of further 10-match SPFL bundles at the cost of around £4m from 2024-5.

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