Scottish Premiership makes first UK move to remove Saturday 3pm broadcast blackout
The move is in advanced talks territory. Source confidence is high with single-source support.
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Scottish Premiership to invite bids to televise all games from 2029UK leagues expected to launch co-ordinated move to remove blackoutThe Scottish Premiership has made the first move in what is expected to be a coordinated attempt by the UK’s domestic leagues to remove the Saturday afternoon broadcast blackout by inviting bids to televise all of its matches in the next rights cycle from 2029.A tender document issued by the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) last week is understood to have given broadcasters an option to bid for live rights to…
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