A new agreement between BBC Scotland and the SPFL will increase the number of live televised matches from the William Hill Championship by up to ten a season.
BBC Scotland has been showing up to 20 live games on the BBC Scotland channel and that will now rise to a potential maximum of 30 per season under a new deal.
And there’s more good news for football fans with the broadcaster set to stream a weekly highlights programme, featuring the best of the action from the William Hill Championship and William Hill Leagues 1 and 2.
The highlights show is planned to begin in January and will be available on the BBC Sport Scotland website and app each Monday of the season, showing the goals and big moments from the weekend fixtures.
The increase to the maximum number of live televised matches and the new highlights programme are add-ons to the current multi-platform deal between the broadcaster and the SPFL which was extended last year up to the end of the 2028/29 season.
The additional coverage represents another long-term commitment to the Scottish game from the broadcaster and further enhances its sport portfolio for audiences.
Louise Thornton, Head of Commissioning, BBC Scotland, said: ‘It’s great news for audiences that we’ve secured the rights to show more live matches and provide a new highlights package.
‘The BBC Scotland channel has been the home of live Championship matches on Friday nights since 2018 and we’re delighted this additional agreement with the SPFL allows us to cover even more games from this exciting league.’
Neil Doncaster, SPFL Group Chief Executive, said: “It is fantastic to expand our partnership with the BBC to show even more live William Hill Championship games.
“The league is renowned for its incredible excitement and drama and having up to 30 games broadcast live each season from the William Hill Championship is great news for Scottish football fans.
“For the past two seasons our social media team have done a terrific job producing an excellent highlights programme, available on YouTube. We are delighted that BBC Scotland will be taking over responsibility for that programme in the New Year. This is great news for fans wanting to catch up with all the best action from across our leagues.”
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