Sky & BT confirm live SPFL games over festive period
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Sky Sports and BT Sport have confirmed which games they will broadcasting live from the Scottish Premiership and Scottish Championship over the festive and New Year period.
Both channels will screen 11 live games from the two Scottish leagues, with six of them airing on BT Sport while the remaining five will air on Sky Sports.
Among the games chosen for live broadcast are the Dundee derby at Tannadice on New Year’s Day between Dundee and Dundee United, which will be shown exclusively on BT Sport, and the Edinburgh derby at Tynecastle two days later, also live on BT, as Hearts host Hibernian.
The schedule also includes Friday night fixtures between Ross County and Dundee United, which kicks off December’s live games on Sky Sports, and the Championship clash between Queen of the South and Rangers on December 12, which will be live on BT Sport.
SPFL bosses have decided to avoid scheduling televised games on Boxing Day this year, but New Year’s Day will feature a rare Scottish double header with the Dundee derby at lunchtime, followed by Partick Thistle taking on Celtic in the tea-time kick-off.
Alongside this commitment to the top flight, there will be at least 15 Rangers games from the Scottish Championship and all four of the Edinburgh derbies between Hibs and Hearts.
In addition, BBC Alba will be screening a further 16 live matches free-to-air from across the Scottish Championship, Scottish League 1 and Scottish League 2.
Free-to-air highlights of the Scottish Premiership will continue to be shown in Sportscene on BBC One Scotland every Sunday night.
Visit SPFL.co.uk for the full list of live televised Scottish league football fixtures on Sky Sports, BT Sport and BBC Alba.
