Spl Signs Biggest Ever TV Deal
The Scottish Premier League has agreed the biggest TV rights contract in its history after signing a £125m deal with Setanta Sports.
The new contract will see Setanta Sports continue to broadcast live SPL matches for a further four years, until 2014.
SPL executive chairman Lex Gold said: ‘£125m marks the biggest-ever TV deal in Scottish football history. This will allow clubs to re-invest to make the Scottish game even stronger.’
Setanta’s present contract, which ends in 2010, was worth £54.5m. The new deal – more than twice the value of the present one – will extend the current partnership from the start of season 2010/11 through to the end of season 2013/14.
As with the present contract, 60 games will be covered live each season for broadcast across the UK and Ireland.
The BBC also has a contract with the Scottish Premier League until 2012 for match highlights on television and online. BBC Radio Scotland and the BBC Sport website also provide live commentary from all SPL games as part of that deal.
