Every game in the opening weekend of the Football League will be broadcast live next season, including kick-offs in the fiercely guarded 3pm Saturday slot. The wall-to-wall coverage will be shown on Sky Sports+ as part of the broadcaster’s expanded £935 million five-year deal with the EFL. When the top-tier season starts the following weekend, Sky will screen 10 EFL matches per weekend, six from the Championship and two each from League One and League Two. Jonathan Licht, Managing Director at Sky Sports, said: “For the first time, we will broadcast every game live from across the EFL on the opening weekend. Streaming platform DAZN had been keen to acquire the rights to screen all EFL matches and bring an end to the Saturday blackout period between 2.45pm and 5.15pm.

Source: Sky sports May 08, 2024 13:47 UTC