Scottish Professional Football League Signs New, Improved TV Deal With Sky Sports, BT

The Scottish Professional Football League struck an "improved deal" with Sky Sports and BT Sport that will continue their top-flight TV coverage until the end of the '19-20 season, according to Gregor Kyle of the Scotland DAILY RECORD. A deal was in place until '17 that shared the rights to 30 Premiership games a season between the broadcasters, earning the SPFL £15M ($23.2M) per campaign. The contract has improved and extended, and it will include up to six of the Premiership promotion playoff matches each year. The new deal does not include coverage of any Scottish Championship matches and while "the exact figures have not been revealed," SPFL sources said that the terms have improved by around 25%, earning the top flight clubs an extra £3.75M ($5.8M) a year (DAILY RECORD, 9/10).