Scottish Premiership matches could be shown live at 3pm on Saturdays in revolutionary plan to END traditional blackout

SPFL bosses are offering broadcasters the chance to screen ALL Scottish Premiership matches in the next TV deal in anticipation of an END to the 3pm blackout. We told you earlier this month how league chiefs revealed they were prepared…

By Stewart Fisher · The Scottish Sun

Published: Thursday, 29 October 2026 at 4:29 PM

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Scottish Premiership matches could be broadcast live at 3pm on Saturdays starting from the 2029-30 season.
The SPFL invited tenders for a four-year broadcast cycle covering 2029-30 through to 2032-33.
One potential outcome would allow a single broadcaster to show every top-flight Scottish league game.

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Scottish Premiership matches could be shown live at 3pm on Saturdays under plans for the next broadcast rights cycle starting in the 2029-30 season. SPFL bosses are offering broadcasters the opportunity to screen every top-flight match, anticipating the end of the long-standing traditional Saturday afternoon blackout window across the home nations.

The tender for the four-year cycle running from 2029-30 through 2032-33 provides flexibility for bidders not to enforce Article 48 blocked-hours restrictions. The move relies on the belief that the FA, SFA, and Irish FA will no longer enforce the blackout period, which currently restricts UK broadcasts between 2:45pm and 5:15pm.

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