Sky Sports will show up to 60 live Scottish Premiership games next season, and it is starting with a bang. All six matches of the opening weekend, July 31 to August 3, will be live, a first for the league.
The rights deal runs until at least 2029, Sky says. Sky will also broadcast from each top-flight ground on up to five occasions and cover the Premiership play-off final. Free highlights of every game will go on Sky Sports’ digital platforms and YouTube.
Viewing figures give Sky a reason to push. The 2025/26 season brought a rise of 22 per cent year on year, to 28 million viewer hours, according to Sky. Its own football director, Gary Hughes, described last season as one that “culminated in a dramatic final-day title decider.”
Neil Doncaster, the SPFL’s group chief executive, said the league is “thrilled” with Sky’s commitment and noted that last season saw more live games shown than ever before.
What is on
Rangers open at Dundee United on Friday night, kick-off 8pm, in Derek McInnes’ first league match as their manager. On Saturday, Falkirk meet St Mirren, now under Craig McLeish, at 3pm, before Hearts visit Aberdeen at 5.30pm. Hearts finished runners-up last season and are searching for McInnes’ replacement.
Sunday has St Johnstone at home to Kilmarnock at 2pm, their first top-flight game since coming back up, and Hibernian against Motherwell at 4.30pm. Celtic finish the weekend on Monday at 7.30pm, at home to Dundee, as Martin O’Neill’s side begin their defence of the title.
Sky has also confirmed Kilmarnock v Celtic on August 9, with a 1.30pm kick-off. The first Old Firm match, at Celtic Park on September 20, is live on Sky too.
Sources
- Scottish Premiership 2026/27 fixtures, dates, schedule: Every match across opening weekend live on Sky Sports
- How to watch the 2026/27 Scottish Premiership season on Sky Sports | Contact Sky
