BBC Scotland and SPL agree 3-year deal incl. Rangers games

[der Berliner 3,267]

It looks like the most impartial and objective TV and radio station has done a deal with the toxic authority ... despite not knowing whether the latter will survive much longer.

 

I wonder how the SPL can deal in SFL games including Rangers ...

 

BBC Scotland and SPL agree new TV, radio and online deal

 

BBC Scotland has agreed a new three-year deal with the Scottish Premier League to cover matches across television, radio and online.

 

The contract begins in season 2013/14.

 

The deal allows BBC Scotland to broadcast TV highlights on Sportscene, cover matches live on BBC Radio Sotland's Sportsound and publish match highlights on the BBC Sport website.

 

Live TV match coverage is provided by Sky and from this summer BT Vision will take over ESPN's rights until 2017.

 

BBC Scotland has been covering Scottish football's top tier continuously for the past six years.

 

The new deal also means BBC Scotland can continue to provide up to 10 live radio commentaries each season of Rangers' games and post the club's match highlights online.

 

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[stewarty 1,877]

I wonder what our share of this is? 50p and a Sherbert Dib-dab for the season?

[54andcounting 0]

Even the bheeb are missing us, we'll be getting a fair slice of the cash I suspect

[calscot 0]

They didn't have the rights to Rangers last season - presumably as they were tied to the original SPL deal which didn't foresee either Glasgow club not being involved.

[craig 5,199]

We arent an SPL member, so how the fck can they have our games unless the SFL allow them to ?

 

Questions must be asked on this surely ?

[Bluedell 5,348]

We arent an SPL member, so how the fck can they have our games unless the SFL allow them to ?

 

Questions must be asked on this surely ?

 

I guess the 5 way agreement covered out TV and radio rights for more than 1 year.

 

Blackmailing bastards!

[craig 5,199]

I guess the 5 way agreement covered out TV and radio rights for more than 1 year.

 

Blackmailing bastards!

 

And, if so, that also makes Green a lying bastard too !

[Gribz 743]

This has snuck under the radar a bit! Out of all the threads in Rangers chat that should be in this room, this one should probably be in Rangers chat.

 

Like Craig says, questions have to be asked and answered on this! We're being used here.

[chilledbear 16]

Division 3 Champions are on SKY tomorrow, SPL Champions are on ESPN come Sunday.

 

There's only one team in Scotland.

[Frankie 8,172]

We don't own our own TV rights - the SFL do so they must have sold them to the SPL in the first instance.

 

I'd fancy CG probably tried to take ownership of these at some point but failed under the terms of the agreement above.