Scottish Premiership makes first UK move to remove Saturday 3pm broadcast blackout

League to invite bids to televise all games from 2029 UK leagues expected to coordinate move to end blackout The Scottish Premiership has made the first move in what is expected to be a coordinated attempt from the UK’s domestic leagues to remove the Saturday afternoon broadcast blackout by inviting bids to televise all of its matches in the next rights cycle from 2029.

A tender document issued by the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) last week is understood to have given…