A minimum of 20 Birmingham City matches will be televised live next season as part of Sky Sports’ new deal with the EFL.
The £935m deal was signed in April and will see Sky Sports stream more than 1,000 EFL matches next season. Blues’ relegation to League One will barely affect viewings after the broadcaster pledged to screen a minimum of 20 matches across the 2024/25 campaign.
Sky’s existing TV deal with the EFL doesn’t guarantee any televised matches for League One and Two clubs. Selected Carabao Cup matches and all fixtures in the EFL Trophy – a competition Blues will compete in for the first time since they won it in 1995 – will be available for supporters to watch on the Sky Sports+ channel.
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Every match outside the traditional 3pm Saturday blackout will be screened live, with a minimum of two televised games each weekend in League One. Every fixture on the opening and closing weekends of the season will be broadcast by Sky Sports.
The League One season is likely to begin on Friday, August 9 with a live fixture at 8pm. Blues will discover their fixture list for the upcoming campaign at 9am on Wednesday, June 26..
Sky have pledged to give supporters more notice when selecting games for live coverage from the beginning of the season. At the business end of the season, when selections are more tricky to make, Sky will try to give fans a minimum of four weeks' notice.
