Three of Hull City’s Sky Bet Championship fixtures have been moved for Sky Sports coverage.
The visit of Millwall on Saturday 24 August will now kick-off at the earlier time of 12:30pm on Sky Sports+.
Two matches have been brought forward to Friday nights: Sheffield United at home on 13 September and Stoke City away a week later, both kicking off at 8pm on Sky Sports Football.
All broadcast selections have now been made up until the end of September.
Prior to the start of the season, all TV selections will be confirmed for the period up to the FA Cup third round in early January.
All EFL fixtures on the opening weekend will be shown on Sky Sports, including the Tigers' clash with Bristol City on Saturday 10 August at 12:30pm on Sky Sports+.
Sky Sports Live Matches:
Saturday 10 August – Bristol City (H), 12:30pm – Sky Sports+
Saturday 24 August – Millwall (H), 12:30pm – Sky Sports+
Friday 13 September – Sheffield United (H), 8pm – Sky Sports Football
Friday 20 September – Stoke City (A), 8pm – Sky Sports Football
The 2024/25 season sees the launch of a new five-year broadcast deal between Sky Sports and the EFL.
EFL fixtures will be broadcast via either an existing Sky Sports channel or Sky Sports+ - a new way for fans to discover and stream live sport. Integrated into the current Sky TV experience and the revamped Sky Sports mobile app, Sky Sports+ is available at no extra cost for subscribers of the full Sky Sports package. All televised fixtures will also be available on streaming service NOW.
Schedule and Slots
With the uplift in matches, fans can expect the following template for broadcast-selection matches for regular weekends, where all divisions and the Premier League play, up until the end of September. This is subject to non-foreseeable match postponements:
- Up to 10 regular weekend games across the three divisions will be broadcast
- Up to five Sky Bet Championship matches
- Up to five matches across Sky Bet League One and Sky Bet League Two - Up to three Championship matches and, for the first time, at least one League One or League Two fixture will be broadcast on Sky Sports Main Event or Sky Sports Football
- The remaining broadcast fixtures will be available to watch via Sky Sports+
- 26 out of the 36 regular weekend games across the three divisions will remain in the Saturday 3pm slot, which will not be broadcast in the UK
For matches on a regular weekend broadcast outside of the blocked hours, fans can watch seven matches on a Saturday lunchtime (12.30pm kick-off), frequent slots on a Friday night and additional selected picks on a Thursday night, Sunday afternoon and Monday night.
The League is committed to greater parity in the number of times that Clubs are selected for TV coverage across all competitions, with Clubs set to feature more than 20 times per season on Sky Sports.
TV Highlights
ITV will show highlights of the EFL and Carabao Cup across the 2024/25 season on Saturdays at 9pm on ITV4, with a repeat on ITV later in the evening.
International TV Audiences
Fans outside the UK will be able to continue watching their favourite team in all EFL competitions via club platforms, where matches are not being broadcast exclusively.
