The Football League have finally confirmed that they have done a deal with Channel 5 for the next three years.
As many of you will have known for the last few months, Channel 5 will show highlights of all the days Championship, League One and League Two games at 9pm on a Saturday night, a slot which will be far more palatable than when the Football League Show which was on BBC One after Match Of The Day.
Match footage will be filmed, edited and delivered by ITN Productions. As part of a multi-million pound three-year contract, ITN Productions will cover the Sky Bet Championship, Sky Bet League 1, Sky Bet League 2, Capital One Cup and Johnstone’s Paint Trophy matches - a total of 1,813 games per season across Football League and Premier League grounds.
ITN Productions will also produce digital clips and highlights content of The Football League's competitions for use by domestic broadcasters (Sky Sports & Channel 5), international broadcasters (through Pitch International) and clubs (through their online Player service), as well as clips of Premier League matches for top flight clubs that are part of the League’s FLi network of club websites.
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