SPL agrees TV deal with Sky-ESPN

Sky Sports agrees a new TV deal with the Scottish Premier League that includes coverage of Rangers in Division Three.

The Scottish Premier League extend their live broadcasting deal with Sky and ESPN until 2017.

Scottish Football Association (SFA) president George Peat and chief executive Stewart Regan are divided over the best way to reform the Scottish Premier League (SPL).One proposal on the table following a report by former Scotland first minister Henry McLeish is to reduce the top flight of Scottish football from 12 teams back down to 10.Regan, who took over as chief excutive this season following a stint in a similar post at English county cricket club Yorkshire, is in favour of slimming down the SPL.But Peat would prefer a 14 or even 16-team division.

The Scottish Premier League has paid 50% of the monies owed to its member clubs and also makes payment to Scottish Football League.

Inverness Caledonian Thistle manager Terry Butcher has launched a scathing attack on Scottish Premier League plans for reconstruction.SPL chief executive Neil Doncaster claimed after a meeting of the 12 member clubs this week that there was broad agreement to back proposals which will see a return to a ten team top tier and a 12 club second tier.

Scottish Premier League chairmen vote "overwhelmingly to reject the application from Rangers newco to join the SPL".

Scottish Premier League clubs unanimously agree on a package of measures that would deliver a merged league body for next season.