Soccer Saturday 2016 launch to air online and on four TV channels
Sky Sports’ Soccer Saturday show will be simulcast across six channels and digital outlets on Saturday 13th August.
“Last season showed us anything can happen in the Premier League and the opening day is always full of surprises, so we’re delighted to open up our coverage of Soccer Saturday to even more people across our channels and online.” – Soccer Saturday presenter Jeff Stelling
The move, Sky Sports state is to enable more ‘fans than ever before’ to follow the drama of the opening day of the Premier League season.
In addition to its regular broadcast on Sky Sports News HQ and Sky Sports 1, the first Soccer Saturday of the series will be simulcast from 3.00pm on Sky 1, Pick, skysports.com, and for the first time, on Sky Sports’ Facebook and YouTube pages.
Presented by Jeff Stelling, and with a panel of experts and reporters including Charlie Nicholas, Phil Thompson, and Chris Kamara, Soccer Saturday is the Sky Sports’ guide through all Saturday’s matches from across the leagues.
From this season, Sky Sports customers can also use the expanded mobile clips service delivered by the Sky Sports Football Score Centre app to watch all the goals from Saturday’s matches on their mobile devices from 5.15pm. Sky Sports viewers can also watch extended match highlights of all Saturday’s matches on demand from midnight.
This season Sky Sports will show more than 700 matches from eight different leagues across its channels and digital outlets in its biggest ever season of football. For the first time, viewers will be able to enjoy regular live coverage of Premier League matches on Friday nights in addition to those shown on Saturday and Sunday afternoons, and Monday Night Football.
“There’s a terrific set of matches scheduled on the opening day of the season including champions Leicester City away to new boys Hull and Ronald Koeman’s first game in charge of Everton at home to Tottenham. Soccer Saturday will be the perfect way to follow every twist and turn.” – Soccer Saturday presenter Jeff Stelling
