Premier Sports reject request to Broadcast Celtic v Falkirk cup tie via Pass to Paradise

Celtic’s Scottish Cup defence gets underway on Saturday evening when Falkirk visit Celtic Park for the 3rd Round tie. The game is being shown live on Premier Sports and on Celtic TV for those supporters outside Britain and Ireland.

However many of Celtic’s Pass to Paradise season ticket supporters have been hoping that the club would also confirm that this match – with the unusually late kick-off time for a Saturday (7.30pm) – would be provided as some additional ‘added value’.

However it appears that this will NOT be happening after Celtic’s SLO undated a response to a supporter from last week who wanted to know if this Scottish Cup match on 3 April would be added to the Pass to Paradise as part of the promise the club made to supporters to provide added value in a season where 60,000 supporters have paid full price for the club’s streaming service via Celtic TV.

Unfortunately for Celtic, the rights to this Scottish Cup match belong to Premier Sports who have now confirmed, according to John Paul Taylor’s update, that they are not willing to allow Celtic to broadcast the game directly to Pass to Paradise season ticket holders.

So if you are in Britain or Ireland and want to watch the game then your only legitimate option in to watch via Premier Sports.

Celtic have won the Scottish Cup on each of the last four seasons and are targeting an unrivalled 5th consecutive Scottish Cup win to salvage something from what has been a frustrating and disappointing season for the club.

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3 Comments

  1. I dare say we are not only club in this situation but as usual it celtic that only have problem by Scottish press and media who don’t print anything good about our club

  2. David Potter on

    This is terrible news. Celtic and the rest of Scottish football really have to stand up to this. What is wrong with wanting to see your team? A protest at least is not out of the question if contracts have already been signed, and contracts have to be better negotiated the next time round.

  3. james thomson on

    just back to normal the celtic faithfuls who have stood by there club paying season tickets have been let down again by the board-keep filling there pockets and feak the fans