Six Scottish Premiership fixtures moved for TV coverage

The first league Old Firm derby in four years has been moved to an earlier kick-off and will be broadcast live by Sky Sports.

Celtic won the last league game between the sides at Celtic Park. Picture: SNS

Rangers will travel to Celtic Park on 10 September for a 12 noon start. Curiously, Sky are showing the contest at the same time as they are broadcasting the Manchester derby on one of their other Sky Sports channels.

The broadcaster will also be showing Rangers’ first trip to Aberdeen. The game has been moved back a day to Sunday, 25 September, with a 12 noon kick-off and comes exactly a week after Aberdeen’s trip to Dundee (1pm kick-off), another match to chosen for Sky Sports coverage.

On the same day BT Sport will show Celtic’s trip to Inverness. The channel will also broadcast an early kick-off on 20 August as St Johnstone host Celtic and a Friday night contest between Kilmarnock and Rangers at Rugby Park the following weekend.

No Championship fixtures have been scheduled for TV coverage in the opening two months of the campaign.

Latest fixture changes in full:

Saturday August 20, 2016

Ladbrokes Premiership

St Johnstone v Celtic

Live on BT Sport, kick-off 12.15pm

Friday August 26, 2016

Ladbrokes Premiership

Kilmarnock v Rangers

Live on BT Sport, kick-off 7.45pm

Saturday September 10, 2016

Ladbrokes Premiership

Celtic v Rangers

Live on Sky Sports, kick-off 12 noon

Sunday September 18, 2016

Ladbrokes Premiership

Dundee v Aberdeen

Live on Sky Sports, kick-off 12 noon

Sunday September 18, 2016

Ladbrokes Premiership

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Celtic

Live on BT Sport, kick-off 3.00pm

Sunday September 25, 2016

Ladbrokes Premiership

Aberdeen v Rangers

Live on Sky Sports, kick-off 1.00pm

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