In announcing the opening weekend's television selections, including the Hatters' home date with Burnley on Monday 12th August, the EFL stated that: 'Within seven days of today’s EFL Fixture Release, all matches selected for broadcast for the period to the end of September will be announced, and before a ball is kicked of the 2024/25 season, all TV selections will be confirmed for the period up to the FA Cup third round in early January. This is a landmark commitment, providing fans and clubs up to five months’ notice, an increase from the five weeks' notice given across the majority of the 2023/24 season.'
We would politely advise against booking travel tickets and hotel rooms until dates and kick-off times are confirmed, with matches televised on Sky's main channels and the new Sky Sports+ app on Friday nights, Saturday lunchtime and evening, Sunday afternoon and Monday nights.
The full EFL statement, including information on the new Sky deal for the league, is below:
The 2024/25 fixtures for the Sky Bet EFL have been confirmed, and in a landmark first and a celebration of the new domestic TV deal, all fixtures for the opening weekend will be broadcast live on Sky Sports to kick-off the new season.
Within seven days of today’s EFL Fixture Release, all matches selected for broadcast for the period to the end of September will be announced, and before a ball is kicked of the 2024/25 season, all TV selections will be confirmed for the period up to the FA Cup third round in early January. This is a landmark commitment, providing fans and clubs up to five months’ notice, an increase from the five weeks' notice given across the majority of the 2023/24 season.
In line with the uplift in matches, weekends where all divisions and the Premier League are scheduled to play, 10 regular weekend games across the three divisions will be broadcast, including 7 games at 12.30pm on a Saturday. This will include up to five Sky Bet Championship matches and up to five matches across Sky Bet League One and Sky Bet League Two.
Sky Bet EFL fixtures will be broadcast via either an existing Sky Sports channel or Sky Sports+ - a new way for fans to discover and stream live sport. Integrated into the current Sky TV experience and the revamped Sky Sports mobile app, Sky Sports+ is available at no extra cost for subscribers of the full Sky Sports package. All televised fixtures will also be available on streaming service NOW.
The full fixture list, including the matches from the opening weekend, is now available to view online by visiting EFL.com or individual club channels.
Sky Bet EFL - Sky Sports
From 2024/25, the EFL and its Clubs will embark on a record domestic rights deal with broadcaster Sky Sports worth £935m over a five-year period.
Over 1,000 of the EFL’s 1,891 games across the Sky Bet EFL, Carabao Cup and Bristol Street Motors Trophy will be broadcast, with every one of the 72 EFL Clubs to be featured live on Sky more than 20 times this season.
For further information on the Domestic Broadcast Rights deal, you can visit EFL.com.
