League of Ireland on RTE and streaming platforms for new season

There was good news tonight for League of Ireland fans and sports enthusiasts in general with the FAI announcing details for the new season that is due to start next month.

The FAI has finalised a series of broadcast deals to bring League of Ireland football back to the fans in the new season.

A new deal with RTÈ Sport to cover first picks for the live transmission of Friday Night Football

The return of the innovative WATCHLOI service to keep SSE Airtricity Premier Division football live for the fans during the COVID-19 pandemic

A new FAI platform – LOITV - to stream all SSE Airtricity First Division matches for the season

LOITV will offer, for the first time streaming of all SSE Airtricity Women’s National League matches free of charge on www.loitv.ie

Pricing for WATCHLOI Premier Division and LOITV First Division and details for season ticket holders will be announced later.

The new broadcast deal with RTÈ Sport will see 60+ SSE Airtricity Premier Division matches broadcast live across RTÈ TV and the WATCHLOI platform on watchloi.ie up until the mid-season break in June.

RTÈ Sport will cover all production costs for WATCHLOI with all profits from the platform set to go straight to the Premier Division clubs.

The WATCHLOI platform will return with the free to air offering of the FAI President's Cup between Shamrock Rovers and Dundalk on Friday 12th March, 7.45pm.

Friday Night Football

Coverage on RTE commences with the SSE Airtricity Premier Division game between Shamrock Rovers and St. Patrick's Athletic on Friday 19th March followed by Waterford v Sligo Rovers on Friday 26th March and Shamrock Rovers v Dundalk on Friday 2nd April.

LOITV

Streaming of all matches across the SSE Airtricity First Division and the SSE Airtricity Women’s National League with Pixellot cameras to be installed in every ground ahead of the 2021 season.

The Pixellot system uses artificial intelligence with HD cameras to deliver a top-quality viewing experience with the cameras used in many leagues across the world. The streaming service will also be available to the coaching and analysis staff at all clubs.