STV have partnered with Premier Sports to broadcast a new 24-hour sports channel on their player.

The two telly giants come together to allow STV to provide an "always on" sports showing.

Live Serie A games and MLS matches will be available to STV viewers as part of the new deal.

Peter Reilly, STV’s Commercial Director, said: “This partnership will provide our viewers on STV Player with access to 24-hour sports coverage.  

"In addition to the wide range of original and archive content already available, FreeSports will further strengthen the STV 
Player as Scotland’s content destination of choice. 
 
“We are also delighted to be appointed as exclusive sales agent for Premier Sports. 

"STV is Scotland’s pre-eminent advertising platform and we look forward to bringing our expertise and proven track record of working with advertisers to drive growth for Premier Sports across their digital and broadcast platforms."

Other sports including wrestling, boxing, motorsports and ice hockey will also be available.

Richard Sweeney, Chief Executive Officer at Premier Sports, added: "We are thrilled to partner with STV as we look to continue growth across our three channels with ever increasing sports content.
 
"The addition of FreeSports to the STV Player is a welcome boost for fans of the channel and will be a huge hit with users of the STV Player."