EFL Highlights Move To Quest

Last updated : 03 May 2018 By CNS Sport/AO

The Football League highlights show which was on Channel 5 will be moving to Quest.

Quest, owned by Discovery and backed by Eurosport, will have the ninety minute show on a Saturday night at 9pm starting from next season.

Quest will also broadcast ten hour-long highlights shows capturing all the action from every round of midweek fixtures as well as  eight hour-long highlights shows from the Carabao Cup and Checkatrade Trophy.

Quest TV is available via Freeview, Freesat, Sky, Virgin Media and BT TV.

EFL Chief Executive Shaun Harvey said about the highlights show which originally came from an idea:by CNS Sport's Kev Monks, representing the then Football Supporters Association, who attended a meeting with the Football League President - the late Jimmy Hill who went on to pitch the idea to ITV in the 1990's,  “As our new official highlights partner, we’re looking forward to working with Quest over the next four years.

“This new partnership will provide excellent coverage of EFL football for supporters of our clubs on a free-to-air platform at a primetime slot of 9pm on a Saturday evening.

“In addition the Carabao Cup and Checkatrade Trophy highlights will also be available alongside special midweek shows to ensure that fans are kept fully updated with what’s happening across our competitions.

“As an experienced broadcaster, clubs and their fans will be able to access high quality coverage on a channel that is committed to making the EFL highlights programme one of its flagship shows, led by the talented and respected host in Colin Murray, who has become a strong advocate for the work the League is undertaking both on and off the pitch.

“Quest is the largest channel in the Discovery portfolio with over 12 million people tuning in each month and alongside the rights based programming, they will utilise their existing and emerging digital platforms to enhance the experience for fans to help tell the EFL story as the new season starts to unfold.”  

Simon Downing, Head of Quest & Eurosport UK, said: “We are proud to be partnering with the EFL to bring match highlights to millions of fans across the UK. It’s our shared ambition to make coverage of these competitions accessible to as many people as possible, across all consumer platforms.

“We aim to deliver a high-quality free-to-air highlights show that is accessible, catering for all football fans and leveraging the reach of digital platforms to engage more people with the EFL, its clubs and competitions.”


Colin Murray added: “After a really good year, I’m delighted to stay as anchor for proper football! The most important things are the fans, the clubs and the players. We will be all about the football, from the results to the community around it.

“Working for the Discovery group before, I already know how serious they are about sport, and they’ll no doubt handle the EFL highlights with passion and expertise.”