LEEDS have agreed to "reluctantly" allow Sky TV to broadcast Tuesday's Championship game against Derby, having initially barred cameras from Elland Road.
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| Massimo Cellino had threatened to stop Sky production staff from covering the game |
The club had threatened to stop Sky production staff covering the game with owner Massimo Cellino claiming that live TV coverage undermines his club’s attendances and commercial income.
But the club have now announced they will "reluctantly" allow Sky to cover the game.
Leeds have been shown live on Sky Sports nine times already this season and had their Boxing Day draw at Nottingham Forest moved to Sunday 27 December to cater for TV audiences.
A statement on the club's website said: "The Football League regulations are supposed to be there to protect the integrity of the sporting competition, not to be used as a stick to beat the club on behalf of Sky.
"Leeds United season ticket holders have had enough of these fixture changes, the players and staff have had enough, and Leeds United Football Club has had enough.
"It is to be noted that the League threaten a disrepute charge against the club. It is the League who are bringing their own competition into disrepute by unfairly prejudicing Leeds (and certain other clubs) by allowing Sky to unfairly disrupt Leeds United for their own commercial purposes."
The club could have been in trouble with the Football League if they carried out their threat because it would have breached the central contract between the governing body and the clubs.
They are set to receive £100,000 for allowing Sky to screen tonight's game on top of their share of the League's broadcast deal.
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