From the Sporting Life website today
"The deal has also been complicated by talks over television contracts, with the SPL bidding to secure the Scottish Football League rights in order to safeguard their deal with Sky and ESPN.
It is believed progress has been made on that front and Sevco could also be handed a conditional licence to play in the first-round tie on Sunday if a permanent deal cannot be struck on Friday."
Heard the other day that it was the SPL that was holding things up.