Fans will fight against EFL's plan to end the 3pm Saturday blackout
2 years, 2 months ago

Fans will fight against EFL's plan to end the 3pm Saturday blackout

Daily Mail  

Furious supporters say they will fight against Football League plans to ditch the 3pm football blackout amid fears it 'will kill football as we know it'. The EFL, headed by chairman Rick Parry, are preparing to scrap the 3pm blackout 'We need to fight this with everything we have, it will kill football as we know it,' a member of Walsall Supporter's Trust told The Mail on Sunday. An invitation to bid for live TV rights in the EFL is set to be handed out to interested parties One League One club chief executive told The Mail on Sunday there's a feeling of cautiousness at the prospect of opening Pandora's Box but also a fear of falling behind the times and turning the Football League into the defunct Blockbusters. Crawley Town Supporters Alliance chair Reuben Watt told The Mail on Sunday: 'If fans were able to always watch their team on TV then those lower down the football pyramid would miss out heavily. The hope is to attract streaming services like Amazon Prime and Netflix to buy rights to show live matches from the 2024-25 season Not all supporters are against the move, though.

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More Premier League clubs want 3pm blackout to be lifted ahead of next rights negotiations in 2027... with industry insiders believing the move is inevitable
7 months, 2 weeks ago

More Premier League clubs want 3pm blackout to be lifted ahead of next rights negotiations in 2027... with industry insiders believing the move is inevitable

Daily Mail  

Removing the blackout would suit the FA who want the 3pm slot for the WSL A growing number of Premier League clubs want the 3pm TV blackout to be lifted ahead of the next domestic rights auction in a move that influential figures within the industry regard as increasingly inevitable. The EFL’s decision to make all of their matches on …

EFL confirms 3pm blackout will not be in effect for opening weekend of 2024-25 season
7 months, 2 weeks ago

EFL confirms 3pm blackout will not be in effect for opening weekend of 2024-25 season

New York Times  

Sky Sports will show live games during the 3pm blackout across the opening weekend of the English Football League as part of a new TV deal. The broadcaster announced on Wednesday that every game from all three EFL divisions will be shown on the opening weekend of the 2024-25 season — including those matches scheduled to take place at 3pm …

Football’s 3pm Saturday blackout: Time to end it or vital to protect the pyramid?
1 year, 7 months ago

Football’s 3pm Saturday blackout: Time to end it or vital to protect the pyramid?

New York Times  

When the English Football League announced in October it was willing to make all 1,891 games in a season available to broadcasters to screen live, many sensed it would end the ‘blackout’ rule. One of the FA Cup semi-finals in 2022, broadcast during the usual blackout Future exceptions may include the final day of the Women’s Super League season, which …

Explained: How the 3pm blackout works – and why the Football League wants to scrap it
2 years, 2 months ago

Explained: How the 3pm blackout works – and why the Football League wants to scrap it

New York Times  

On Wednesday morning, the EFL took a huge step towards ending English football’s 3pm television blackout on Saturdays. This has the potential to have a huge impact on English football as the proposals look set to include Saturday 3pm fixtures — previously protected by the blackout since the 1960s. If La Liga grew determined to show its matches at 3pm …

Premier League committed to 3pm blackout for at least next three years
2 years, 2 months ago

Premier League committed to 3pm blackout for at least next three years

New York Times  

The Premier League will not move to end the 3pm television blackout on Saturdays until at least the end of the 2024-25 campaign. This could include the Saturday 3pm fixtures — when the majority of EFL weekend games currently take place — which have been subject to the English football television blackout since the early 1960s. In a statement, the …

EFL fixtures to be played as scheduled on Tuesday and Wednesday
2 years, 3 months ago

EFL fixtures to be played as scheduled on Tuesday and Wednesday

The Independent  

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. However, it is not yet certain that all matches in the Premier …

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