Enable broadcasting of all live football games on cable/satellite/internet.
The present system has a blackout from 2:45pm – 5:25pm. It isn't permitted to televise any games & was introduced in 1960. This law needs updating to bring it into the 21st century & to counter the growing illegal market.
Signatures
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Government response threshold (10,000) · 7/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 7/100,000
- 16 JAN 2025Petition rejectedirrelevant
Decisions about when to hold and broadcast football matches are a matter for the FA, the Premier League and the Football League, and broadcasters, not the Government or House of Commons.
- 30 NOV 2024Petition created
Background
The illegal streaming business is growing & we recently witnessed the Europol service action on illegal streaming which is earning criminals €250m per month on subscriptions. This can’t be a good business model for the governments around the globe.
Surely the money made for legal forms can be used to help the whole of the sports industry.