End the 3pm tv blackout for Saturday football. So pubs only can show.
Allow broadcasters to give pubs and bars the right to show 3pm Saturday kick off games. Doing this will be a great way to try boost earnings and keep pubs afloat when hundreds if not thousands close to weekly.
Signatures
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Government response threshold (10,000) · 7/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 7/100,000
- 17 MAR 2026Petition 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.
- 22 FEB 2026Petition created
Background
This will indirectly boost the economy by boosting pub trade across the nation. Keeping the pub and bar trade alive.