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Daily Mirror
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Tom Victor

Premier League chief explains why 3pm TV blackout will NOT be scrapped

Premier League chief executive Richard Masters has confirmed the competition will not be making any changes to the 3pm blackout rule "in the near term".

As things stand, more nearly half of all Premier League games are not put up for broadcast in England, though foreign broadcasters are still able to bid for rights. The league's UK partners Sky Sports, BT Sport and Amazon Prime Video share 200 of the 380 games between them, per the most recent TV deal.

Reports have emerged suggesting the EFL could look to raise revenues by scrapping the 3pm blackout, which means any league game shown at 3pm on a Saturday cannot be broadcast live on TV. However, the Premier League - which has also voluntarily signed up to the agreement - is not expected to dial back.

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