Admin phantom Posted February 29 Admin Report Share Posted February 29 The latest EFL TV selections have been revealed by broadcaster Sky Sports LATEST SELECTIONS: Friday 29 March Bristol City v Leicester City KO 1230 – Sky Bet Championship Wrexham v Mansfield Town KO 1500 – Sky Bet League Two Blackburn Rovers v Ipswich Town KO 1730 – Sky Bet Championship Watford v Leeds United KO 2000 – Sky Bet Championship Monday 1 April Leicester City v Norwich City KO 1230 – Sky Bet Championship Stoke City v Huddersfield Town KO 1500 – Sky Bet Championship Ipswich Town v Southampton KO 1730 – Sky Bet Championship Leeds Utd v Hull City KO 2000 – Sky Bet Championship Tuesday 2 April Portsmouth v Derby County KO 2000 – Sky Bet League One ALREADY PICKED: Friday 1 March – West Bromwich Albion v Coventry City – 20:00 Saturday 2 March – Huddersfield Town v Leeds United – 12:30 Tuesday 5 March – Ipswich Town v Bristol City – 20:00 Tuesday 5 March – Sheffield Wednesday v Plymouth Argyle* – 19.45 Wednesday 6 March – Queens Park Rangers v West Bromwich Albion – 20:00 Friday 8 March – Sheffield Wednesday v Leeds United – 20:00 Saturday 9 March – Cardiff City v Ipswich Town – 12:30 Sunday 10 March – Huddersfield Town v West Bromwich Albion – 12:00 Tuesday 12 March – Bolton Wanderers v Oxford United – 20:00 Wednesday 13 March – Peterborough United v Stevenage – 20:00 Thursday 14 March – Salford City v Stockport County – 20:00 Friday 15 March – Leicester City v Southampton – 20:00 Saturday 16 March – Swansea City v Cardiff City – 12:30 Sunday 17 March – Leeds United v Millwall – 15:00 Meanwhile, the EFL confirms its stance on a potential scrapping of the 3pm television blackout rule. Clubs in the English Football League are to have their say about potentially scrapping the 3pm television blackout rule this summer. The rule, which was brought into force back in the 1960s, bans live football from being shown on TV between 2.45pm and 5.15pm on a Saturday. However with people’s viewing habits changing and the pandemic seeing blackout rules temporarily axed, it raises talk of Saturday 3pm games being made available to broadcast. However, contrary to various reports, the EFL aren’t said to be actively promoting this outcome but do insist that member clubs who want change can talk about it during this summer’s AGM which takes place in June. When football returned after the Covid break in June 2020, all EFL games were broadcast over the iFollow streaming service with fans unable to attend matches. This included those taking place at 3pm on Saturdays. That rule remained for all of the 2020-21 campaign, which took place almost entirely behind closed doors and allowed one source of much-needed income for many clubs, though it would have been considerably less than normal gate receipts. The temporary rule was got rid of for the start of the current season, with no restrictions on attendances inside stadiums and this meant lower amount of games streamed over iFollow, instead showing them during midweek but only if they weren’t already on Sky Sports. Speaking in October 2021, the EFL’s chair Rick Parry refused to rule out the prospect of the law being scrapped. He said: “I don’t see (an end to the blackout) as being essential. Having said that, I don’t necessarily rule it out. We are almost unique in Europe now in having a blackout period. I’m not presuming that it goes, but equally, if we’re looking at streaming, at new technologies and new broadcasters, we will probably have to be open-minded in terms of scheduling.” Any plans to scrap the rule would need to be passed by UEFA. Of what we know already, the decision to keep or axe the Tv blackout is a mixed one. Bradford City CEO Ryan Sparks told i news that he was in favour of the 3pm blackout being axed. He said: “I know there’s people asking: ‘Will away fans still come?’ It’s a fear for League One or League Two clubs but they are two different markets. People who want to go to away games will still go to away games – the numbers don’t change when we have midweek games that are on iFollow. What you do get is a not inconsiderable extra revenue stream from those who wouldn’t go to the game but buy an iFollow pass. It is about opening up that new revenue stream.” In contrast, The Football Supporters Association chairman Malcolm Clarke said earlier this season that he saw “no reason” to change the current broadcasting rules. Another reason to raise discussion is the EFL’s existing TV deal with Sky Sports, who this season will show a total of 228 live games, is due to end in 2024 and ITV had won a two-year deal to show highlights of the competition, starting from the new season. TAKEN FROM : https://fanbanter.co.uk/latest-efl-tv-selections-for-december-revealed/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eardun Posted February 29 Report Share Posted February 29 At least the KO time v Leicester is unchanged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledAjax Posted February 29 Report Share Posted February 29 Does this mean we will be on SKY more than the bare minimum 4 times this season? Shocking if true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted February 29 Report Share Posted February 29 8 minutes ago, ExiledAjax said: Does this mean we will be on SKY more than the bare minimum 4 times this season? Shocking if true. All down to our brand of football now 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvio Dante Posted February 29 Report Share Posted February 29 A vacancy on Sky for a summariser on the City - Leicester game who may know both clubs you say… 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC RISK77 Posted February 29 Report Share Posted February 29 1 hour ago, phantom said: The latest EFL TV selections have been revealed by broadcaster Sky Sports LATEST SELECTIONS: Friday 29 March Bristol City v Leicester City KO 1230 – Sky Bet Championship Wrexham v Mansfield Town KO 1500 – Sky Bet League Two Blackburn Rovers v Ipswich Town KO 1730 – Sky Bet Championship Watford v Leeds United KO 2000 – Sky Bet Championship Monday 1 April Leicester City v Norwich City KO 1230 – Sky Bet Championship Stoke City v Huddersfield Town KO 1500 – Sky Bet Championship Ipswich Town v Southampton KO 1730 – Sky Bet Championship Leeds Utd v Hull City KO 2000 – Sky Bet Championship Tuesday 2 April Portsmouth v Derby County KO 2000 – Sky Bet League One ALREADY PICKED: Friday 1 March – West Bromwich Albion v Coventry City – 20:00 Saturday 2 March – Huddersfield Town v Leeds United – 12:30 Tuesday 5 March – Ipswich Town v Bristol City – 20:00 Tuesday 5 March – Sheffield Wednesday v Plymouth Argyle* – 19.45 Wednesday 6 March – Queens Park Rangers v West Bromwich Albion – 20:00 Friday 8 March – Sheffield Wednesday v Leeds United – 20:00 Saturday 9 March – Cardiff City v Ipswich Town – 12:30 Sunday 10 March – Huddersfield Town v West Bromwich Albion – 12:00 Tuesday 12 March – Bolton Wanderers v Oxford United – 20:00 Wednesday 13 March – Peterborough United v Stevenage – 20:00 Thursday 14 March – Salford City v Stockport County – 20:00 Friday 15 March – Leicester City v Southampton – 20:00 Saturday 16 March – Swansea City v Cardiff City – 12:30 Sunday 17 March – Leeds United v Millwall – 15:00 Meanwhile, the EFL confirms its stance on a potential scrapping of the 3pm television blackout rule. Clubs in the English Football League are to have their say about potentially scrapping the 3pm television blackout rule this summer. The rule, which was brought into force back in the 1960s, bans live football from being shown on TV between 2.45pm and 5.15pm on a Saturday. However with people’s viewing habits changing and the pandemic seeing blackout rules temporarily axed, it raises talk of Saturday 3pm games being made available to broadcast. However, contrary to various reports, the EFL aren’t said to be actively promoting this outcome but do insist that member clubs who want change can talk about it during this summer’s AGM which takes place in June. When football returned after the Covid break in June 2020, all EFL games were broadcast over the iFollow streaming service with fans unable to attend matches. This included those taking place at 3pm on Saturdays. That rule remained for all of the 2020-21 campaign, which took place almost entirely behind closed doors and allowed one source of much-needed income for many clubs, though it would have been considerably less than normal gate receipts. The temporary rule was got rid of for the start of the current season, with no restrictions on attendances inside stadiums and this meant lower amount of games streamed over iFollow, instead showing them during midweek but only if they weren’t already on Sky Sports. Speaking in October 2021, the EFL’s chair Rick Parry refused to rule out the prospect of the law being scrapped. He said: “I don’t see (an end to the blackout) as being essential. Having said that, I don’t necessarily rule it out. We are almost unique in Europe now in having a blackout period. I’m not presuming that it goes, but equally, if we’re looking at streaming, at new technologies and new broadcasters, we will probably have to be open-minded in terms of scheduling.” Any plans to scrap the rule would need to be passed by UEFA. Of what we know already, the decision to keep or axe the Tv blackout is a mixed one. Bradford City CEO Ryan Sparks told i news that he was in favour of the 3pm blackout being axed. He said: “I know there’s people asking: ‘Will away fans still come?’ It’s a fear for League One or League Two clubs but they are two different markets. People who want to go to away games will still go to away games – the numbers don’t change when we have midweek games that are on iFollow. What you do get is a not inconsiderable extra revenue stream from those who wouldn’t go to the game but buy an iFollow pass. It is about opening up that new revenue stream.” In contrast, The Football Supporters Association chairman Malcolm Clarke said earlier this season that he saw “no reason” to change the current broadcasting rules. Another reason to raise discussion is the EFL’s existing TV deal with Sky Sports, who this season will show a total of 228 live games, is due to end in 2024 and ITV had won a two-year deal to show highlights of the competition, starting from the new season. TAKEN FROM : https://fanbanter.co.uk/latest-efl-tv-selections-for-december-revealed/ I may be alone in this but I really dislike the thought of Saturday 3pm games being shown live- this day and time has always been the heartbeat of the English game, where people gather pre match with friends and family to watch their team at the ground…..can only see the removal of the blackout as a sad thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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