Football: Broadcasting
(asked on 9th October 2026) - View Source
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits for football supporters of allowing live domestic broadcasting of matches played at 3pm on Saturdays.
Answered by
Stephanie Peacock
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
This question was answered on 19th October 2026
Article 48 of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Statutes, which facilitates the “3pm blackout” is voluntarily adopted by the Football Association (the FA) with the aim of protecting ticket sales for lower leagues in the football pyramid.