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Government confirm talks with Premier League to show games on free-to-air TV
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mirror.co.ukThe UK government have held discussions with the Premier League over the prospect of playing the season's remaining fixtures on free-to-air television.
Culture secretary Oliver Dowden has urged league officials to consider streaming matches on terrestrial channels. Top-flight fixtures are currently only screened on subscription channels such as Sky Sports and BT Sports, with Amazon also hosting 20 matches over the Christmas period.
However BBC and ITV could be handed an opportunity to screen the run-in to the campaign if Dowden's calls are met. Speaking at a meeting of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport committee on Monday, Dowden suggested all avenues were still open. "It's a very good point and I've raised exactly this challenge
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