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Saturday 3pm live football TV blackout could be scrapped in revolutionary change

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EFL are considering scrapping the 3pm blackout rule from the start of the 2024-25 season.The 3pm blackout, which has been in place since the 1960s, stops matches from the UK and around the world being shown between 2:45pm and 5:15pm on a Saturday in order to protect attendances in the football pyramid.

In UEFA countries, "Article 48" says that on Saturday or Sunday, there must be a window when no live football can be shown on TV.

The blackout has come under increasing scrutiny in recent years as football viewing habits change and more people consume their football online and through streaming, sometimes illegally. READ MORE: OnlyFans star loves stripping off at football games - but police now investigating herAccording to the Daily Mail, the EFL are ready to make all of their matches available for live broadcast, thus ending the 3pm blackout, in their next TV rights deal from the start of the 2024-25 season.Do you think the 3pm blackout should be scrapped?

Let us know in the comments section below.It is claimed an invitation to tender will be sent out this week, with the EFL targeting new media outlets such as Google, Amazon, Netflix, Facebook and Apple, as well as traditional domestic rights holders Sky Sports and BT.The tender document is said to offer prospective broadcaster partners the chance to submit their own proposals rather than offering a set number of games as the EFL board aim to get a better deal than their current £119million-a-year contract with Sky.

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