Submitted on Thursday 5th November 2020
Rejected on Thursday 12th November 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Ban UK broadcasters from charging to watch football matches during lockdown.
Revoke permission to broadcast all Premier League games unless they are free-to-air. Sky, BT Sport and BBC were granted permission to show all PL games during the first national lockdown to allow fans who are banned from stadia to watch their team. Sky and BT are now profiteering from COVID-19!
The return of free live football during lockdown gave a huge boost to many people at a very difficult time. Broadcasters were only allowed to show games on free-to-air channels. In doing so they were able to move kick off times in order to avoid matches clashing. Unsurprisingly, they have now taken advantage of the situation, maintaining all of the concessions they were granted while reneging on their side of the bargain. Expect to see more top games on PPV when the next schedule is released.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
We can't accept your petition because the UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for the issue you raise. This is a matter for broadcasters and the organisers.
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