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End the 3pm tv blackout for Saturday football. So pubs only can show.

Submitted on Sunday 22nd February 2026

Rejected on Tuesday 17th March 2026

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)

Petition Action

End the 3pm tv blackout for Saturday football. So pubs only can show.

Petition Details

Allow broadcasters to give pubs and bars the right to show 3pm Saturday kick off games. Doing this will be a great way to try boost earnings and keep pubs afloat when hundreds if not thousands close to weekly.

Additional Information

This will indirectly boost the economy by boosting pub trade across the nation. Keeping the pub and bar trade alive.


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

Decisions about when to hold and broadcast football matches are a matter for the FA, the Premier League and the Football League, and broadcasters, not the Government or House of Commons.

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