Sky Sports Claims 'Dodgy Fire Sticks' Will Cause Removal of 3pm Football Blackout as Companies Lose Billions

Sky Sports claims 'dodgy Fire Sticks' will cause removal of 3pm football blackout as companies lose billions

Sky Sports executives have indicated that widespread illegal streaming could hasten the demise of football's traditional Saturday afternoon television blackout, which currently prevents UK broadcasters from showing matches at 3pm

Sky boss hints at talks over all 380 PL games being aired in UK

Sky Sports higher-ups have suggested football is moving towards airing all 380 Premier League games in the UK, amid piracy concerns with the 3pm blackout.

Sky Sports warns that rising football piracy could force an early end to the Saturday 3pm blackout in the United Kingdom - TDPel Media

The traditional Saturday 3pm football blackout—once untouchable in British sport—might be edging closer to its end, and it’s not because of changing attitudes alone. Broadcasters like Sky Sports believe that the growing number of fans watching illegal streams could accelerate the change faster than expected. The Cost of Illegal Streaming Is Skyrocketing Back in May, a report highlighted just how expensive this issue has become. Across Europe, fo…

Sky Sports executive Jonathan Licht says ending the Premier League's Saturday 3PM broadcasting blackout will help combat piracy; it remains in its next TV deal

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Sky Sports blame ‘dodgy’ Fire Sticks for move towards ending 3pm blackout – with piracy costing broadcasters BILLIONS per year

Sky Sports chiefs have claimed that the move towards ending the 3pm blackout could be accelerated by the rise of ‘dodgy’ Fire Sticks, which some fans use to illegally stream Premier League games.  A report revealed in May that the cost of illegally streamed matches through the technology which allows users access to major international television challenge has skyrocketed, costing football’s governing bodies around Europe – and the channels them…

Sky Sports’ Licht: Big Tech needs to ‘step up’ in fight against PL piracy

Jonathan Licht, Sky Sports' chief sports officer for the UK and Ireland, has urged Big Tech to do more to address ongoing piracy issues that are damaging the value of live sports rights, as the pay-TV broadcaster enters the new rights cycle for English soccer’s top-tier Premier League.