On the afternoon of October 6, local time in the United Kingdom, the international football match broadcaster ElevenSports broadcast the La Liga Barcelona vs. Athletic Bilbao match live to British audiences from 2:45 to 5:15.

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On the afternoon of October 6, local time in the United Kingdom, the international football match broadcaster ElevenSports broadcast the La Liga Barcelona vs. Athletic Bilbao match live to British audiences from 2:45 to 5:15. - DayDayNews

The FA's "3pm Blackout" football broadcast ban is being challenged again.

On the afternoon of October 6th (Saturday) local time in the UK, Eleven Sports, the international football event broadcaster, broadcast live La Liga Barcelona vs. Bilbao to British audiences from 2:45 to 5:15. Atlético Albao match.

According to the "3pm Blackout" regulations implemented by the Football Association since the 1960s, no football matches can be broadcast on British TV from 2:45 to 5:15 local time on Saturday afternoon in the UK because The FA believes this will affect attendance at Premier League matches.

Eleven Sports has partnered with Facebook to broadcast at least one Serie A and La Liga match live on the social media platform for free every week. In August this year, Ronaldo's Serie A debut after his move to Juventus happened to kick off at 5pm local time on Saturday in the UK. Due to the "3pm Blackout" rule, the first 15 minutes of this match cannot be broadcast on British television. During the period from 5:00 to 5:15, British fans will find that a message released by Eleven Sports will be displayed on the TV screen: "Due to the FA's strict implementation of the '3pm Blackout' rules, the first fifteen minutes of Matches cannot be broadcast to UK audiences. This rule no longer applies to any other country except the UK and Montenegro . We object to this and will continue to challenge this rule in the interest of our users."

The commercialization of professional football is accelerating, and more fans are watching football matches online. This rule of the Football Association is also gradually showing its drawbacks. Saturday afternoon was originally the most common kick-off time in the Premier League. However, in order to minimize the negative impact of the "3pm Blackout" regulation on copyright value, the Premier League has scattered the weekly schedule as much as possible. Starting from the 2017-18 season, The Premier League has begun moving some games to Friday nights.

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On the afternoon of October 6, local time in the United Kingdom, the international football match broadcaster ElevenSports broadcast the La Liga Barcelona vs. Athletic Bilbao match live to British audiences from 2:45 to 5:15. - DayDayNews

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