Scottish Premiership opens door to ending Saturday 3pm TV blackout
The Scottish Premiership has invited bids to put every one of its matches on TV from 2029, including the Saturday 3pm kick-offs that Article 48 of Uefa's statutes keeps off television. It is the opening shot in what is expected to become a coordinated attempt by Britain's leagues to scrap the blackout.

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A Escócia saiu na frente. A Scottish Premiership está convidando propostas para colocar todas as suas partidas na TV a partir de 2029, o tiro de largada do que deve se tornar uma tentativa coordenada das ligas britânicas de acabar com o bloqueio das tardes de sábado.
O edital, lançado pela Scottish Professional Football League na semana passada, deve permitir que as emissoras disputem os direitos ao vivo de todo o calendário — incluindo os jogos de sábado às 3h da tarde que o Artigo 48 dos estatutos da Uefa mantém fora da televisão.
Os clubes da Premier League e da EFL chegaram a uma conclusão há algum tempo: mais jogos no ar é o caminho mais provável para receita nova. A Escócia agora parece compartilhá-la.
Uma pessoa familiarizada com o documento disse que parece cada vez menos provável que as quatro associações britânicas apliquem as horas bloqueadas depois de 2029.
A regra, como está, impede que futebol ao vivo seja exibido na Grã-Bretanha aos sábados das 2.45 às 5.15 da tarde sempre que metade dos jogos das duas primeiras divisões estiver marcada nesse horário. Fins de semana da Copa da Inglaterra e feriados de Natal estão isentos, e é por isso que os jogos das 3h da tarde podem ser televisionados nessas datas.
Nenhum outro país europeu ainda usa o Artigo 48, que permite a uma associação reservar uma janela em que partidas não podem ser exibidas ao vivo em casa. As entidades inglesa, escocesa, galesa e irlandesa o aplicam, orientadas por seus clubes.
Hoje 270 jogos da Premier League, 1.059 partidas da EFL e 82 jogos da Scottish Premiership podem ser televisionados — 35% da temporada.
Richard Masters, executivo-chefe da Premier League, chamou o tema de debate vivo em agosto. “Vamos ter que tomar essa decisão em algum momento no futuro sobre se as coisas vão mudar”, disse ele. “Não é uma decisão para agora.”
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