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Re: Season 2019/2020 Football
If the 5 Government tests are met and that is a big if The Premier League has been told by the government it must show some matches on free-to-air TV and put more money into the Football League and grassroots game as a condition for restarting this season.
https://www.theguardian.com/football...art-government
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The demands were made by the culture secretary, Oliver Dowden, at a meeting on Thursday at which he gave the go-ahead for matches to resume provided it is safe to do so.
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The government and our medical experts will continue to offer guidance and support to the game ahead of any final decision which would put these plans into action.”
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The Premier League is in negotiations with its broadcast partners Sky and BT over finding a way of showing some matches free-to-air if and when the season resumes. The government’s preferred solution is that the remaining 45 matches not already covered under the terms of existing TV deals are shown either on freely accessible TV channels or via a streaming platform such as YouTube
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