US EditionMPs could vote on Premier League free-to-air plan
GREATER LONDON, ENGLAND, JUL 8 – The Liberal Democrats propose mandating free broadcasts of ten Premier League matches plus key football finals to counter declining viewership, with Sky Sports reporting a 10% drop last season.
- On Tuesday, MPs voted 340-86 against a Liberal Democrat amendment requiring ten Premier League matches to be free-to-air each season.
- MPs are set to vote on a Liberal Democrat amendment requiring ten Premier League matches to be free-to-air, amid concerns over rising fan costs and declining viewership, inspired by Spain’s 2022 law.
- The UK Parliament's proposed amendment assigns the regulator to designate ten Premier League matches and key finals as free-to-air on BBC and ITV, but it failed with 340 MPs voting against.
- If the amendment fails, the 2025-26 season will proceed without free-to-air matches, as the new rights deal with Sky Sports and TNT Sports includes no free broadcasts.
- MPs' rejection of free-to-air match proposals indicates limited immediate change but could pave the way for future regulation inspired by Spain’s 2022 law.
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