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Premier League: Is football's Saturday 3pm TV blackout out of date?

The Premier League's new record £6.7bn television deal means even more football matches will be shown on TV from 2025.

But while broadcasters like Sky and TNT will show up to 270 live games a season, some things have remained the same.

The Saturday "3pm blackout" has been protected, meaning no matches can be televised from 14:25 to 17:25 on that day - at least until the new deal ends in 2029.

But is a rule introduced back in 1960 to encourage fans to watch lower league football still needed today?

For Adam Capper, a non-league kitman for Heaton Stannington, the answer is very much yes.