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The Premier League blackout rule was broken on the first weekend of the season in a rare instance.
In the United Kingdom, a long-standing regulation has been in place since 1987, stipulating that football cannot be screened live on TV or online between 2.45pm and 5.15pm. On broadcasters like Sky Sports and TNS Sports, only early and late kick-offs able to be televised. The primary purpose of this is to stop fans watching from their sofas and not attending games.But on Saturday, the rule was abolished in Arsenal's 2-1 win over Nottingham Forest at the Emirates Stadium.
The game was shown live on the newly branded TNT Sports and with the half-time break and the increase in added time in both halves, the game was still going on during the blackout slot and coverage was not interrupting. The blackout rule was briefly scrapped during the period where games went ahead behind-closed-doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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