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Old 6th April 2019, 11.23:54   #8-0 (permalink)
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Default Re: Live streaming for fans living abroad

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Originally Posted by wrexhamandy View Post
Surprised they can do it with the TV deal, and I thought there was some league rule against showing 3pm games to protect attendances? Would love it though as an exile if it could be done and it doesn’t hurt us on people staying at home to watch instead of attending
I think it's because it's only being streamed abroad. So the rights don't apply, whereas in the United Kingdom BT Sport owns the rights

Same reason S4C sometimes show FA Cup games, because BBC and BT Sports rights are for English language broadcasts