#157 What is the 3pm blackout and why does it exist?

Soccer 101

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4.9 • 822 Ratings

🗓️ 2 February 2024

⏱️ 26 minutes

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This week, Graham and Taylor make sure not to record on Saturday at 3pm, so they aren't in violation of any sort of blackout rules. Is that how it works? Well, if you aren't certain either, this episode is for you! What is The 3pm blackout? What's the logic behind it? How is it enforced? Does it still serve a purpose? Those and many more questions answered on this week's episode!

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0:00.0	Welcome, everybody to soccer 101. My name is Taylor Rockwell, and this week we are tackling a topic that Graham Ruffin has wanted to
0:21.9	pursue for quite some time and I'm interested to talk about it Graham you said you wanted to talk
0:27.0	about blacking out is that correct you want to just get into your history of it and how it can be fun but
0:31.4	also is not great that's where we're going with this is that what we're doing this week oh yeah
0:35.1	I mean I thought we were saved that for the Patreon, Taylor. But if you want to do that on 101, then be my guest.
0:40.4	Don't blackout.
0:41.4	That's not a great idea.
0:42.5	But Graham, let's talk about blackouts.
0:44.5	Specifically, why are we talking about blackouts?
0:46.4	What is a blackout when it comes to television and in England? forward to talking about this one because I think it fits the 101 template well in that it is
0:55.8	this weird thing, not related to my exploits on the weekend involving alcohol, but related
1:02.0	to TV and football.
1:04.6	And it exists for reasons that listeners, if you're not in the UK, might not be aware
1:08.8	of.
1:09.6	As someone who watches a lot of football on TV,
1:12.6	this is something that's part of my routine every single weekend. It's something I have to think
1:17.3	about the TV, the 3pm TV blackout that exists in the United Kingdom. I know there's not
1:21.4	anything similar in the US. So it's an interesting topic, if you ask me. And what is it?
1:26.9	Like straight up. For people who aren't as familiar, people who ask me. And what is it? Like, straight up.
1:31.3	Like, for people who aren't as familiar, people who don't really know how it works in England,
1:33.5	because over here, you can watch every single game, and it's wonderful.
1:36.0	Over there, not the case when it comes to 3pm.
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