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Mark Harris: Stream of tears

If, as seems likely, Article 48 remains in place, clubs must either bring forward or put back Saturday kick-off times (NPL clubs can do so by agreement with the visiting team and league).

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
26 September 2021

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Mark HARRIS
NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE CHAIRMAN

The Big Debate feature in last week’s NLP provided a very upbeat picture of the potential impact of de-regulated live streaming of matches on Non-League football.
Each contributor saw streaming as a means for National League System clubs to tap new revenue streams from new and existing fans. The thing is, I’m not convinced. We need to be careful what we wish for because decisions like this often have unintended consequences.
Why Article 48 exists
The fundamental issue with live streaming is whether it adds to or detracts from clubs’ revenues.
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