The Northern Ireland Football League have confirmed to the club that a Saturday 3pm black out is applicable in Irish League football under UEFA Article 48. We along with all other Irish League clubs are not permitted to stream matches within the UK and Ireland that kick-off at 3pm on Saturday afternoons.
Streaming has played a role in Irish League football since it was introduced during 2020 to allow fans access to games online as they could not attend due to restrictions, and we are disappointed that we are not able to bring our Saturday 3pm games to fans in the UK and Ireland, however we do appreciate and understand the restrictions in place.
The club are free to stream our games live outside of the UK and Ireland at 3pm on Saturdays with geo-blocking enabled, however due to the low level of viewers we receive from overseas and our volunteers lack of experience and confidence in enabling the geo blocking correctly we have decided against this option.
We Are Ports TV LIVE will still show live games throughout this season on a Pay-Per-View basis, however only games that are being played outside of 3pm-5pm on a Saturday will be permitted to be broadcast in the UK and Ireland. We are also unable to stream our games that clash with Irish League games being broadcast on the BBC.