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Old 03-26-2020, 03:43 PM   #138
whomario
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Originally Posted by AlexB View Post
Good point - I had naively ignored the broadcasters.

It would be an interesting situation if they did want refunds - theoretically it would be terrible PR after a world pandemic and hundreds of thousands of deaths, maybe more... but people will want their football back and I can’t see that many cancelling subscriptions in outrage.

In Germany it wouldnt have to be refunds as the contract clealy states that payments happen after certain gameday (8, 17, 26, 34) which is why the clubs pushed so hard for still playing the 26th match day.
So the clubs are out half the TV money this season.
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