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Premier League to allow audio of conversations between players and referees
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Audio to be used during live broadcasts for first timeMove is part of an expansion of the RefCam systemThe Premier League will permit audio of on-field conversations between players and referees during live broadcasts for the first time this season.The use of audio by the Premier League’s domestic rights holders, Sky Sports and TNT Sports, is part of an expansion of the RefCam system, which became a permanent feature of top-flight coverage last season after a six-week trial at the start of the campaign. The head-mounted RefCams were used by…
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