Probably a case of the people working on it letting the higher ups know it's not suitable, but certain people sticking their fingers in their ears and singing LA LA LALA
changing it to 5pm is hardly a massive inconvenience to fans (except traveller), while the game not being televised is a massive inconvenience to not only sky and fox, but also to many more fans who wanted to watch the game on TV.
Seems more than a fair compromise to me. Still worried about the light toward the end of the game since the weather isn't supposed to be great
Don't think that anyone is saying it's the wrong decision, are they? It's more the ridiculously short notice when everyone has been saying it will be a problem for weeks. That is quite inexcusable.