No more FA Cup on terrestrial TV

[thommo1984]

Bit sad about that, really. Although "the final will be available on TNT Sports and free-to-air".

The FA and TNT Sports agree new four-year deal to broadcast the Emirates FA Cup from 2025/26 - TNT Sports

The Football Association [The FA] and TNT Sports have agreed a new four-year broadcast deal for the Emirates FA Cup, starting from the 2025/26 season.

www.tntsports.co.uk

 

[Mutchy]

Bit sad about that, really. Although "the final will be available on TNT Sports and free-to-air".

The FA and TNT Sports agree new four-year deal to broadcast the Emirates FA Cup from 2025/26 - TNT Sports

The Football Association [The FA] and TNT Sports have agreed a new four-year broadcast deal for the Emirates FA Cup, starting from the 2025/26 season.

www.tntsports.co.uk

It says more matches than just the final will be free to air.

 

[thommo1984]

It says more matches than just the final will be free to air.

Yeah guess we have to wait and see what that looks like but I don't think it means BBC/ITV?

 

[Mutchy]

Yeah guess we have to wait and see what that looks like but I don't think it means BBC/ITV?

No, likely not, but at least somewhere.

 

[StaffordWolf]

Wouldn't mind if these channels weren't so expensive. I only really watch football so it's an absolute rip off by the time you've got sky sports, BT sports and Amazon prime.

Looks like I'll have to find alternative means of watching the FA Cup now as well.

 

[SingYourHeartsOut]

Reported on the BBC as a combined deal with a free to air viewer who hasn't been announced - that's pretty odd to me. Maybe some obscurish Freeview channel? It'll be another nail in the coffin for the FA Cup though I expect. Final has to be on free to air TV doesn't it?

 

[Frank Lincoln]

Some things should be free to view on the mainstream channels. The FA Cup is the oldest and best cup competition and it is a great shame that football has sold some more of its soul. You can almost guarantee that the games shown free will not be the most exciting looking ones when the draw is made.

 

[Wonder Boyo]

Reported on the BBC as a combined deal with a free to air viewer who hasn't been announced - that's pretty odd to me. Maybe some obscurish Freeview channel? It'll be another nail in the coffin for the FA Cup though I expect. Final has to be on free to air TV doesn't it?

Yes, the FA Cup final is part of the "Crown Jewels of Sport' and has to be shown on free to air TV (as the law stands at the moment). Current football that is included in the crown jewels are:

Category A events (must have live coverage made available to free-to-air channels, although pay television networks may share live coverage).

FIFA World Cup (all matches)
FIFA Women's World Cup (all matches)
UEFA European Championship (all matches)
FA Cup Final
Scottish Cup Final (in Scotland only)

Category B events (can be shown on pay television, provided sufficient secondary coverage (highlights, delayed broadcast, etc.) is made to free-to-air broadcasters.

UEFA Nations League
UEFA European Championship Qualifiers
UEFA Women's Championship
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
UEFA Youth European Championships
FIFA World Cup qualification

 

[Jawwfc]

As others have mentioned the whole subscription is ridiculous, Amazon is the only one which is value for money due to the next day delivery etc.

I really think the football authorities will have to rethink the strategy with the ridiculous prices for each subscription, would a Netflix style subscription be the answer? Pay 20 quid a month for your own team a bit more for all games and cut out the middle man sky sports BT etc.... don't know how it would work with competition law though.

It's also not particularly difficult to access broadcasts like it was 10 years or so ago.

 

[Chisels_n_ommers]

Yes, the FA Cup final is part of the "Crown Jewels of Sport' and has to be shown on free to air TV (as the law stands at the moment). Current football that is included in the crown jewels are:

Category A events (must have live coverage made available to free-to-air channels, although pay television networks may share live coverage).

FIFA World Cup (all matches)
FIFA Women's World Cup (all matches)
UEFA European Championship (all matches)
FA Cup Final
Scottish Cup Final (in Scotland only)

Category B events (can be shown on pay television, provided sufficient secondary coverage (highlights, delayed broadcast, etc.) is made to free-to-air broadcasters.

UEFA Nations League
UEFA European Championship Qualifiers
UEFA Women's Championship
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
UEFA Youth European Championships
FIFA World Cup qualification

Every time the money comes out for my TV licence it's like a kick in the crown jewels, paying for that waste of space

 

[northnorfolkwolf]

I have BT in the house so I get their TNT Sports package but I only watch it for Wolves games (perhaps 2 or 3 a season). Can't afford Sky as well but do pay NOW per game (£12) if Wolves are on. With Amazon Prime I subscribe before a Wolves game and cancel after. The system is driving people to watch on illegal streams. One day football will come into the real world and all Prem games will be shown live, at a price of course. I just don't get it; most if not all Prem games sell out so who loses if the matches are shown on tv to fans who can't get tickets?

 

[Mardenboroughs Shoulder]

Slow death of the FA Cup just got turbo charged?

 

[WickedWolfie]

Slow death of the FA Cup just got turbo charged?

The FA learning absolutely nothing from cricket which did similar and now the County game is dying.

 

[Pete]

people will be priced out, people won't pay subscriptions, TV companies will not pay big money for TV deals. This will mean a break up of the group selling meaning the big clubs will get their own deals meaning they get riched and sod everyone else.

 

[Brockmoorwolf]

Bit sad about that, really. Although "the final will be available on TNT Sports and free-to-air".

The FA and TNT Sports agree new four-year deal to broadcast the Emirates FA Cup from 2025/26 - TNT Sports

The Football Association [The FA] and TNT Sports have agreed a new four-year broadcast deal for the Emirates FA Cup, starting from the 2025/26 season.

www.tntsports.co.uk

the article says tnt and free to air will have a choice of games from the 1st round to the final.

Nothing to see here....

 

[Ned]

It still annoys me that the semi finals are at Wembley and the final kick off time is no longer 3pm and hasn’t been for years.

I hate change.

 

[SilverstoneWolf]

Anyone know date when April TV matches released? Desperate to know if the Arsenal game will be moved....

 

[thommo1984]

the article says tnt and free to air will have a choice of games from the 1st round to the final.

Nothing to see here....

That doesn’t mean it’s on terrestrial…

 

[Frank Lincoln]

It still annoys me that the semi finals are at Wembley and the final kick off time is no longer 3pm and hasn’t been for years.

I hate change.

Agreed. Wembley should be for the finals, not the semi finals. What was wrong with waiting to see who the semi finalists were and then selecting a neutral venue for them?

 

[lets all have a disco]

It still annoys me that the semi finals are at Wembley and the final kick off time is no longer 3pm and hasn’t been for years.

I hate change.

I used to watch it religiously as a kid the final, like we all did....but honestly I probably haven't watched it fully in years.....as it's normally the same few boring teams......think the only one I watched was the arsenal v Chelsea one a few years back ...the one when we would have got in Europe had Chelsea won...

Any interest I have in the cup is dead , once we are out......

 

[topcat99]

the article says tnt and free to air will have a choice of games from the 1st round to the final.

Nothing to see here....

Well if TNT get first choice in every round, it might shift the Scummy 6 off free to view.

BBC just show Man Yoo every round anyway at the moment.

 

[BlahBlah]

Reported on the BBC as a combined deal with a free to air viewer who hasn't been announced - that's pretty odd to me. Maybe some obscurish Freeview channel? It'll be another nail in the coffin for the FA Cup though I expect. Final has to be on free to air TV doesn't it?

What they do in Australia for prime sports is show the obligated games free-to-air online and on an obscure Freeview partner channel with an SD picture and single sound channel, but if you subscribe you get UHD and all the other works.

The FA Cup here is on Paramount+ which is pure subscription. I watched the albion match on a 7 day trial but have extended and paid for a month to cover the Brighton match. To get my money's worth I am using PlayOn to record all their other decent series so i can watch them after i've cancelled the sub....hopefully after 25th May !!

 

[BlahBlah]

I used to watch it religiously as a kid the final, like we all did....but honestly I probably haven't watched it fully in years.....as it's normally the same few boring teams......think the only one I watched was the arsenal v Chelsea one a few years back ...the one when we would have got in Europe had Chelsea won...

Any interest I have in the cup is dead , once we are out......

there was something magical about FA Cup day, right from when Swap Shop started at about 9am...
Now, with so many other distractions and methods of watching, there is little magic left.
Wembley redevelopment and Government didn't help that, they broke all their promises about keeping Wembley special in order to retain it (maintain our heritage, keep it for the final, keep the Twin Towers...oh sorry we're knocking them down and you can all FO) and now have to whore it out at every opportunity to pay back the debt. Consquentially nobody really gives a **** anymore except for the 30,000 or so from each club that can manage to get a final ticket. On TV it's just another game.

 

[RutlandWolf]

Well if TNT get first choice in every round, it might shift the Scummy 6 off free to view.

BBC just show Man Yoo every round anyway at the moment.

So will TNT though. It's a large fan base plus glory hunters who only know about the big 6 to sell advertising.

 

[SingYourHeartsOut]

there was something magical about FA Cup day, right from when Swap Shop started at about 9am...
Now, with so many other distractions and methods of watching, there is little magic left.
Wembley redevelopment and Government didn't help that, they broke all their promises about keeping Wembley special in order to retain it (maintain our heritage, keep it for the final, keep the Twin Towers...oh sorry we're knocking them down and you can all FO) and now have to whore it out at every opportunity to pay back the debt. Consquentially nobody really gives a **** anymore except for the 30,000 or so from each club that can manage to get a final ticket. On TV it's just another game.

It's a Knockout, those were the days. Mind you London v Manchester every year would get a bit silly!

 

[Mancwolf56]

It's a Knockout, those were the days. Mind you London v Manchester every year would get a bit silly

there was something magical about FA Cup day, right from when Swap Shop started at about 9am...
Now, with so many other distractions and methods of watching, there is little magic left.
Wembley redevelopment and Government didn't help that, they broke all their promises about keeping Wembley special in order to retain it (maintain our heritage, keep it for the final, keep the Twin Towers...oh sorry we're knocking them down and you can all FO) and now have to whore it out at every opportunity to pay back the debt. Consquentially nobody really gives a **** anymore except for the 30,000 or so from each club that can manage to get a final ticket. On TV it's just another game.

You watched Swap Shop and not TISWAS!

 

[Mancwolf56]

You watched Swap Shop instead of TISWAS?

 

[GV Wolf]

I used to watch it religiously as a kid the final, like we all did....but honestly I probably haven't watched it fully in years.....as it's normally the same few boring teams......think the only one I watched was the arsenal v Chelsea one a few years back ...the one when we would have got in Europe had Chelsea won...

Any interest I have in the cup is dead , once we are out......

Yes, it’s a shame about the fa cup, I can’t even tell ya who won it last year. People forget now but back in the 70s/early 80s there was no live football apart from European games and England games. It was a truly magical day to have a live football game, let alone a cup final. Of course it’s all changed now.

 

[Watfordfc]

I don’t think the FA would dare not have any games on FTA TV but will no doubt want as much money as possible.

Apparently the FTA channel will get 2/3 games potentially with TNT having first pick ( the big teams obviously)