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FA Cup set to be aired exclusively on free-to-air TV after new ITV deal

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The oldest cup competition in the world is set to be broadcast on free-to-air TV


ByConnor O'Neill
13:00, 15 MAY 2019

The FA Cup is set to be broadcast exclusively on free-to-air television from the 2021-22 season.

According to a report published in the Times, ITV have reached an agreement with the FA over a four-year package from the start of the 2021-22 campaign that will guarantee a larger television audience for the oldest national football competition in the world.

The move will see ITV join the BBC as rights holders for the competition, with the BBC having the rights to broadcast up to 18 live matches a season, in addition to the highlights and online highlights, while ITV will gain the larger package on offer and will broadcast up to 30 games as the senior partner.

Under the terms of the new deal, which is set to be officially signed in the next few weeks, the two broadcasters will share coverage of the competition for the first time since 1988, and will both also share live coverage of the final, as they did from 1955 until 1988.

The package for which ITV is believed to have bid successfully for is currently held by BT Sport, who have shared the rights with the BBC since 2014.

 

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/fa-cup-set-aired-exclusively-2869180

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Remember cup final day on grandstand? the road to wembley, following the coach from the hotel to the ground, the player pre match walk about etc...its weird but FA cup final day seemed much bigger than any title run in or any European cup final...how times have changed.

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32 minutes ago, RoboFox said:

Great news. 

 

ITV's coverage is miles better than it used to be, too. 

 

Now just bring back the Champions League to free-to-air. 

Screw the Champions League, I am praying ITV will show Celtic's Reserves games live next season with Chris Sutton as key presenter.

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4 hours ago, Tuna said:

That's good. I dislike BT, their coverage, their pundits and commentators.

Agree for the FA Cup but their champions league coverage is excellent IMO, especially in the group stages when all of the goals are shown as they go in. 

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8 hours ago, purpleronnie said:

Remember cup final day on grandstand? the road to wembley, following the coach from the hotel to the ground, the player pre match walk about etc...its weird but FA cup final day seemed much bigger than any title run in or any European cup final...how times have changed.

Cup Final day used to be our equivalent of the Super Bowl when every football fan tuned in to watch. The day Man Utd dropped out and it was sponsored was the day it started to lose its glamour.

 

Saint and Greavsie

Tony Gubba on the bus

FA cup Question of Sport special

Each teams song on Top of the Pops

 

Jumpers for goalposts.

Marvellous.

 

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5 minutes ago, Izzy said:

Cup Final day used to be our equivalent of the Super Bowl when every football fan tuned in to watch. The day Man Utd dropped out and it was sponsored was the day it started to lose its glamour.

 

Saint and Greavsie

Tony Gunna on the bus

FA cup Question of Sport special

Each teams song on Top of the Pops

 

Jumpers for goalposts.

Marvellous.

 

Must have been a bit biased towards Arsenal...

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8 hours ago, purpleronnie said:

Remember cup final day on grandstand? the road to wembley, following the coach from the hotel to the ground, the player pre match walk about etc...its weird but FA cup final day seemed much bigger than any title run in or any European cup final...how times have changed.

Live football being so rare played a part in that.The prize money was also a major financial bonus aswell.It could give a club a significant advantage in the transfer market.Now it just pays for Sanchez to plonk his arse on the bench for a couple of months.

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