English FA Cup
New World TV lands FA Cup rights in 17 African countries
New World TV Group has secured exclusive French-language pay-TV rights to broadcast England's FA Cup in 16 countries across Western and Central Africa, along with non-exclusively in Chad
Bilibili takes another stride into sport with FA Cup rights
Chinese streaming platform Bilibili has acquired the exclusive digital media rights in China for the English FA Cup in a three-season deal, 2021-22 to 2023-24
Disney ‘secures FA Cup broadcast rights’ in Brazil
FA Cup broadcast rights in Brazil have been secured by Disney in a long-term agreement, it has been reported
EXCLUSIVE: FA and Pitch agree four-year FA Cup international rights renewal
The Pitch International agency has reached an agreement with the Football Association to retain FA Cup broadcast rights in Western Europe and the Middle East and North Africa for an additional four seasons,…
Network Ten adds FA Cup rights to football portfolio
ViacomCBS-owned Australian broadcaster Network Ten has acquired rights to the English FA Cup
Cosmote picks up FA Cup rights from TAF Media
Greek pay-television broadcaster Cosmote has acquired rights to the FA Cup, English football’s knockout clubs competition, for the remainder of the 2020-21 tournament and also the 2021-22 edition.
FA Cup rights hit again in Hong Kong in TVB deal
The value of FA Cup rights in Hong Kong fell again in commercial broadcaster TVB’s deal for the 2020-24 cycle, which followed the collapse of the two prior broadcast agreements in the territory.
FA ‘threatens Saudi legal action’ over Newcastle FA Cup archive broadcasts
The English FA is threatening to take the Saudi state-backed broadcaster KSA Sports to court over showing clips of old FA Cup matches featuring Newcastle United, it has been reported
FA Cup rights take a dip in Sub-Saharan Africa as StarTimes replaces SuperSport
StarTimes, the Chinese-owned African pay-television broadcaster, was able to exploit regulatory pressure facing rival broadcaster SuperSport and secure exclusive rights to the English FA Cup and Community Shield at a reduced fee.
English FA spurns higher pay-TV revenue for free-to-air Cup reach
The Football Association rejected a higher bid for domestic FA Cup rights for the 2021-25 cycle from incumbent pay-television broadcaster BT Sport in favour of commercial broadcaster ITV, SportBusiness Media understands, in a move that took the competition exclusively free to air in the UK.
ITV poised to acquire domestic rights to English FA Cup – report
UK commercial broadcaster ITV is reportedly on the verge of acquiring domestic rights to the FA Cup for the 2021-25 cycle
FA Cup ‘non-linear’ rights package opens door to Amazon
The FA has opened the market for FA Cup domestic rights to new competition with the inclusion of a ‘non-linear package’ – expected to attract interest from internet giant Amazon – in the tender for the 2021-22 to 2024-25 cycle, SportBusiness Media understands.
BBC strikes four-season renewal for FA Cup
The BBC has agreed a new four-season domestic broadcast deal with the English Football Association for the FA Cup
DAZN completes English football offering with FA Cup, League Cup deals
DAZN has completed its portfolio of rights to English football properties in Spain, adding the FA Cup, English League Cup and the English Football League in deals with the Pitch International agency
Twitter to distribute FA Cup clips
Twitter has teamed up with the Football Association in England to offer highlights clips of the FA Cup to fans worldwide
ESPN+ to stream every FA Cup third round match
Every English FA Cup third round match will be streamed in the United States for the first time this season.
DAZN secures FA Cup rights in DACH region
OTT service DAZN has struck a six-season deal to show English FA Cup matches in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, from 2018-19 to 2023-24