English Football Association (FA)
FA’s Simmons outlines path to self-sustainability for WSL
The Women’s Super League, the top tier of women’s club football in England, still needs to go through a number of media-rights cycles before it is able to become self-sustainable, according to director of …
FA on the hunt for broadcast, international rights head with Gracey on the move
The Football Association is looking to recruit a head of broadcast and international media rights representing the governing body’s portfolio of properties.
BBC ‘closing in’ on Women’s Super League deal offering linear exposure
The English Football Association is said to be close to agreeing a deal that would see public-service broadcaster the BBC retain rights to the Women’s Super League.
FA’s WSL carve-out pays dividends in exclusive Sky deal
The English FA is thought to have achieved a robust fee for rights to the top-tier Women’s Super League in the first domestic rights tender for the property.
Sky ‘poised to secure’ Women’s Super League rights in UK
Pay-television broadcaster Sky is said to be in prime position to secure UK rights to football's top-tier Women’s Super League.
English football’s 3pm blackout rule ‘to remain lifted’ for new season
UK football fans are set to be able to watch live coverage of every single Premier League match when the 2020-21 season begins after it emerged that the broadcast blackout legislation for fixtures on Saturday…
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
IMG in talks with FA after withholding FA Cup rights payment
The IMG agency has withheld its payment to the Football Association for international rights to the FA Cup as rights-holders continue to feel the effect of the sports shutdown
English and Scottish FAs lift 3pm blackout rule for rest of season
The English and Scottish FAs have lifted their bans on the televisual broadcast of Saturday 3pm football fixtures for the remainder of the season, in a move that suggests both bodies are preparing for…
FA ‘likely to suspend’ 3pm blackout if coronavirus crisis worsens
English football’s governing body, the FA, is likely to suspend the country’s Saturday afternoon broadcasting black-out rule in the event the coronavirus crisis forces matches to be played behind closed doo…
BBC lands rights to additional Women’s FA Cup ties, SheBelieves Cup
UK public broadcaster the BBC has acquired rights to earlier rounds of the Women’s FA Cup as well as this season’s She Believes Cup invitational football tournament.
Betting operators offer to cede FA Cup streaming exclusivity in ongoing row
The seven betting companies that acquired FA Cup streaming rights in the UK from the IMG agency have expressed their willingness for matches to be streamed free of charge elsewhere
FA to review betting rights strategy amid criticism of Bet365 coverage
The English Football Association has said it will review its strategy on the sale of betting streaming rights to the FA Cup when its existing six-year agreement with the IMG agency expires at the end of…
Sky Mexico and Nent WSL deals deliver ‘six-figure’ revenue
Sky Mexico, the pay-TV broadcaster, has acquired rights to England’s Women’s Super League in a three-year deal.
English FA to launch new women’s football OTT platform
The English Football Association has announced that it will launch a new OTT platform focused specifically on women’s football.
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.
FA Cup goes exclusively FTA as ITV confirms deal from 2021
The English FA Cup will be broadcast exclusively free-to-air in the UK from 2021 after commercial broadcaster confirmed a new four-year deal for the competition