[Football] FA Cup games no longer (exclusively) on terrestrial TV

[Wozza]

Just to add, because this Tweet was slightly misleading and I know folk don't read every post where I/others have added detail...

TNT will have first dibs on games and will show LOADS of them, but some matches from each round will be shown on terrestrial (presumably BBC or ITV; let's hope C4 don't get it).

In fact, TNT say all non- Sat 3pm games will be shown - which could mean lots of moved games.

The final HAS to be free-to-air. Remains to be seen if it's merely free on TNT and/or actually on a terrestrial channel.

As you were.

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

--> VPN
--> Indonesia
--> Vidio.com
--> small monthly subscription
--> every Brighton game in every major competition live, full-match replays and highlights

 

[Wozza]

--> VPN
--> Indonesia
--> Vidio.com
--> small monthly subscription
--> every Brighton game in every major competition live, full-match replays and highlights

Cool. I'll let my 90-year-old dad and his mates know.

 

[AZ Gull]

Sad.

The official FA announcement suggests that selected matches from every round will still be available on free-to-air, with that broadcaster being confirmed in due course (the BBC?).

THE FA & TNT SPORTS AGREE NEW FOUR-YEAR DEAL TO BROADCAST THE FA CUP FROM 2025-26​

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

Cool. I'll let my 90-year-old dad and his mates know.

Just trying to be helpful I know not everyone can find a workround this shite news

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

--> VPN
--> Indonesia
--> Vidio.com
--> small monthly subscription
--> every Brighton game in every major competition live, full-match replays and highlights

Apart from the moving to Indonesia bit, I'm IN!

 

[vegster]

So much for " The magic of the cup " ?

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

Apart from the moving to Indonesia bit, I'm IN!

If you move to Indonesia its even easier, and the weather is a lot nicer

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

If you move to Indonesia its even easier, and the weather is a lot nicer

I'll have you know that here, in the Garden of England, the sun shines 24* hours a day

*And when the clocks go backward, 25

 

[Wozza]

The official FA announcement suggests that selected matches from every round will still be available on free-to-air, with that broadcaster being confirmed in due course (the BBC?).

THE FA & TNT SPORTS AGREE NEW FOUR-YEAR DEAL TO BROADCAST THE FA CUP FROM 2025-26​

Yes, a glimmer of home. FEEL FREE TO UPDATE THE THREAD TITLE, MODS.

But if there's a premium partner paying £££ and terrestrial get hand-outs, we know how it will turn out.

 

[Bakero]

Twats.

 

[Sarisbury Seagull]

Well I think it’s positive news as it means more Jules Breach

 

[Dave the OAP]

If you move to Indonesia its even easier, and the weather is a lot nicer

Excellent. I will see if my 92 year old father in law would like to immigrate. As he has no idea how to use sky etc these days and only just manages to get bbc and itv for the football as it’s the only games he watches.

excellent news for subscribers

not so much for the aged..still who cares eh! They are old and have had their lives

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

Excellent. I will see if my 92 year old father in law would like to immigrate. As he has no idea how to use sky etc these days and only just manages to get bbc and itv for the football as it’s the only games he watches.

excellent news for subscribers

not so much for the aged..still who cares eh! They are old and have had their lives

Once again I'm just trying to be helpful, I'm not a shill for TNT and fully understand not everyone can take advantage of emigrating to Indonesia to avoid this shite news....

 

[Nobby Cybergoat]

That's the death knell.

It's like putting test cricket behind a pay wall. The fa cup will suffer the same slow lingering death

 

[Taybha]

Kinel

 

[keaton]

Isn't this just what it was like a few years ago? When BT and ITV split the rights?

 

[chickens]

So much greed, they couldn’t just leave us with one semi-decent cup competition, it had to be monetised to the maximum possible degree.

Sometimes this country’s inability to stand up to invasive capitalism makes me angry.

 

[dejavuatbtn]

The days of flat caps and a pipe are even further into the past. The less well off continue to be priced out - so pleased football is in such a healthy state.

 

[Coldeanseagull]

I could do with some warm weather....I'm in.
Kalimantan Gull, how many spare rooms have you got?