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

[kojak]

I thought we were all concentrating on the league anyway

 

[Weststander]

Short sighted by the FA, the competition will over time fall away.

 

[Wozza]

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

Probably, yes.

Still a shame after the considerable BBC/ITV coverage.

 

[Official Old Man]

That's it then, game over. With no games, the BBC & ITV will drop even talking about the cup. The odd mention on breakfast TV.

 

[Stat Brother]

I thought we were all concentrating on the league anyway

Someone's not been watching us in the league.

 

[Wozza]

That's it then, game over. With no games, the BBC & ITV will drop even talking about the cup. The odd mention on breakfast TV.

They have some games (scraps).

 

[The Maharajah Of Hockley]

Game's gone.

 

[pb21]

Sad.

Ah, the MAGIC of the FA Cup.

 

[el punal]

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.

The stewards took away my pipe and also confiscated my ready rubbed shag. I’m furious!

 

[Easy 10]

It'll probably be split, with BBC or ITV picking up the scraps.

Anyway, isn't the FA Cup Final one of those protected terrestrial TV events ?

 

[Questions]

David Coleman, Brian Moore, Maurice Eddlestone, Brian Butler. Kenneth Wolverhampton or whatever

 

[Questions]

It’s the end of the world as we know it.

 

[kojak]

David Coleman, Brian Moore, Maurice Eddlestone, Brian Butler. Kenneth Wolverhampton or whatever

Osbourne 1 nil

 

[jcdenton08]

Think this is the death knell for the FA Cup. I equate it to putting the World Cup or Olympics behind a paid subscription.

It isn’t about us (relatively) tech savvy young’uns finding streams or IPTV as a workaround. It’s about my pensioner Uncle in his 80’s and MANY like him who still loves the Big Cup, and actively looks forward to watching the games on the TV, as it’s the only live domestic football he gets all season.

Sorry but this is shit news.

 

[trueblue]

Considering it’s the FA Cup, it’s surprising the FA seem to do everything they can to ruin it.

 

[Hotchilidog]

Utter garbage putting the Cup behind a paywall. Also TNT has been dropped from the Virgin Maxit all in tv package so you not only renew at a higher price but with less content. TNT is now an add on. I’ve negotiated a new deal and dumped TNT. Not sure they’ll retain the subscriber base that BT had.

 

[B-right-on]

So much for " The magic of the cup " ?

It is magic. It now produces millions more out of thin air for exactly the same thing.

See.

Magic.




Fcukers.

 

[Rookie]

The FA have seem determined to bugger the cup up for a while and this is the latest in the process.
To not leave even one game on terrestrial tele is a dreadful move even if TNT will show some free to air
Such a shame that the best cup competition in the world is treated like this.

 

[cunning fergus]

They have some games (scraps).

Scraps from the men’s game, however………….

WSL ‘offers every game live’ to UK broadcasters in bid to double media revenues - SportsPro

The league is said to be hoping for a new domestic media rights deal worth between UK£15 million and UK£20 million.

www.sportspromedia.com

You are going to be able munch yourself senseless on games from the friends of Dorothy league.