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TNT Sports, HBO Max to deliver all-day broadcast for 2026 FA Cup Final

The magic of the Emirates FA Cup Final takes place on May 16th as seven-time winners Manchester City meet eight-time winners Chelsea in the final live on TNT Sports and HBO Max – which matchday coverage beginning at 9am. From the first coffee of the morning to kick-off beneath the arch at Wembley Stadium, TNT […]

May 13, 2026

FA Youth Cup Final FTA on BBC

The BBC will stream this season’s FA Youth Cup Final between Manchester City and Manchester United alongside TNT Sports on May 1tth. Football fans can tune in free-to-air via the BBC iPlayer or the BBC Sport website and app. The match, which will be played at the Joie Stadium, will be produced and broadcast by […]

May 13, 2026

Spain: Movistar Plus scores FA Cup rights

Movistar Plus, the Spanish pay-TV broadcaster, has acquired the rights to Emirates FA Cup for the 2027-28 season. Movistar Plus will also be covering the remaining rounds of this season’s competition – including the quarter-finals, semi-finals, and final – as well as the 2026-27 and 2027-28 editions. In addition Movistar Plus will also cover action […]

March 25, 2026

Globecast, Synamedia deliver FA Cup over IP

Globecast, a specialist in broadcast services, and leading video software provider, Synamedia, have announced that Pitch International (Pitch), the London-based sports marketing agency, has gone live with cloud-based distribution of Emirates FA Cup matches. Using Synamedia’s Quortex Link cloud distribution platform, integrated with Globecast’s managed services platform, broadcasters now have the choice to receive matches over either IP or satellite […]

March 4, 2026

UK MPs back broadcasters to expand FTA sports

UK public service broadcasters are making attempts to persuade the government to expand the list of sports crown jewels – the core sporting events protected for free-to-air (FTA) TV. A plea from the BBC to add the Six Nations Championship to the group of events that must be offered to terrestrial channels was rejected in […]

February 26, 2026

TNT Sports readies for 26 live FA Cup matches in 10 days

This January, the romance and history of football’s oldest knockout competitions take centre stage on TNT Sports – bringing football fans closer to the Emirates FA Cup Third Round and Adobe Women’s FA Cup Fourth Round. With 26 live games scheduled across ten days, expect some special moments as TNT Sports brings more live coverage […]

January 6, 2026

BBC: 11.6m watch FA Cup third round ties

A peak of 7.4 million tuned in to watch 10-man Manchester United knock Arsenal out of the FA Cup on penalties on January 12th – an audience share of 41.1 per cent. A peak audience of 3.2 million also tuned in to watch Manchester City beat Salford City 8-0 on BBC One on January 11th, […]

January 13, 2025

FA Cup comes to BBC HD on cruise lines

BBC Studios has announced that BBC HD, available for viewers on their partnering cruise ships, can now tune into coverage of the longest-running national cup competition in the world. The Emirates FA Cup will air live on BBC HD available on almost 200 passenger vessels all over the world. Emirates FA Cup coverage on BBC […]

January 9, 2025

FA Cup third round broadcast schedule confirmed

The BBC has announced that it will show the FA Cup third-round games between Manchester City and Salford City and Arsenal vs Manchester United this January. Pep Guardiola’s side will host League Two Salford, owned by a group of former Manchester United players, on January 11th with kick-off at 17:45 GMT, whilst Arsenal will welcome […]

December 6, 2024By Nik Roseveare

FA Cup 2nd round broadcast schedule confirmed

The BBC and ITV’s broadcast selections for the 2024-25 Emirates FA Cup Second Round Proper has now been confirmed. The weekend of action will kick-off with Harrogate Town vs Gainsborough Trinity live on BBC Two at November 29th at 7:45pm, with the rest of the coverage as follows: Saturday 30 November – 11:30 GMT • […]

November 8, 2024