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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

ESPN extends FA Cup rights in US

ESPN has reached an agreement with the English Football Association (FA) for the media rights to the Emirates FA Cup in the US for the next four seasons, 2024-’25 through 2027-’28. The agreement extends ESPN+’s position as the exclusive home of 79 Emirates FA Cup matches each season, beginning with the First Round and running […]

May 22, 2024

BBC secures deal with TNT Sports for FA Cup

The Emirates FA Cup will continue to be accessible to all fans following a new agreement that will see the BBC become the exclusive free-to-air broadcaster of the competition in a four-year deal starting from the 2025-2026 season. BBC Sport, under a new partnership with TNT Sports, has secured free-to-air live coverage of 14 games […]

May 14, 2024

ITV: Over 7m viewers for FA Cup semi-final

ITV, the UK commercial broadcaster, drew significant audiences across entertainment, sport and drama, over the April 20th/21st weekend. More than 12 million people tuned into the first two launch episodes of Britain’s Got Talent Season 17. Episode 1 on April 20th peaked with 5.8 million viewers (5 million ave.) with a 39 per cent share […]

April 22, 2024

Record quarter for ITVX

ITVX recorded its best ever quarter between January 1st and March 31st with 896 million streams across the service – an increase of 12 per cent on Q1 2023. This follows January’s record-breaking month with 328 million streams, more than any other month on ITVX or previously on ITV Hub, and February was just behind […]

April 2, 2024

Biggest TV audience of the year for ITV’s FA Cup coverage

The biggest UK television audience of the year across all channels watched ITV’s free to air coverage of Manchester United’s FA Cup quarter-final win against Liverpool on March 17th with a peak of 8.6 million tuning in as the game went into extra-time. United earnt a dramatic 4-3 victory with a last gasp winner over […]

March 18, 2024By Nik Roseveare

TNT Sports scores 4 year FA Cup rights deal

The FA and TNT Sports have agreed a new four-year broadcast deal for the Emirates FA Cup, starting from the 2025/26 season, which will see more games available, across both TNT Sports and free-to-air. TNT Sports will showcase live matches from the First Round, with every game from the Third Round outside of 3pm kick […]

February 15, 2024