Got something to say or just want fewer pesky ads? Join us... 😊
[Football] FA Cup games no longer (exclusively) on terrestrial TV
- Thread starter Wozza
- Start date
Short sighted by the FA, the competition will over time fall away.
- Thread starter
- #23
Official Old Man
Uckfield Seagull
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.
Someone's not been watching us in the league.I thought we were all concentrating on the league anyway
- Thread starter
- #26
They have some games (scraps).
The Maharajah Of Hockley
Member
- Apr 9, 2020
- 59
Game's gone.
pb21
Well-known member
- Apr 23, 2010
- 6,330
Ah, the MAGIC of the FA Cup.
el punal
Well-known member
The stewards took away my pipe and also confiscated my ready rubbed shag. I’m furious!
Easy 10
Brain dead MUG SHEEP
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 ?
Anyway, isn't the FA Cup Final one of those protected terrestrial TV events ?
kojak
Well-known member
- Jan 17, 2022
- 766
Osbourne 1 nil
- Oct 17, 2008
- 10,712
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.
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.
Hotchilidog
Well-known member
- Jan 24, 2009
- 8,718
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
Living the dream
It is magic. It now produces millions more out of thin air for exactly the same thing.
See.
Magic.
Fcukers.
Rookie
Greetings
- Feb 8, 2005
- 12,074
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.
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
Well-known member
- Jan 18, 2009
- 4,747
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.