The BBC and TNT Sports have agreed on a four-year deal starting from the 2025/26 season to co-broadcast 14 FA Cup matches per season. This includes two matches per round, up to the quarter-finals, one semi-final, and the final. TNT Sports holds the first pick of matches, whereas the BBC gets the second and fourth picks. The deal also allows the BBC to show FA Cup highlights and digital clips.
The BBC has acquired UK rights to the UEFA Champions League for the 2024-2027 cycle. It is the first time that the British public service broadcaster has landed TV rights to this competition. BBC’s Champions League contract includes match highlights on television, as well as on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and mobile apps. Short clips around the competition are also expected to be regularly posted on the network’s social media channels. In addition, BBC’s deal includes the Champions League final.
British public service broadcaster the BBC has extended its English FA Cup domestic rights until 2025. The four-year contract renewal, which takes effect in 2021, will see BBC’s free-to-air television channels air up to 18 live FA Cup matches every season. Coverage will include up to six live FA Cup games from the first and second rounds, as well as FA Cup highlights and clips online. The BBC will be sharing FA Cup broadcasts with British commercial network ITV.
