TNT Sports has agreed a four-year deal with the Football Association to broadcast the FA Cup from the 2025-26 season. The agreement also includes rights to the FA Community Shield and the FA Youth Cup semi-finals and final.
The deal involves sharing coverage with a free-to-air broadcaster, whose identity has yet to be announced. At least two matches per round, including both semi-finals, will be made available free-to-air, and the final is a Group A listed event that must be offered to free-to-air broadcasters. TNT Sports has promised to show more live games than ever before, with every match from the third round onwards (except 3pm Saturday kick-offs) available to watch.
Mark Bullingham, FA chief executive, said: 'The Emirates FA Cup is our crown jewel and it helps us to provide vital investment across every level of English football, supporting clubs, communities, facilities and the wider grassroots game. TNT Sports are an outstanding broadcaster with an impressive record of showing some of the biggest and best sporting events around the world.'
The current FA Cup rights are held jointly by ITV and the BBC, but from the 2025-26 season, TNT Sports will become the primary broadcast partner alongside an unnamed free-to-air broadcaster.
