FA CUP tv coverage

[nico2708]

Everton v Chelsea
Saturday 29 January 2011
12.30pm kick-off
Live on ESPN

Southampton v Manchester United
Saturday 29 January 2011
5.15pm kick-off
Live on ITV1

Arsenal or Leeds United v Huddersfield Town
Sunday 30 January 2011
12noon kick-off
Live on ESPN

Fulham v Tottenham Hotspur
Sunday 30 January 2011
4.30pm kick-off
Live on ESPN

The FA Live TV fee is £144,000 per club.

with one more to be confirmed next week

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i would have thought that the blues v cov game would have had a chance of being the other game???

[saunders_heroes]

Who cares?

Like it or not, Small Heath and Coventry is not an appealing tie for TV viewers.

[eastie]

Arsenal v Huddersfield? What a load of bollocks - get the villa on - last years 6-4 was one of the best televised games ever I would imagine!

[The Left Side]

Everton vs. Chelsea could be interesting, I would like to see Chelsea get dumped out of the cup.

[Nev]

I was told today that since 1995, every FA Cup tie involving Newton Heath has been televised. Not sure how true it is but it wouldn't be a surprise.

It's not about the potential of a good game, it's about viewing figures. The magic of the Cup comes some way behind the magic of advertising revenue.

Mind you, I would rather clear out the drains than watch Small Heath against Coventry. They'll have a competition to decide who hates Aston Villa the most.

Dickheads.

[The Man With A Stick]

Mind you, I would rather clear out the drains than watch Small Heath against Coventry.

I'd watch it, just on the off-chance that the ground gets hit by a meteor.

[cdbearsfan]

I can't understand why the Premier League and Football League have decided to arrange shitloads of fixtures the Tuesday after this, guaranteeing that lots of clubs (especially those playing on Sunday) will rest half their team. Surely Wednesday would have made more sense, unless they've done it just to undermine the competition (like they have by arranging a full set of Premier League fixtures the week-end of the Final.)

[cdbearsfan]

I was told today that since 1995, every FA Cup tie involving Newton Heath has been televised. Not sure how true it is but it wouldn't be a surprise.

It's not about the potential of a good game, it's about viewing figures. The magic of the Cup comes some way behind the magic of advertising revenue.

Mind you, I would rather clear out the drains than watch Small Heath against Coventry. They'll have a competition to decide who hates Aston Villa the most.

Dickheads.

The game where we went one-up through Barry wasn't televised. It was moved to the Sunday though so perhaps the person who told you just assumed it was a televised game?

[Holtenderinthesky]

So the 4 Champions League teams are chosen to be televised.  Is this the formation of the ITV4 instead of the Sky4?

[Dave]

Fulham - Spurs?

Ooh, how exciting. You never get to see a fixture like that.

[SX150]

Mind you, I would rather clear out the drains than watch Small Heath against Coventry.

I'd watch it, just on the off-chance that the ground gets hit by a meteor.

Hadn't thought of that, lets hope hey.

[TopDeck113]

I think the truth is that ITV - and ESPN for that matter - will put one of the more "romantic" ties in the third round, but thereafter have to deliver the viewing figures to keep their advertisers happy and pay for what they themselves have had to cough up for the rights.

In that context, whilst Swansea v Leyton Orient might have a certain appeal to your hardcore fan, you can see that all the other fixtures will deliver the viewers.

[Somniloquism]

I think the truth is that ITV - and ESPN for that matter - will put one of the more "romantic" ties in the third round, but thereafter have to deliver the viewing figures to keep their advertisers happy and pay for what they themselves have had to cough up for the rights.

In that context, whilst Swansea v Leyton Orient might have a certain appeal to your hardcore fan, you can see that all the other fixtures will deliver the viewers.

So what is the excuse for the BBC when they show a Newton Heath game FA Cup game live? I didn't doubt that FA cup stat posted earlier as the Beeb did seem to show every one of their matches live the last time they had it.

[olaftab]

So it's basically London clubs and manu...no room for a fairly sizeable audience tie like the West Midlands  SHA v Cov?

[Dave]

I'd watch SHA vs Coventry over any of the ones listed above.