It has not - all sorts of rumours doing the rounds. Announcement imminent (next week or so) I hear.
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It’s why (similar to what’s likely going to happen in Australia) there’s expected to be an all-out tussle in the US for the Premier League rights with NBC desperate to retain them (mostly for Peacock) and CBS, ESPN & Fox also expressing interest to acquire them.
https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/en/SB-Blogs/Newsletter-Media/2021/10/18
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I would love Paramount+ to win the rights here and in the US, so we would get match coverage from them.
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Yeah hope it’s 10/ P+ as well.
Ideally 10 would show the early saturday match with the A-League coverage transitioning into EPL coverage when the time zones sync up nicely.
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Talked about football quite a bit…but no mention of the FA Cup just yet…
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And confirmed. Broken before announced on the upfronts…
Confirmed
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Tara, Bruce and Simon talking about the Football action.
New Football promo airing now as well, with the song “I just can’t get enough”.
Seems like the Women’s Asian Cup is exclusive to Paramount+?
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Matildas matches on FTA.
The Home Of Football Just Got Bigger.
The Emirates FA Cup Is Coming To 10 ViacomCBS.
10 ViacomCBS and The Football Association (The FA) today announced a media rights agreement which will see the Emirates FA Cup matches broadcast live across Network 10 and Paramount+.
The world’s longest-running domestic knockout football competition, the Emirates FA Cup, not only features the best English clubs, including Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea, Liverpool and defending champions, Leicester City, but also some of the world’s best players including Cristiano Ronaldo, Harry Kane, Mohamed Salah and Jamie Vardy, and offers clubs across the English football pyramid a chance to play against them all.
The competition officially kicks-off with the First Round Proper on Saturday, 6 November and will continue through to the Final at Wembley Stadium in May, 2022.
Adam Cush, Director of Sport Production, 10 ViacomCBS, said: “In addition to being the proud home of all the A-Leagues, Matildas, Socceroos and FFA Cup matches, we are thrilled to bring Australian audiences a taste of the world’s favourite game featuring the best English clubs and some of the world’s best players.
“The oldest and most prestigious domestic cup competition in the world, the Emirates FA Cup, only adds to our football credentials as the new home of football.”
James Ralley, Head of Broadcast and Media Rights, The FA Cup, added: “The Emirates FA Cup is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year and our agreement with 10 ViacomCBS is a great example of the competition’s continued importance around the world.
“We hope that Australian football fans enjoy Network 10 and Paramount+’s coverage of its special season.”
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Was hoping they might have announced some magazine shows today but they haven’t
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Positioning them for a big bid on EPL.
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We’ll have to see whether they have more than the Final on 10. I’d hope maybe one game a weekend (the biggest match of the day, like City v United or Liverpool Chelsea) on FTA.
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That promo for soccer was simply breathtaking.
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Football, please…
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It is soccer. The football season has finished.
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10 will be the second Australian broadcaster of FA Cup after SBS.
Good to see FA Cup coverage returning to FTA after nearly a decade on ESPN.
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