BBC & BT Sport Awarded FA Cup Rights

The BBC and BT Sport have won a four-year rights deal for coverage of the FA Cup.
From 2014, the most romantic club competition in world football will be back on free-to-air on BBC One and BT Sport, which is free for BT broadband users.

ITV, which has held the rights to FA Cup coverage since 2008, will no longer be involved in broadcasting the tournament.
Gary Lineker will front the BBC's coverage, which will be available on TV, online, mobile and tablet with live streaming across all devices.
It joins the BBC's current portfolio of football programming, which includes Match of the Day, The Football League Show, the current UEFA Women's Euros and the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Jake Humphrey will anchor BT's FA Cup coverage at their new home in Queen Elizabeth Park, Stratford. BT Sport is attempting to challenge ***'s supremacy with football coverage and are already offering 38 Premier League games and FA Cup games live in the 2013-14 season.
BBC Director-General Tony Hall says: "Bringing the FA Cup back to the BBC was something I really wanted to do and I am so pleased that we have achieved it for football fans everywhere.
"There is something very special about big national moments on the BBC, and the FA Cup should absolutely be one of them.
"The Olympics, Wimbledon and Glastonbury have shown how our audiences love it when we put the full weight of all our services on TV, radio and digital behind covering these events in depth and in ways no one else can.
"Working closely with the FA, I believe we will change the way we view the FA Cup forever."
BT Retail's CEO Gavin Patterson said: "BT Sport made a determined joint bid to retain The FA Cup rights because we believe it is one of the truly great club football competitions.

"We are thrilled to bring our viewers the incredible stories of passion, and victories against all odds, that pepper the history of the competition. These include Leeds United being humbled by Second Division Sunderland in the 1973 final, right up to May this year, when unfancied Wigan Athletic defeated Manchester City at Wembley.
"We will be fielding a superb lineup of presenting talent to showcase and analyse all of the action. And because BT Sport is free with BT broadband on BT TV, online or via satellite we are confident that we can reach a large audience rapidly."
FA chairman Greg Dyke added: "I would like to thank everyone who expressed an interest in these FA Cup broadcast rights and congratulate the BBC and BT Sport on their successful tenders.
"Their valuable support underlines what a great competition The FA Cup is and how important it is to the sporting calendar.
"ITV have done a tremendous job in recent years and we look forward to their fantastic continued support of the England team.
"The BBC is obviously an organisation I know very well but I don't think anyone would dispute that their name goes hand in hand with some of the most famous FA Cup moments of yesteryear.
"We're delighted that the competition is back on their channels, not just through television but with significant online presence as well.
"BT Sport might be new to television, but they're a major corporation and have been a part of everyday British life for a number of decades.
"They have millions of customers and are shaping up to be a heavyweight player in the broadcasting world, so The FA Cup is a fantastic asset for their growing portfolio of sports."