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ENGLISH FA ISSUES INVITATION TO TENDER

The English Football Association (FA) has issued an invitation to tender for the audio-visual rights of the FA Cup and England home matches.

The 15 new live match packages are the most ever offered by the FA for these properties and will be complemented by additional packages for highlights, near-live services, video-on-demand and clips for both mobile and internet use.

The new deal will cover the four-year period starting from the 2008/09 season.
Packages include the FA Cup, England matches, Community Shield, Youth Cup, FA Trophy and FA Vase.

A spokesman said: “This is the broadest set of rights packages The FA have offered and have been devised to ensure that The FA’s games are widely available to a range of different audiences and via a variety of viewing platforms.”

All interested parties should contact The FA’s commercial and broadcast manager James Elliott by email James.Elliott@TheFA.com to request a copy of the tender.

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