Shares in Sky drop after huge TV bill emerges February 11, 2015 SKY SAW its stock open four per cent down in trading yesterday after agreeing to fork out £4.1bn for the right to show live Premier League football between 2016 and 2019. The British media giant won five out of the seven TV packages up for sale, but had to stump up 83 per cent more [...]
Premier League comes under further fire for TV rights auction February 11, 2015 The auction process used by the Premier League to sell TV rights to Sky and BT for a whopping £5.1bn came under criticism yesterday for the second time in a matter of days. The deal was reached under a blind auction, with an unknown number of rounds and bidders. Virgin Media chief executive Tom Mockridge [...]
Energy, oil and Sky’s football bill hurt FTSE – London Report February 11, 2015 THE UK and Gas index fell 0.6 per cent after crude dropped 2.3 per cent on expectations of persistent oversupply, a stronger dollar and a report showing US crude stockpiles at a record high yesterday. Meanwhile the main index was dragged lower by energy company movements as well as the fallout from Sky bidding for [...]
Premier League: Spotlight falls on Ivanovic in headbutt row February 11, 2015 CHELSEA 1 EVERTON 0 EVERTON manager Roberto Martinez insisted Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic should have been sent off for violent conduct after the Premier League leaders struck late to maintain their seven-point advantage last night. Attacking midfielder Willian’s 89th-minute deflected shot snatched the points, moments after the visitors had seen midfielder Gareth Barry sent off [...]
Struggling Villa bring Lambert’s reign to an end February 11, 2015 ASTON Villa have begun their search for a new manager after last night sacking Paul Lambert following a disastrous run of form which sees the club embroiled in a battle for Premier League survival. A 2-0 reverse to fellow strugglers Hull City on Tuesday evening meant a fifth successive Premier League defeat and 10th league [...]
Premier League: Carroll injury recurrence blights West Ham’s stoic defensive show February 11, 2015 SOUTHAMPTON 0 WEST HAM UNITED 0 WEST Ham boss Sam Allardyce bemoaned his growing injury woe after Andy Carroll limped though the final stages of his side’s stalemate with high-flying Southampton at St Mary’s Stadium last night. The eighth-placed Hammers defended resolutely and salvaged a well-earned point following the dismissal of Spanish keeper Adrian on [...]
Premier League: Campbell leveller saves Pardew from embarrassing Magpies loss February 11, 2015 CRYSTAL PALACE 1 NEWCASTLE UNITED 1 CRYSTAL Palace boss Alan Pardew declared himself satisfied with a point against his former club after substitute Fraizer Campbell salvaged a share of the spoils last night. Newcastle opened the scoring with their first effort on target as Papiss Cisse nodded in Daryl Janmaat’s cross, only for Campbell – a [...]
Aguero ends goal drought in City stroll February 11, 2015 STRIKER Sergio Aguero scored his first goals for more than two months as Manchester City ended their five-game winless streak to keep the pressure on Premier League leaders Chelsea last night. Midfielders James Milner and Samir Nasri also struck as City beat Stoke 4-1 at the Britannia Stadium to record their first top-flight victory since [...]
Manchester United made favourites to break transfer record following record Premier League TV deal February 11, 2015 A bookmakers has made Manchester United the favourite to become the first club to pay a player more than £500,000 a week. Following the Premier League’s record-breaking domestic TV rights deal negotiated with BT and Sky, bookmakers Paddy Power has issued odds on which club will be first to break the salary milestone [...]
Manchester United share price soars following record Premier League TV deal February 11, 2015 The record £5.14bn Premier League TV deal is still a season and a half away from kicking in, but some clubs are already feeling the benefits. Manchester United’s share price rose on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday, rising by almost five per cent to a price of $17.03 per share. The [...]