Sky chief to address Champions League defeat at City conference November 18, 2013 SKY CHIEF executive Jeremy Darroch will address the company’s take on the recent upheaval of TV sport on Wednesday, City A.M. understands, after BT recently won exclusive rights for Champions League football from 2015. Up until now Sky has played down the importance of Champions League content to Sky Sport, as accounting for only three [...]
Palace hope to appoint new boss tomorrow November 14, 2013 CRYSTAL Palace are hopeful their search for a new manager can be concluded this weekend. The Eagles are languishing at the bottom of the Premier League table and have been on the hunt for a new boss since Ian Holloway’s departure following a 4-1 home defeat to Fulham last month. Former Chelsea defender Dan Petrescu [...]
Letters to the Editor – 14/11 – Greenbelt, Premier league bid, Best of Twitter November 13, 2013 Greenbelt [Re: The Greenbelt sacred cow: It pens in the poor for no environmental gain, yesterday] I agree 100 per cent with the author. Support for the Greenbelt is strong among those over 60. In many cases, these people bought property between the 1960s and 1980s, when prices were often below £50,000 in today’s money. [...]
Exclusive: Shearer: I fear fans will be victims of pay TV war November 13, 2013 FORMER England captain Alan Shearer fears ordinary supporters are in danger of being priced out of football following BT Sport’s blockbusting £900m acquisition of Champions League broadcast rights. From 2015 British fans will have to subscribe to both BT and Sky in order to watch their clubs in all major competitions, meaning they are likely [...]
Jol’s Fulham future in fresh doubt with arrival of coach Meulensteen November 13, 2013 THE long-term future of Fulham manager Martin Jol was plunged into fresh doubt yesterday as a seemingly ready-made replacement in Dutch compatriot Rene Meulensteen was installed as head coach. Fulham are languishing in the Premier League relegation zone having lost seven of their first 11 matches and Jol is odds-on with bookmakers to be the [...]
Premier League bids to hit £5bn November 12, 2013 War between BSkyB and BT for TV football rights set to escalate THE COST of broadcasting Premier League matches is set to soar as soon as next year, as competition over the coveted rights intensifies between BSkyB and rival BT. After Sky’s sports dominance was challenged over the weekend by BT’s knockout £900m bid to [...]
Liga and Serie A beat English in TV cash grab November 11, 2013 PREMIER League chairmen may be licking their lips at the prospect of BT Sport’s vast investment trickling down to their clubs, but for now England’s top teams are being left in the shade by Spanish and even Italian teams when it comes to income from television rights. Real Madrid (€178m) rake in the most broadcast [...]
Football Comment: Rooney leading United back into title contention November 11, 2013 ONLY since the final whistle blew at Old Trafford on Sunday have we seen just how important their win over Arsenal was to Manchester United. Players such as Wayne Rooney have admitted that defeat would have been a terminal blow to their Premier League title hopes, even at this early stage of the season. Losing [...]
Szczesny wants Arsenal to stretch their lead November 11, 2013 ARSENAL goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny has called on his team-mates to reassert their authority at the top of the Premier League table, following Sunday’s 1-0 defeat to title rivals Manchester United. Striker Robin van Persie’s first-half header was enough to inflict a first league defeat on the Gunners since the opening day of the season and [...]
Saints preserving home form is key to early season surge November 11, 2013 PERHAPS the best story from this exciting season is Southampton’s surge into the top three under Mauricio Pochettino. Eyebrows were raised when Pochettino replaced Nigel Adkins, who led the Saints into the top flight with successive promotions, but the Argentinian has improved them even further. The 4-1-4-1 system Southampton favour allows them to press high [...]