Battle of the broadcasters – BT vs SKY July 1, 2010 • BT yesterday attacked its major TV rival, offering Sky Sports 1 for as little as £6.99 a month • Sky pre-empted the BT move by hiking its wholesale prices, hitting the telecom firm hard IAN Livingstone, BT chief executive, could be staring down a £100m-a-year black hole after announcing a ground-breaking football package. The [...]
Don’t make Rooney World Cup scapegoat, says Owen July 1, 2010 ENGLAND outcast Michael Owen has leapt to the defence of Wayne Rooney, insisting his Manchester United team-mate does not deserve to be singled out for criticism during the World Cup inquest. Rooney had his best season yet for United but looked a pale shadow of the rambunctious marksman who terrorised Premier League defences once he [...]
SILVA LINING FOR CITY June 30, 2010 MANCHESTER CITY boss Roberto Mancini insists the £25m signing of David Silva is a major statement of the club’s intent. The coveted Spanish international winger joins City from Valencia on a four-year deal after the World Cup, and Mancini said: “In signing David, we are showing the world that we are bringing the best players [...]
BT footy prices to be revealed June 29, 2010 BT will tomorrow unveil the pricing for Premier League matches snapped up from Sky. Customers signed up to BT Vision will be able to watch Premier league games for a knock-down price after communications watchdog Ofcom ruled Sky must slash its wholesale prices for Sky Sports 1 and 2. Speculation has been building that BT [...]
SPORT | IN BRIEF June 29, 2010 FXPro land Fulham deal FOOTBALL: Financial trading services firm FXPro have sealed a multi-million pound sponsorship deal with Premier League side Fulham. The club was unable to disclose a specific figure but said the deal was the biggest in the club’s history – more than the £3m spent by previous sponsors, consumer electronics company LG. [...]
IT’S PRISKY BUSINESS OUTSIDE OF THE HOUSE June 28, 2010 THE Capitalist caught up with minister of state for business Mark Prisk yesterday during his afternoon of cold-calling potential customers for small business DIY Kyoto. The minister dropped in to the small Bethnal Green-based firm, which sells energy monitors for the home, as part of a project to learn about the current environment for small [...]
BT to offer Sky Sports for new season June 28, 2010 BT will offer customers of its Internet television service access to rival BSkyB’s sports channels in time for the new Premier League season, it has said. BSkyB was ordered by telecoms regulator in March to cut the prices it charges competitors to air its sports channels, loosening BSkyB’s grip on premium programming and potentially sparking [...]
FA chiefs must now turn to Hodgson June 27, 2010 FABIO CAPELLO will sit down with FA chairman Sir Dave Richards over the next few days to decide how to take this England team forward. But, sadly, it’s going to take a lot more than a brief discussion over tea and biscuits as the answer is this England team can simply not go forward with [...]
Beckenbauer slams ‘stupid, burnt out’ England June 24, 2010 GERMANY VS ENGLAND GERMAN icon Franz Beckenbauer has lit the touchpaper ahead of Sunday’s clash with England by branding Fabio Capello’s team “stupid” and “burnt out”. Meetings between the two old foes scarcely need any extra spice, but Beckenbauer has provided it anyway by making his second batch of derogatory remarks about England. Earlier in [...]
Arsenal to kick off at Liverpool June 17, 2010 CHAMPIONS Chelsea have been handed a gentle start to their Premier League title defence, but London rivals Arsenal will begin their campaign with a daunting trip to Liverpool. The Blues’ tricky run-in includes the visit of Tottenham and a trip to Manchester United and they finish with an away clash at Everton. Arsenal also face [...]