On the trail of the black rhino… September 2, 2012 THE LAST TIME I came eye to eye with the endangered black rhino was in Nepal. We had woken at dawn to paddle low-slung boats that barely crested the surface of the croc-infested river. And as we trekked through the dewy grass, the guide gave us the low-down on rhino-watching etiquette. “If the rhino hears [...]
Top flight clubs look to buy before 11pm transfer deadline August 30, 2012 PREMIER League transfer activity yesterday began to build to it’s traditional dramatic transfer window climax ahead of today’s 11pm deadline, with every club desperate to continue to strengthen to the last. A wave of momentum has built over the last 48 hours in the pursuit of myriad transfers that have both already been completed and [...]
It’s open season for football’s economic analogies and the sky’s the limit August 27, 2012 EVEN though I’m an Everton fan, I’m enjoying the start of the new Premier league season. Part of the optimism is the latest round of television money that offers a lifeline to clubs that are financially perilous. This season, the Premier League made £3bn selling the rights to screen matches, a surprise 71 per cent [...]
Froome finishes second in Spain August 23, 2012 CYCLING: Britain’s Chris Froome, of Team Sky, finished second in the sixth stage of the Vuelta a Espana, won by Spain’s Joaquim Rodriguez.
Sainsbury’s teams up with Rovi to join internet movie market August 23, 2012 J SAINSBURY has become the latest player to enter the on-demand film streaming market, teaming up with US technology firm Rovi to launch an online rental service to rival Sky’s Now TV, Netflix and Lovefilm. The supermarket, which also started a music download service earlier in the year, says it will offer films on a [...]
Steps To Freedom looks a big price to defy welter burden in the Ebor August 23, 2012 ONLY one favourite has won the last 13 renewals of the Betfred Ebor (3.40pm) and Sir Mark Prescott’s Motivado, who sneaked into the UK’s richest handicap by the skin of his teeth, is a warm order to buck that losing trend. The four-year-old was an emphatic winner of a handicap over this trip at Glorious [...]
ITV and BT still mulling tie-up to screen footie August 22, 2012 BT and ITV could face severe obstacles in cutting a deal to allow the terrestrial broadcaster to screen live Premier League games, although a tie-up is still being considered, sources said yesterday. An unprecedented sub-licensing deal, which would see ITV screen one or two of BT’s matches, would face considerable difficulty in complying with regulations. [...]
ITV could show Premier League in deal with BT August 21, 2012 ITV could strike a deal with BT to become the first terrestrial channel to show live Premier League football, it emerged last night, with the broadcaster in talks about an alliance that would see it screen some of BT’s matches from next year. Negotiations are at an early stage, say sources close to discussions, but [...]
Netflix CEO vows to take on Sky in bids for premium film rights August 19, 2012 NETFLIX will attempt to wrestle Sky’s grip on premium movie rights away from it, a move that could provide a serious challenge to the broadcaster’s film dominance. Reed Hastings, the chief executive of the US film streaming service, has outlined his intentions to bid for exclusive rights to films from the six leading Hollywood studios, [...]
Cavendish has to move on, says Wiggins August 19, 2012 OLYMPIC gold medallist Bradley Wiggins has admitted that talented team-mate Mark Cavendish will have to leave Team Sky if he is to fulfil his potential. Though Cavendish has two years remaining on his contract, Team Sky principal Dave Brailsford last month confirmed he can leave and Tour de France winner Wiggins believes it is an [...]