Monthly archive: " January 2011"

pdc

Online only coverage for PDC event

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The Players Championship Finals from February 3-6, will become the first of the PDC’s Premier events to be broadcast solely ...

aussieopen

Eurosport extend Aussie Open deal

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Eurosport will continue it’s longstanding association with the Australian Open after signing a new five year broadcast deal with Tennis ...

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Bode Miller joins Eurosport team

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Alpine Skiing superstar Bode Miller has joined the Eurosport team for the World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen from 8-20 February. Miller ...

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2011 Daytona 24 coverage on Eurosport

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Eurosport 2 will broadcast live coverage of this weekend’s 2011 Rolex 24 at Daytona on Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th ...

jonsdesborough

Jon Desborough to present WRC

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ESPN has announced that Jon Desborough, one of the leading sports presenters in the UK, will host the channel’s exclusive ...

s4c

Swansea FA Cup tie on S4C

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S4C will broadcast Swansea City’s FA Cup Fourth Round fixture against League One’s Leyton Orient live and exclusive on Saturday, ...

snookershootout

Snooker Shoot-Out debuts on Sky

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An innovative new one-frame snooker tournament will launch over the weekend of Friday 28th – Sunday 30th January as the ...

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SPL to revisit TV channel plans

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The Scottish Premier League is to reinvestigate the idea of launching their own subscription television channel. Senior league officials are ...

nascar

Premier Sports to screen NASCAR

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Premier Sports has announced that they are to broadcast live and exclusive coverage of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in ...

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Sky search to replace Keys / Gray

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Jeff Stelling and Ben Shephard have emerged as the bookies favourites to replace Richard Keys as Sky Sports’s main football ...

johninverdale

BBC announce 2011 Six Nations coverage

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The BBC have announced details of coverage for the 2011 RBS 6 Nations Championship, including every match in high definition, ...

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ESPN let fans choose live match

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ESPN has launched a new intiative, giving sports fans the opportunity to choose a part of its live football schedule ...

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First England match of 2011 on ITV

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England will be hoping to put a dismal 2010 behind them and look forward to Euro 2012 qualification in 2011.  ...

andygray

Sky Sports sack Andy Gray

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Sky Sports have sacked football commentator Andy Gray with immediate effect following the recent sexism row.  The 55-year-old pundit and ...

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Sky pick up Grand Slam of Darts

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THE Professional Darts Corporation have announced that an agreement has been reached for the Grand Slam of Darts to be ...

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Keys and Gray to miss Monday match

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BSkyB have stood down Andy Gray and Richard Keys from their Sky Sports roles for tonight’s Premier League football match ...

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South Wales derby live on BBC One

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BBC One will screen the South Wales derby live from the Liberty Stadium as Swansea City take on Cardiff City ...

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Super Bowl XLV live on BBC One

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BBC One will show live coverage of Super Bowl XLV from 10:45pm on Sunday, 6 February with the focus on ...

scotcup

Round 5 Scottish Cup ties confirmed

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The SFA have confirmed the Scottish Cup fifth round matches that will be televised on Sky Sports and BBC Scotland ...

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ITV picks second 4th round Cup tie

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The FA has confirmed that Notts County v Manchester City will be the fifth FA Cup sponsored by E.ON Fourth ...

6nations

Friday night start for Six Nations

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Wales and England will kick off the 2011 Six Nations in the Championship’s first Friday night curtain-raiser in a game ...

uefachampsleague

Champions League last 16 on ITV

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The UEFA Champions League returns in February following it’s winter break, and ITV have announced 4 live matches as the ...

australianopen

Australian Open on BBC / Eurosport

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The Australian Open 2011, the first Grand Slam event of the year will be broadcast extensively live on Eurosport with ...

bbchd

BBC to broadcast F1 in HD

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The BBC have confirmed they will broadcast the 2011 F1 season in high definition after Formula One Management announced that ...

indoorathletics

Glasgow indoor athletics on the BBC

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BBC One is to screen live indoor athletics coverage from Glasgow on Saturday, 29 January, where teams from the USA, ...

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ESPN pick 4th round FA Cup ties

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ESPN have announced three FA Cup Fourth Round ties for live television coverage over the weekend of 29-30 January. The ...

darts2

Premier League Darts back for 2011

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Newly-crowned world champion Adrian Lewis will take on Phil Taylor on the opening night of the new season of Premier ...

bbcsnooker

BBC extends snooker TV deal

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The BBC has signed a new deal to screen the World and UK championships, Masters and Welsh Open ensuring the ...

wrc

ESPN acquire WRC broadcast rights

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ESPN and North One Sport, the promoter of the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC), have reached an agreement for the ...

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FA Cup round 4 TV tie announced

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The FA has announced the first of five FA Cup Fourth Round ties to be broadcast live on TV with ...

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Legard dropped from BBC F1

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BBC commentator, Jonathan Legard will not be continuing in his role as lead commentator for the 2011 F1 season.  The ...

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3rd Round Replays on ITV/ESPN

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ITV and ESPN have confirmed their pick of FA Cup 3rd Round replays for live coverage, with both broadcasters opting ...

jamesrichardson

Richardson signs for BBC Kick Off

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James Richardson, of Football Italia fame, has signed to present the BBC’s regional Football League magazine show, Late Kick Off ...

carling

Carling Cup semis on BBC / Sky

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The Carling Cup has reached the semi-final stage with BBC Two and Sky Sports sharing coverage of the two-legs involving ...

ircrally

Monte-Carlo opener for IRC 2011

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The Intercontinental Rally Challenge is back on Eurosport a little more than two months after the 2010 season drew to ...