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ESPN Classic content goes on demand

Virgin Media and ESPN have announced the addition of ESPN Classic content to Virgin’s pioneering TV Choice on demand service ...

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Premier League Darts in 3D

Sky Sports will broadcast the opening night of the 2011 PDC Premier League Darts live on Sky 3D on Thursday ...

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Keys and Gray move to talkSPORT

Former Sky Sports football presenters Andy Gray and Richard Keys have moved to national sports radio station talkSPORT. The pair’s ...

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Eurosport sign new deal with FIFA

Eurosport have further enhanced their football line up following a four-year agreement with FIFA.  The deal which will run through ...

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Millennium Magic live on Sky 3D

The Engage Super League XVI season is to open in Cardiff with the 2011 Millennium Magic weekend (February 12th & ...

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Jon Desborough to present WRC

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

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SPL to revisit TV channel plans

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

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Sky search to replace Keys / Gray

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

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ESPN let fans choose live match

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

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Sky Sports sack Andy Gray

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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Keys and Gray to miss Monday match

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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BBC to broadcast F1 in HD

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

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Richardson signs for BBC Kick Off

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

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Prizefighter coming to Sky 3D

Sky Sports have announced that the first Prizefighter tournament of 2011 will be screened, for the first time, live in ...

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Eurosport add more winter sports

Eurosport has acquired live broadcast rights to the 2011 and 2013 FIS Snowboarding and Freestyle Skiing World Championships. Sportbusiness.com report ...

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Eurosport to broadcast UEFA draws

Eurosport are to broadcast the knock-out phase draw for the UEFA Champions & Europa Leagues from UEFA headquarters in Nyon, ...

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BBC apologises to rugby fans

The BBC has today issued an apology after Welsh rugby fans missed the start of the nations clash with New ...

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STV to produce own Rangers coverage

STV have announced plans to produce their own coverage of the Rangers v Manchester United Champions League clash on Wednesday, ...

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Steve McManaman signs for ESPN

Former England international Steve McManaman has joined ESPN as a football analyst for the broadcasters networks in the US and ...

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Autumn Test weekend on BBC / Sky

It’s a weekend of live rugby union as the season of Autumn Tests gets underway on Saturday, 6 November. Sky ...

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Haye v Harrison bout in Sky 3D

Sky Sports have confirmed that the WBA world heavyweight title showdown between David Haye and Audley Harrison on Saturday, November ...

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ITV extend BTCC deal for 3 years

ITV will continue it’s association with the British Touring Car Championship after extending it’s broadcasting deal for another three years. ...

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Sky to show Heineken Cup tie in 3D

Sky have announced that the Heineken Cup match featuring London Irish and Munster will be  broadcast live in 3D and ...

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Sky Sports offer free TV open day

Sky Sports are opening up all 4 of their premium sports channels for one day only from 06:00 on Sunday, ...

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Sports Personality details released

The annual BBC Sports Personality of the Year event is returning to Birmingham on Sunday, December 19 with tickets to ...

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Rosenthal to anchor Channel 5 soccer

Jim Rosenthal has been confirmed as the new face of Channel 5′s football coverage.  The veteran ITV broadcaster will take ...

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Tennis receives Sky 3D treatment

Prepare to watch tennis like you’ve never seen it before as Sky introduce 3D coverage to yet another sport.  Promising ...

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ESPN offer free weekend of sport

ESPN has confirmed plans to offer a free weekend of sport from 06:00 on Friday, September 10 until 06:00 on ...

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ITV avoid rap for World Cup gaffe

ITV has escaped censure from Ofcom, despite 823 complaints about the interruption to HD coverage of England’s opening World Cup ...

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SSN HD launches and leaves Freeview

Sky Sports News launched it’s new HD service at 6am on Monday, August 23 and became the first high definition ...

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BBC screen Challenge Cup Final in HD

The Carnegie Challenge Cup final, Rugby League’s oldest and most prestigious knockout competition, will be broadcast live for the first ...

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Sky confirm 3D Prem League games

Sky have confirmed an initial six matches to be shown in 3D in the first part of the new Premier ...

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FA Community Shield on TV

FA Cup and Premier League double winners Chelsea take on Premier League runners-up Manchester United in The FA Community Shield ...

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Ryder Cup in Sky 3D launch

Sky have announced that they are to launch their 3D channel on Friday, October 1 which will be available to ...

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Euro Athletics coverage on the BBC

The BBC have announced plans for their forthcoming coverage of the 2010 European Athletics Championships in Barcelona. Britain’s finest athletes ...

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Government defer ruling on FTA sports

The government has deferred a decision on sport’s listed events until after the digital switchover process in 2012. The previous ...

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Virgin Media launch Sky HD channels

Virgin Media have announced the addition of Sky Sports HD1 and Sky Sports HD2 to their lineup of high definition ...

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Sky Sports News HD announce launch

Sky have announced that the HD version of their Sports News channel will launch on August 23rd on the broadcasters ...

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C4 to show Eurobasket qualifiers

Channel 4 is to screen a series of highlights programmes from this summer’s Eurobasket qualifying programme. The Daily Mirror report ...

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BBC signs Open deal until 2016

The BBC have agreed a new deal with the R&A that will see coverage of the Open continue with the ...

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Super League receives 3D treatment

Rugby League is the latest sport to take on a whole new dimension when Sky Sports broadcast live coverage of ...

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Setanta collapsed with £550m debt

The British arm of Setanta Sports collapsed owing £550m to a number of creditors including the Football Association and the ...

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On the oche for 3D Darts !

Sky Sports are to make TV history once again as the StanJames.com World Matchplay Darts tournament is to be shown ...

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BBC trial F1 driver tracker

The BBC are to trial a new addition to their online coverage of Formula 1 by introducing the ‘driver tracker’ ...

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Howzat ! Cricket in 3D

Sky Sports are ready to cross new boundaries once again (no pun intended) as they gear up to show the ...

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Sky to screen 3D Cricket

Sky Sports has announced plans to cover the NatWest one day cricket international between England and Bangladesh on July 8th ...

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Cineworld serve up 3D World Cup

Cineworld are to screen the climax of the World Cup in 3D at selected cinemas commencing with the Uruguay v ...

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BBC 3D Olympics possible

The BBC has said that some of the 2012 Olympics coverage could be shown in 3D. Roger Mosey, director of ...

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Sky offers free mobile TV

Sky subscribers with access to the broadcasters premium sport packages are to be offered the Sky Mobile TV app for ...

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BT Vision to offer Sky Sports

BT Vision have announced that they will offer customers of it’s internet television service access to rival BSkyB’s sports channels ...

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ESPN America HD launches on Sky

ESPN America HD is now available in the UK and Ireland on Sky, bringing its portfolio of UK channels to five in total.

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McCloksey v Corley live on Sky Sports 1 HD

Paul McCloskey will face DeMarcus Corley on Saturday 5 May at the King’s Hall in Belfast live on Sky Sports 1 HD. Corley won his world title in 2001 with a first round stoppage of Felix Flores and made two successful defences against Ener Julio and Randall Bailey before dropping a split ...

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Premier League put UK broadcast rights out to tender

The Premier League have invited broadcasters to bid for domestic UK broadcast rights for the 2013/14-2015/16 football seasons. The Premier League say that 154 matches will be shown live on TV each season from 2013/14-2015/16 more than currently broadcast and more than 40% of all top-level matches. The extra 16 live games ...

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BBC announce details of Euro 2012 coverage

The BBC have announced the details of their Euro 2012 coverage which will include 16 live games, including a potential England quarter final, both semi finals and the final. Coverage kicks off on Friday 8 June and will be fronted by Gary Lineker who will be joined by Harry Redknapp, Jurgen Klinsmann, ...

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Hatton Promotions split from Sky Sports

Ricky Hatton has vowed to give his stable of boxers a new television home after Hatton Promotions split from Sky Sports. The broadcaster has decided not to give the promoter any further dates after the Manchester Velodrome bill on Saturday 16 June. Former two-weight world champion Hatton has played a huge part ...

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Sky Sports agree 4-year ICC deal

England’s men and women’s cricket teams will defend their ICC crowns exclusively live on Sky Sports under a new 4-year deal with ESPN STAR Sports. The agreement awards Sky Sports exclusive rights to the next two ICC World Twenty20 tournaments from Sri Lanka in September 2012 and South Asia in February 2014.  ...

That Paralympic Show

That Paralympic Show returns to Channel 4

With the London 2012 Paralympic games now just around the corner, Rick Edwards, Ade Adepitan MBE and Iwan Thomas MBE return with a fourth series of Channel 4’s Road to London 2012: That Paralympic Show. Starting on Saturday 5 May at 1.20pm, the first episode is dedicated to swimming, as Rick, Ade ...

Giro d'Italia

2012 Giro d’Italia live on British Eurosport

British Eurosport will broadcast live coverage of the 2012 edition of the Giro d’Italia which starts in the Danish town of Herning on Saturday 5 May and culminates in Milan on Sunday 27 May. The Giro is one of three Grand Tours in cycling (the others being the Tour de France and ...

Barry Hearn BBC Two

Barry Hearn : The People’s Promoter on BBC Two

BBC Two will broadcast a revealing and intimate insight into the life of Barry Hearn, one of the most powerful and colourful characters in sport. Narrated by Sir David Jason, Barry Hearn : The People’s Promoter tells the story of the self-made millionaire, who has wheeled and dealed, charmed and chanced his ...

Blue Square Bet Premier Play Offs

Blue Square Bet Premier play-offs live on Premier Sports TV

The Football Conference have confirmed the dates and kick-off times for the Blue Square Bet Premier play-off semi-finals with all ties to be broadcast live on Premier Sports TV. The first leg of both the play-off ties will take place over 2/3 May with York City v Mansfield Town on Wednesday 2 ...

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Samsung World Rowing Cup on the BBC

The BBC will broadcast live coverage of the final day of the 1st 2012 Samsung World Rowing Cup regatta in Belgrade, Serbia on Sunday 6 May with highlights to be broadcast on BBC Two the following day.  It’s the first of three World Cup events that Great Britain will use to fine-tune ...

FA Cup Final ITV

FA Cup Final : Chelsea v Liverpool live on ITV1

ITV1 will broadcast live coverage of the 131st FA Cup Final between Chelsea and Liverpool at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 5 May from 3.15pm – 7.45pm (k/o 5.15pm). Some of the biggest names in English football will take centre stage as Chelsea stars John Terry, Frank Lampard, Didier Drogba and Fernando Torres ...

Samsung Diamond League 2012

2012 Samsung Diamond League live on the BBC

The third season of the Samsung Diamond League gets underway on 11 May 2012 in Doha, Qatar, commencing 5 months of top flight athletics action live on the BBC.  The Samsung Diamond League is composed of 14 of the best invitational track and field meetings in the world. The meetings are spread ...

Badminton Horse Trials 2012

2012 Badminton Horse Trials live on the BBC

UPDATE : HEAVY RAIN & FLOOD WARNING FORCE CANCELLATION OF 2012 BADMINTON HORSE TRIALS Hugh Thomas, event director for the horse trials, said: “The recent exceptional rainfall has left the ground at Badminton totally waterlogged and partially flooded. “Further rain is due this week, leaving no chance of the ground drying out. ...

Michael Vaughan BBC One

BBC One documentary explores sporting retirements

2005 Ashes-winning captain Michael Vaughan will examine the issues and emotions involved in retiring from a successful career in sport for a BBC One documentary. ‘Sporting Heroes: After The Final Whistle’ sees the former England cricket captain talks to top sports people about the inevitable moment when they have to leave their ...

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Liverpool FC to star in FOX Soccer documentary

Liverpool FC have announced a partnership with American broadcaster FOX Soccer to bring viewers a six-episode documentary entitled ‘Our Liverpool: Never Walk Alone’. FOX Soccer will produce this original series, which provides a groundbreaking look at one of the sport’s most historic clubs. Working directly with Liverpool’s ownership and management, FOX Soccer ...