Football
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Sky extends Football League deal until 2018
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Sky Sports has extended its deals with the Football League for a further three years, giving it access to 37 live games per season until 2018. The agreement encompasses television, broadband internet, video-on-demand and mobile services. The new deal will also see Sky Bet become the league’s title sponsor. Announcing the new agreement, Football League…
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Danny Baker and Danny Kelly to host new BT Sport football show
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Radio and TV presenter Danny Baker is reuniting with on/off collaborator Danny Kelly to front a new football show for BT Sport, the sports channels from broadband giant BT. The channels will offer sports fans 38 Barclays Premier League matches per season, exclusive Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) coverage and 800 hours of live tennis, including…
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BT locks retail YouView customers out of free football offer
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Tens of thousands of customers who purchased YouView boxes from high street retailers will be unable to benefit from BTs offer of free sports channels. YouView boxes are available via retailers for a one-off price, or from TalkTalk and BT as part of a TV, broadband and phone bundle. Customers who purchase their own YouView…
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Future teams with PA and EA Sports to create iPad football mag
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Digital magazine publishers Future has partners with the Press Association (PA) and EA Sports to launch a new weekly international iPad magazine for fans of the English Premier League. Due to launch next month, Football Week will preview every EPL game with full editorial pieces, team news, head-to-head info, player data and the latest stats.…
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BT grabs more football rights
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BT has built on its Premier League and Rugby Premiership rights by signing deals with a number of international football leagues. In June the company won the rights to show 38 live Barclays Premier League games per season for three years, including 18 of the best quality ‘first pick’ games. Its latest deals include Italy’s…
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Football themed gangsters in St George’s Day
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St George’s Day is a British crime thriller from debut director Frank Harper. The film follows the story of gangster cousins Micky Mannock and Ray Collishaw. Having long since graduated from the terraces they now run the top firm in London. But when they lose a drug shipment belonging to the Russian Mafia, a turf…