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Spare a thought for football fans in the United Kingdom. If you thought the coverage in the United States was bad, Independent Television (ITV) made a gigantic flub Wednesday night that was reminscent of the worst of US soccer coverage from the 1980s and 1990s.
During the Everton against Liverpool FA Cup replay, ITV went to [...]
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The TV schedule has been announced for this weekend’s FA Cup matches for both the USA and UK TV markets. The schedule is as follows:
Friday, January 23
Derby County v Nottingham Forest, 2:45pm ET, Setanta Sports USA
Derby County v Nottingham Forest, 7:45pm GMT, Setanta Sports UK
Saturday, January 24
Hartlepool v West Ham United, 7:40am ET, Setanta Sports [...]
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Famous actor Gary Oldman stars in a new TV commercial to promote ITV’s football coverage for the upcoming season. The London born actor has starred in so many great movies including True Romance, The Dark Knight, JFK, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Sid & Nancy and other great films.
In the TV commercial, Oldman walks through different film [...]
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It’s Friday, so if you’re in the mood for I’d-rather-be-reading-than-working, here are several very revealing Premier League-related articles from around the world. Enjoy.
“Credit Crunch Makes Premier League Clubs Feel The Squeeze” (The Telegraph). Read how the Credit Crunch, which started in the U.S., is having a major impact on Premier League clubs this summer.
The Premier [...]
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Having watched most of Euro 2008 spread out between the BBC and ITV I have come to the conclusion that both channels need a major shake up in the ways they cover sport. Both sides irritate people with different aspects of their coverage, for example they both need some new pundits and co-commentators in because [...]
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