Daily News & Analysis of the English Premier League

Time To Stop Underestimating Hull City

November 17th, 2008 · Comments

So, how many people thought Hull City would be Premiership cannon fodder, this seasons Derby County, bravely battling against the odds in a futile struggle that would ultimately lead to relegation. If so, how many had actually seen Hull City play before they came up? Not many I bet. Fair enough, I’d only seen them […]

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Tags: Bolton Wanderers · Chelsea · Daniel Cousin · General · Geovanni · Hull City · Manchester United · Marlon King · Phil Brown · Sir Alex Ferguson · Sky Sports · old trafford

I’m On Setanta Sports Pokes Fun at Soccer Saturday

November 10th, 2008 · Comments

In the latest episode of I’m On Setanta Sports, the trio of Jose, It and The Boy have fun pretending to be on the set of Sky’s Soccer Saturday complete with It and The Boy calling games from their TV monitors. Except they’re not games. Rooney gives us play-by-play commentary from the movie ET, while […]

 
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Tags: I'm On Setanta Sports · Setanta Sports · Sky Sports · soccer saturday

Gotcha: Evidence That Sky Sports Hates Setanta

October 15th, 2008 · Comments

Near the end of the Sky Sports news programme Through The Night, the hosts always flip through the back pages of the British daily newspapers to point out the headlines of what the morning papers are saying. It’s a standard news segment on their show. Except for what happened last night.
When the hosts last night […]

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Tags: Setanta Sports · Sky Sports · the daily express · through the night

FIFA 09 TV Advert Starring Wayne Rooney: Video

September 26th, 2008 · Comments

To promote the upcoming release of FIFA 09, EA Sports came up with a remarkable way of advertising the new version of the game. During halftime of the Chelsea against Man United match last weekend that was televised on Sky Sports in England, EA debuted a four minute TV commercial starring Wayne Rooney and Gonzalo […]

 
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Tags: Chelsea · EA · FIFA 09 · Gonzalo Higuain · Manchester United · Sky Sports · Wayne Rooney · real madrid

ESPN To Acquire Premier League TV Rights? Roundtable Discussion

September 17th, 2008 · Comments

According to a recent article in The Times newspaper, the Walt Disney Company has expressed an interest in bidding for the TV rights to the Premier League in the United Kingdom and United States. The next auction of broadcast rights is due to start next January for the 2010-2011, 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 seasons.
If ESPN wins […]

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Tags: ESPN · ESPN Classic · Fox Soccer Channel · NASN · Premier League · Setanta Sports · Sky Sports

Warren Barton Joins Fox Soccer Channel

August 11th, 2008 · Comments

U.S. TV network Fox Soccer Channel will feature a new co-host and analyst for its Fox Soccer Match Day beginning Saturday, August 16, when former Wimbledon, Newcastle United and England defender Warren Barton joins the network.
At Wimbledon, Barton made 180 appearances during the club’s hugely successful period from 1990 to 1995 when he played on […]

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Tags: Andy Houlihan · England · Fox Soccer Channel · Newcastle United · Sky Sports · Warren Barton · fox soccer match day · wimbledon

Premier League Teams Appearing Most Often On Setanta Sports

July 30th, 2008 · Comments

In our continuing analysis of Premier League matches on TV, here are the teams that will be shown most frequently on Setanta Sports for the first few months of the 2008/2009 season, as of press time

Liverpool, 7 times
Everton, 7
Chelsea, 6
West Ham, 6
Aston Villa, 5
Blackburn, 5
Bolton, 5
Fulham, 5
Middlesbrough, 5
Sunderland, 5
Spurs, 5
Arsenal, 4
Man United, 4
Newcastle, 4
Portsmouth, 4
Stoke, […]

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Tags: Arsenal · Aston Villa · Blackburn Rovers · Bolton Wanderers · Chelsea · Everton · Football Shirts · Fox Soccer Channel · Fulham · Hull City · Liverpool · Manchester City · Manchester United · Middlesbrough · Newcastle United · Portsmouth · Premier League · Setanta Sports · Sky Sports · Stoke City · Sunderland · Tottenham Hotspur · Umbro · West Bromwich Albion · West Ham United · Wigan Athletic

Premier League Teams Appearing Most Often On Fox Soccer Channel

July 30th, 2008 · Comments

In our continuing analysis of Premier League matches on TV, here are the teams that will be shown most frequently on Fox Soccer Channel for the first few months of the 2008/2009 season, as of press time:

Arsenal, 6 times
Liverpool, 4
Man City, 4
Newcastle, 4
Spurs, 4
Aston Villa, 3
Blackburn, 3
Chelsea, 3
Everton, 3
Sunderland, 3
West Ham, 3
Bolton, 2
Fulham, 2
Hull, 2
Manchester […]

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Tags: Arsenal · Aston Villa · Blackburn Rovers · Bolton Wanderers · Chelsea · Everton · Football Shirts · Fox Soccer Channel · Fulham · Hull City · Liverpool · Manchester City · Manchester United · Middlesbrough · Newcastle United · Portsmouth · Premier League · Setanta Sports · Sky Sports · Stoke City · Sunderland · Tottenham Hotspur · Umbro · West Bromwich Albion · West Ham United · Wigan Athletic