TV / Media
March 22nd, 2010
By Nick Harris
22 March 2010
The Premier League’s sale of its overseas broadcasting rights for 2010-13 is just two countries away from being a “global sellout” worth £1.4bn. Only the rights deals for Albania and Russia have yet to be concluded.
Intense bidding wars in key areas, mainly between pay-TV rivals in Asia, have sent prices soaring, which is good news for the Premier League clubs, and will also mean more money for the Football League.
The Premier League is currently considering to what extent it will expand annual “solidarity payments” to the Football League, from the £21.6m given annually now for various...
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February 8th, 2010
By Nick Harris
8 February 2010
The New Orleans Saints' victory over the Indianapolis Colts in last night's Super Bowl in Miami was the most-watched TV show in American history, beating the 27-year-old ratings record set by the final edition of M.A.S.H in 1983. Figures just released show that yesterday's game attracted 106.7m viewers in the US alone, which also makes it the most-watched NFL game in history, according to CBS, which also broadcast that famous M.A.S.H episode. That had an audience of 105.97m viewers.
The broadcaster said 46 per cent of US homes watched Saints win 31-17, with the triumph sealed in...
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February 7th, 2010
By Nick Harris
7 February 2010
Over two consecutive weekends, a major sports event in Britain has been central to a landmark 3D broadcast. A week ago it was Arsenal's Premier League match against Manchester United, which became the world's first sports event to be shown live on television in 3D to the general public.
Sky Sports screened the game in nine selected pubs in London, Manchester, Cardiff, Edinburgh and Dublin. Fans were provided with special glasses to watch the action. That broadcast was a precursor to the launch in April of Sky’s dedicated 3D channel. The experiment got decent reviews, including in the...
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