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Derby County

/ 5963 days ago

Pride Park Lives Up To Its Name

Despite having the worst year that a football fan could have if you supported Derby County like I do, the loyalty showed by the clubs fans were  recognized in a Sky Sports survey. Even as Derby only claimed one win last season (1-0 v Newcastle) the Derby faithful sold out Pride Park, usually sold out […]

General

/ 5965 days ago

Poll: Landon Donovan Heading To The EPL?

Sky Sports is reporting that U.S. star player Landon Donovan has expressed an interest in playing in the Premier League. Take the following poll and let us know how you think he would fair. Could Landon Donovan succeed in the Premier League?
( surveys)

General

/ 5967 days ago

Sky Sports Promotes Upcoming Football Season With Video Trailer

When it comes to the Premier League, no one can hype it up as much as Sky Sports. A perfect example of this is their trailer to promote their coverage of the upcoming season. The girls in the video are in the electronic string quartet named Escala, who rose to fame when they performed on […]

General

/ 5974 days ago

BT Vision To Bundle Setanta Sports With New Packages In UK

UK broadband television service BT Vision announced today it will offer Setanta Sports 1 for free to subscribers who sign up for one of the service's new value packages beginning next month or subscribe to the current value pack.  Those who want to take advantage of this offer will have to pay 10 pounds in […]

General

/ 5977 days ago

2008/2009 Premier League TV Schedule For UK Residents

Sky Sports and Setanta Sports today announced their schedule of live games on TV for the first few months of the season: Saturday, August 16 Arsenal v West Bromwich Albion, 12:45pm GMT, Sky Sports Sunderland v Liverpool, 5:30pm GMT, Setanta Sports Sunday, August 17 Chelsea v Portsmouth, 1:30pm GMT, Sky Sports Manchester United v Newcastle […]

ESPN

/ 6001 days ago

Could ESPN steal Andy Gray from Sky Sports?

Modern day football coverage is such that the commentators don't even need to be in the stadiums anymore. ESPN's Euro 2008 commentators are all huddled in Bristol, Connecticut. Most TWI commentators, meanwhile, broadcast Premier League games out of their studios in west London. With the world being a much smaller place today plus with the […]

General

/ 6002 days ago

Euro 2008 Coverage By Sky Sports Is Pathetic

Right now, football fans throughout Europe and around the world are riveted to Euro 2008. But if you've watched "Through The Night" the past few days, you'll have noticed that Sky Sports has led with different stories and relegated Euro 2008 news to the second or third stories of the night. While Sky Sports doesn't […]

General

/ 6011 days ago

ESPN Makes Smart Move With Andy Gray Hiring

Andy Gray, one of the top football co-commentators and pundits in the world, made his appearance this afternoon not on Sky Sports but instead on ESPN. What Gray gives ESPN is instant credibility, which the network desperately needs if it's to establish itself as an authority on soccer coverage both in the United States and […]

General

/ 6013 days ago

BBC Sport Pays Homage To Mozart With Euro '08 Trailer

If BBC Sport could be as creative and slick with their live football coverage as they are with their promotional trailers, the Beeb would rule the TV roost once again and kick Sky Sports to the gutter. Such is the artistry and fine detail that's included in BBC Sport's trailer for Euro 2008 (see below). […]