The football thread

[Kanbei]

Unusual that the home derby is in midweek. Should be great though. I love night games.

In other news:

Sky has announced plans to turn the Sky Sports News channel into a pay-TV service, at the same time launching a high definition version of the channel, and pulling out of the Freeview DTT platform.

The channel is being relaunched with what Sky is describing as a “richer and broader coverage of sports news”. Further details are expected in the next few weeks. It will be the fifth channel within the Sky Sports portfolio to broadcast in HD and follows last month’s launch of Sky News HD.

The news channel has again turned to Sky Sports News for input for its own sports bulletins, acting in part as a barker for the soon to be pay channel.

“Sky Sports News has been a great success over the last 12 years and we have big ambitions to make it even better. As part of a subscription service, customers can look forward to expanded coverage and the launch of Europe’s first HD sports news service,” said Barney Francis, managing director, Sky Sports.

The investment comes at a price, from later this year Sky Sports News will be available to Sky, Virgin Media and Talk Talk TV customers, as well as online and on mobile.

Sky3+1, a time-shifted version of the existing Freeview channel, Sky3, will replace sky Sports News on Freeview.

In a potentially related move, Sky is to close its Real Lives channel, arguably it will be displaced in part by the acquisition of Living from Virgin Media TV.

strawberry float. No more Soccer Saturday funnies

[tomvek]

New season football thread \o/

United have Everton, Arsenal, and Chelsea just before the end of the season. Lets hope they can build up a bit of a lead before then or just have a blinder of a season.

[Glowy69]

Spurs, City and Chelsea in one week.

[Red Devil]

An easy 9 points then.

[Glowy69]

Unusual that the home derby is in midweek. Should be great though. I love night games.

In other news:

Sky has announced plans to turn the Sky Sports News channel into a pay-TV service, at the same time launching a high definition version of the channel, and pulling out of the Freeview DTT platform.

The channel is being relaunched with what Sky is describing as a “richer and broader coverage of sports news”. Further details are expected in the next few weeks. It will be the fifth channel within the Sky Sports portfolio to broadcast in HD and follows last month’s launch of Sky News HD.

The news channel has again turned to Sky Sports News for input for its own sports bulletins, acting in part as a barker for the soon to be pay channel.

“Sky Sports News has been a great success over the last 12 years and we have big ambitions to make it even better. As part of a subscription service, customers can look forward to expanded coverage and the launch of Europe’s first HD sports news service,” said Barney Francis, managing director, Sky Sports.

The investment comes at a price, from later this year Sky Sports News will be available to Sky, Virgin Media and Talk Talk TV customers, as well as online and on mobile.

Sky3+1, a time-shifted version of the existing Freeview channel, Sky3, will replace sky Sports News on Freeview.

In a potentially related move, Sky is to close its Real Lives channel, arguably it will be displaced in part by the acquisition of Living from Virgin Media TV.

strawberry float. No more Soccer Saturday funnies

Ive been paying £1 for the news channels just to watch this for ages, I dont have an aerial so I say well done.

[Glowy69]

An easy 9 points then.

This happened last xmas with arsenal twice and pool in a week. We all know what happned there. Though with Cesc gone, a Torress and gerrard not at pool Id have liked that.

[Spindash]

Who needs Soccer Saturday when you have Final Score?

[Kanbei]

I'm sure we'll be able to... "find" Sky Sports News online anyway

[Dolph Wiggler]

Hang on, is there a full set of Premier League fixtures on the same day as the FA Cup final? What the hell

[Kanbei]

Hang on, is there a full set of Premier League fixtures on the same day as the FA Cup final? What the hell

Champions League Final at Wembley this year, might be a few changes.

[Cosmo]

Can't believe they've pulled SSN from Freeview.

Wankers!

[Kanbei]

Can't believe they've pulled SSN from Freeview.

Wankers!

Deadline Day is going to be a little less special (for some of us)

[Spindash]

http://www.tvcatchup.com



EDIT: Actually they'll probably end up pulling it from there as well.

[Mr Luke]

http://www.tvcatchup.com



EDIT: Actually they'll probably end up pulling it from there as well.

Yes, but they are all freeview channels. SSN will be removed from there too.

Normally I'd be bothered, but I was planning on getting Virgin HD in time for the new season anyway.

[Saint of Killers]

Can't believe they've pulled SSN from Freeview.

Wankers!

Deadline Day is going to be a little less special (for some of us)

http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/7587/burtonwk6.jpg

That's why they're making it a premium channel! The money will go to their Transfer Window Gimmicks R&D Dept.

Money well spent!

[Psychic]

Well can you imagine the bills he gets for all the phones he has? It all makes sense.

[Spindash]

What exactly is the point in making it a HD channel? Hi-res BREAKING NEWS bar?

[Oblomov Boblomov]

What exactly is the point in making it a HD channel? Hi-res BREAKING NEWS bar?

[Denster]

We've got arsenal and chelsea back to back in the league twice. December and april/may.


strawberry floating hell. An easy game followed by a tough one!

[Denster]

Liverpool have got a tough start. Well at least they can concentrate on the Europa league!