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Today's Countdown conundrum: a footballer for a champion
From Media Guardian. Posted July 5 2008, 12.54am
Notts County FC midfielder Neil MacKenzie is proving as deft with words and numbers as he is with his feet (more)

Scotland?s First Minister backs Scottish digital channel
From Media Network Weblog. Posted June 29 2008, 12.01pm
The creation of a publicly funded digital channel dedicated to Scottish coverage is to be championed by Scotland’s First Minister, Alex Salmond. The channel, which would cost £40m a year, is expected to be recommended by the Scottish government-backed broadcasting commission and could be operational by next year. It would show a mixture of new programmes [...] (more)

World championship silver as Emma-Kate misses out on top prize by a whisker
From Hold the Front Page. Posted June 11 2008, 9.40am
Oxford Mail triathlete finishes second after posting one of the fastest times for the event (more)

iPlayer has busiest night as Apprentice clashes with Champions League final
From Media Guardian. Posted May 28 2008, 12.50pm
Last week's scheduling clash between the Champions League final and The Apprentice triggered the busiest night yet for the BBC's catch-up service iPlayer, according to PlusNet. By Jemima Kiss (more)

New radio station goes online, on air in Poland
From Media Network Weblog. Posted May 26 2008, 4.55pm
Today sees the first broadcasts of Radio Euro, which takes over from the now defunct Radio BiS. Radio Euro is the first fully multimedia radio station run by public broadcaster Polskie Radio.  Polskie Radio Euro is to include more news services, including sports bulletins. The station also offers information on the upcoming Euro 2008 championships and ongoing [...] (more)

Champions League final: Penalty shoot-out was most watched TV moment this year
From Daily Telegraph. Posted May 22 2008, 6.10pm
Last night's Champions League Final penalty shoot-out was the most watched television moment of 2008 so far, according to ITV. (more)

Champions League coverage peaks at 14.6m
From Digital Spy. Posted May 22 2008, 6.01pm
ITV1's Champions League final coverage achieves the largest peak audience of 2008 with 14.6m viewers. (more)

ITV HD gets Champions League Freesat test
From Digital Spy. Posted May 22 2008, 10.59am
ITV's new high def channel was viewable on Freesat receivers for the first time last night, though the test was not made public. (more)

TV ratings: Champions League penalty shoot-out scores for ITV
From Media Guardian. Posted May 22 2008, 9.50am
ITV1's live coverage of the epic Champions League final between Manchester United and Chelsea peaked at 14.6 million viewers. By Leigh Holmwood (more)

ITV hopes for £10m Champions League final payday
From Media Guardian. Posted May 21 2008, 6.12am
ITV could make more than £10m in ad revenue from the all-English Champions League final, with major brands - including Ford - flocking to the event. By Mark Sweney (more)

Baker returns to Radio 5 Live
From Radio Today. Posted May 20 2008, 1.40am
Danny Baker is heading back to BBC Radio 5 Live to host the football show 606 this Sunday evening, following the European Championship game between Austria and Croatia.Danny Baker, who has been sacked from the BBC many times in the past, returns to host six editions of 606 en route to the final in Vienna on Sunday 29 June. (more)

Press takes on role of champion of locally-sourced produce
From Hold the Front Page. Posted April 18 2008, 8.50am
Initiative is to encourage readers to explore what is on offer locally (more)

Tony Moretta named chief exec of 'DAB champion' body
From Media Guardian. Posted April 15 2008, 9.49am
The body responsible for championing DAB radio has appointed National Grid Wireless executive Tony Moretta its new chief executive. By John Plunkett (more)

BBC digital champion leaves for Lottery Fund
From The Times. Posted April 10 2008, 5.07pm
The most powerful woman in British radio today announced plans to step down from her role as the BBC’s director of audio and music after four decades at the corporation. (more)

F1 returns to BBC as ITV wins Champions League
From Media Guardian. Posted March 21 2008, 12.06am
Contract running until 2013 prompts questions in parliament over its use of the licence fee (more)

F1 returns to BBC but ITV wins Champions League
From Media Guardian. Posted March 21 2008, 12.06am
· £40m-a-year deal to cash in on Hamilton effect· Corporation denies taking part in league bidding war (more)

ITV picks up Champions League football
From Digital Spy. Posted March 20 2008, 10.03pm
ITV picks up the live UK television rights to the last remaining package of Champions League games. (more)

ITV wins Champions League rights
From BBC News. Posted March 20 2008, 8.53pm
ITV retains the rights to broadcast UEFA Champions League matches as part of a new deal for 2009 - 2012. (more)

Champions League win for ITV
From BBC News. Posted March 20 2008, 8.53pm
ITV retains the rights to broadcast UEFA Champions League matches as part of a new deal for 2009 - 2012. (more)

Terrestrial TV rivals face off for Champions League rights
From Media Guardian. Posted March 20 2008, 10.19am
A £70m bidding war will see the BBC and ITV compete for the right to screen Champions League football from 2009. By Owen Gibson (more)

'Champions League war would hit ITV'
From Media Guardian. Posted March 20 2008, 7.14am
Advertisers are concerned that a successful BBC bid for the last Champions League football TV rights package could hamper ITV1's recovery plans. By Mark Sweney (more)

BSkyB nets key Champions League contract
From Daily Telegraph. Posted March 19 2008, 12.01am
BSkyB is to dominate UEFA Champions League football from next summer by extending its live coverage to two nights a week, after paying an estimated £240m to secure a three-year contract. (more)

BSkyB beams at taking Champions League stranglehold
From The Independent. Posted March 19 2008, 12.00am
The prospect of there being no Champions League football on terrestrial television is on the cards after BSkyB yesterday secured a three-year deal to show most Champions League matches from 2009. The deal starts after next season and runs through to the end of 2011-12. (more)

BSkyB nets more Champions League
From Financial Times. Posted March 18 2008, 5.33pm
British Sky Broadcasting is going into extra time against the BBC and ITV to win the last remnants of European Champions League coverage in the UK after it secured the majority of games in a £240m, three-year deal (more)

Sky wins Champions League rights
From Digital Spy. Posted March 18 2008, 11.12am
Sky wins a good chunk of Champions League TV rights from 2009-2012 with a knock-out early bid. (more)

BSkyB's Champions League rights
From BBC News. Posted March 18 2008, 10.57am
Satellite operator BSkyB wins the right to show most Champions League football matches from 2009 to 2012. (more)

BSkyB's Champion League rights
From BBC News. Posted March 18 2008, 10.13am
UK pay-TV operator BSkyB wins the right to show most Champions League football matches from 2009 to 2012. (more)

Sky wins rights to most Champions League games
From Media Guardian. Posted March 17 2008, 9.39pm
Sky has tonight scooped the majority of the TV rights to Champions League football until 2012, after tabling a blockbuster bid estimated at more than £240m (more)

Can BBC brand Champions League too?
From Daily Telegraph. Posted March 16 2008, 12.01am
Rivals claim the BBC is overstepping the mark in its on-air branding, but the row appears really about the fight to win rights to Champions League football, writes Juliette Garside. (more)

Champions League bidding begins
From Digital Spy. Posted March 14 2008, 11.08am
The BBC, ITV, Sky and Setanta enter initial bids for Champions League football from 2009-2012. (more)

Champions League prize is up for grabs
From Media Guardian. Posted March 12 2008, 11.38am
TV executives have descended on the Cheltenham Festival as they put together bids for the second round of the tender process for Champions League rights. By Matt Scott (more)

ZEE Cinema to telecast ICL: Championships
From Biz Asia. Posted March 6 2008, 8.41pm
After the successful debut of ZEE Network's Indian Cricket League in November, the tournament returns with a new look this weekend on ZEE Cinema. This time around, ZEE Network has confirmed Edelweiss as the show's title sponsors. The ICL: Grand Championships kicks off this Sunday (9th March) and concludes on Monday 7th April. ICL CEO Himanshu Mody notes that the ICL is talking with companies to sponsor each of the eight teams. ICL chairman of the executive board Kapil Dev says, "Edelweiss’ association with the ICL is a support to young domestic Indian players who have been provided with an international standard platform to display their cricketing talent. This support will be a sure step in strengthening cricket in the country." The event will be held in three locations – Hyderabad, Chandigarh and Gurgaon. Brian Lara will captain the Mumbai Champs team. The captains for the other teams are Stuart Law (Chennai Superstars), Inzamam Ul Haq (Lahore Badshahs), Chris Cairns (Chandigarh Lions), Damien Martyn (Ahmedabad Rockets), Chris Harris (Hyderabad Heroes), Marvan Attapatu (Delhi Giants) and Craig McMillan (Kolkata Tigers). In the UK, ZEE Cinema will broadcast the ICL: Grand Championships live and exclusive from Sunday 9th March with two matches per day, one at 08:00 - 11:00 and the second match between 13:30 and 16:30. From Sunday 30th March, due to British Summer Time kicking in, matches will begin at 09:00 and 14:30 respectively. Related links: ZEE Network thanks BCCI for ICL success Confirmed: ZEE Music to show ICL cricket Buzz surrounding BCCI's T20 IPL cricket ZEE's Indian Cricket League teams confirmed ZEE Network to form own Indian cricket league (more)

Red Carpet Followup: Gary Busey Calls Ryan Seacrest "Innocent Champion of Honesty"
From radio.about.com. Posted February 28 2008, 4.47am
Radio personality, Ryan Seacrest, had an interesting encounter at the Oscars with actor Gary Busey. According to eonline.com the KIIS-FM morning host "...gave Gary Busey a chance to defend the... (more)

Rivals predict BBC will bid 'whatever it takes' to win Champions League
From The Times. Posted February 26 2008, 12.00am
The BBC is ready to tackle ITV and BSkyB for the right to broadcast Champions League football. (more)

Radio waves
From Financial Times. Posted February 12 2008, 2.00am
The retreat of GCap, once the champion of digital radio and of the digital audio broadcasting (DAB) format adopted in the UK to broadcast it, unnerved remaining... (more)

News of the World to host Children's Champion Awards
From Press Gazette. Posted February 12 2008, 12.00am
The News of the World is to host the Children’s Champions Awards in London to celebrate those who make a positive difference to children’s lives. (more)

Radio waves hit remaining supporters
From Financial Times. Posted February 11 2008, 11.33pm
Retreat of GCap, once the champion of digital radio, unnerves those who still advocate the format (more)

SIRIUS Covers Superbowl, XM Uncovers Grammy Winners
From radio.about.com. Posted January 29 2008, 12.00am
SIRIUS Superbowl Coverage On Superbowl Sunday, February 3, SIRIUS will provide the local flagship radio broadcasts of both the AFC Champion New England Patriots (channel 126) and NFC Champion New York... (more)

Polish Radio Euro scheduled to launch in May
From Media Network Weblog. Posted January 17 2008, 3.02pm
Polish Radio is opening a new multi-media channel, Polish Radio Euro, especially for the occasion of the European Football Championships organized jointly by Poland and Ukraine in 2012. The channel will focus predominantly on sport and education and it will replace Polish Radio Bis, or Channel Four. The new radio is scheduled to be launched in [...] (more)

‘The Champions’ returning to Nemesis
From Rapid TV News. Posted November 12 2007, 8.31pm
Cult TV series The Champions is being remade for the big screen. (more)

Broadcasters ready to battle for Champions League rights
From Media Guardian. Posted November 1 2007, 7.53am
Britain's biggest broadcasters have begun jostling for position ahead of a Champions League rights auction. By Owen Gibson. (more)

Northeast radio stations unite
From Radio Today. Posted October 10 2007, 12.33am
The northeast radio night will see teams from across the region battle it out to be crowned radio champions in a unique radio industry quiz night, taking place this weekend in Newcastle. Will it be the Mighty Metro Mob, the Clever Century Clan or another station team walking away with the virtual trophy? (more)

BRMB's win a trip to Brum
From Radio Today. Posted October 8 2007, 12.33pm
BRMB recently ran a competition to win tickets to Athens and watch the Champions League final. They just forgot to mention that Athens is a local restaurant with a big screen telly, until six days in. Enter Ofcom with an official complaint. (more)

Bronze for journalist at World Triathlon Championships
From Hold the Front Page. Posted September 4 2007, 12.00am
Emma-Kate was the fastest Brit to finish in her race as she "held on for dear life" (more)

Armchair fans star in Champions League obesity ad
From Media Guardian. Posted August 31 2007, 1.00am
8am: An anti-obesity TV ad featuring armchair-ridden fans struggling to play football will run during Champions League coverage. By Mark Sweney (more)

Journalist flies the flag for Britain at World Triathlon Championships
From Hold the Front Page. Posted August 29 2007, 12.00am
Reporter flies out to Germany to race for her country for a second time (more)

BBC Humberside secures footy
From Radio Today. Posted August 10 2007, 12.58am
Scunthorpe United and Hull City have both signed new three-year broadcast contracts with BBC Radio Humberside, meaning all Championship games this season will be covered with full match commentaries. The deals also provide for exclusive interviews with Radio Humberside before and after each match. (more)

Champion joins Setanta as commentator
From Digital Spy. Posted July 25 2007, 5.18pm
ITV Sports man Jon Champion signs to Setanta Sports as commentator for Premier League games. (more)

Ford HD ad gets Champions League final slot
From Media Guardian. Posted May 23 2007, 1.00am
8am: Ford is launching a high-definition TV ad for the new Mondeo during tonight's Champions League final. By Mark Sweney. (more)

Reminder: extra RNW frequencies for football coverage this evening
From Media Network Weblog. Posted April 11 2007, 4.33pm
As planned, Radio Netherlands is carrying live Dutch commentary on the second leg of the Liverpool - PSV Champions League football match this evening. Extra transmitters have been booked for four hours, in case of extra time and penalties. However, as Liverpool are 3-0 up from the first leg in Eindhoven, that’s now only a remote possibility. Transmission [...] (more)

Third mediumwave frequency for RNW Champions League coverage
From Media Network Weblog. Posted March 30 2007, 10.38am
Our Programme Distirbution Department has arranged for a third mediumwave frequency to carry coverage of the two Champions League football matches between PSV and Liverpool on 3 and 11 April. The 600 kW transmitter at Pori, Finland on 963 kHz will also be on the air, augmenting 1314 and 702 kHz. Until 1 January this transmitter carried the [...] (more)

Extra RNW frequencies for coverage of UEFA Champions League football
From Media Network Weblog. Posted March 27 2007, 3.01pm
This year’s UEFA Champions League football competition has reached the quarter-final stage, and a Dutch team, PSV, is still in the competition. RNW will be carrying live commentary in Dutch on the home tie against Liverpool on Tuesday 3 April, and the return leg at Anfield on Wednesday 11 April, on the following frequencies: 3 April 2007 PSV [...] (more)

Chelsea FC launches its own channel on YouTube
From Media Network Weblog. Posted February 16 2007, 5.02pm
Chelsea Football Club, current champions of the English Premier League, today launched a football branded Channel on YouTube, a first on the site. The Channel, (www.youtube.com/chelseafc), will include Chelsea FC content, daily news and archive video footage as well as other innovative content including feedback and contributions from fans. Additionally, a few lucky fans will have a [...] (more)

Egypt?s Al-Ahly soccer club to launch satellite channel in June
From Media Network Weblog. Posted February 15 2007, 2.09pm
Al-Ahly, a Cairo-based soccer club founded in 1907, announced yesterday that its satellite channel will officially start broadcasting on 15 June, while test broadcasts will begin within days, local soccer news website filgoal.com reported. In a press conference, Ahly chairman Hassan Hamdi said the Egyptian champions, and five-time African champions, will have the exclusive satellite rights of airing the [...] (more)

Monkey goes to BBC2's World Professional Darts Championship
From Media Guardian. Posted January 11 2007, 12.00am
A trip to the BBC's world darts championship is a bit like an episode of Life on Mars. (more)

Former DJ Alan ?Fluff? Freeman dies aged 79
From Media Network Weblog. Posted November 28 2006, 10.43am
Alan Freeman CBE, one of the UK’s best-loved broadcasters, has died peacefully at his London home after a brief illness.  Alan was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1927 and came to Britain in 1957. He enjoyed almost 50 years as one of the UK’s greatest champions of music-makers across the widest possible range of musical genres.   Back [...] (more)

Champions League draws crowd of 6.4m
From Media Guardian. Posted November 22 2006, 12.00am
TV overnights: Celtic and Manchester United gave ITV1 its best Champions League audience this season. (more)

GlobeCast signs 3 year contract for delivery of UEFA Champions League
From Media Network Weblog. Posted November 7 2006, 3.35pm
Content management and delivery company GlobeCast has extended its nine year relationship with UEFA in a deal to provide worldwide coverage of the UEFA Champions League to non-European rights holders for the next three seasons. Europe’s most prestigious club competition will be distributed to 26 territories via GlobeCast’s content delivery network, with facilities on offer [...] (more)

UEFA provides live Web coverage of UEFA Champions League matches in 96 countries
From Media Network Weblog. Posted October 31 2006, 2.34pm
The launch of the UEFA Video Service (UVS), has given Internet users in 96 countries access to live online matches from UEFA competitions. UVS has been developed by UEFA to enable its broadcast partners to extend their rights and provide live match coverage on the Internet. Over 20 broadcasters around the world are using UVS to [...] (more)

Sky extends deal to broadcast the PGA Championship
From Brand Republic. Posted October 19 2006, 2.10pm
LONDON - Sky Sports has extended its agreement with PGA of America to exclusively televise golf's PGA Championship for another 10 years. (more)

Yorkshire - Music Radio Quizarama
From via Breaking Radio. Posted October 9 2006, 8.53pm
The RadAcad's regional branch are having a pub quiz on the 7th November hosted by Hirsty. Can you beat last year's reining champions Viking FM. (more)

BBC Radio nan Gaidheal Airs Scotland France Match
From Merry Media. Posted September 30 2006, 11.37am
The sell out European Championship qualifying game between Scotland and France will mark the return of live radio commentary for the BBC Scotland's Gaelic audience on BBC Radio nan Gaidheal.. (more)

Xfm rejigs music division
From Media Guardian. Posted July 11 2006, 1.15pm
GCap's alternative music network Xfm has restructured its music management in a bid to get closer to the artists it champions. By Julia Day. (more)

Nuts gets own football championship
From Press Gazette. Posted June 19 2006, 3.18pm
Nuts is to host its own football championship as part of a partnership deal with an urban football site that attracts 85,000 men to its games a week. (more)

All RTVE radio and TV services affected by strike today
From Media Network Weblog. Posted April 5 2006, 10.56am
A one-day general strike at Spanish national broadcaster RTVE has paralysed its radio and TV services. The only live TV programmes expected to be broadcast today are news bulletins on the first channel, and the Barcelona-Benfica football match in the Champions League, where RTVE is the host broadcaster for worldwide coverage. The strike was called by unions in protest at the latest viability plan (more)

MacKenzie could buy from GCap
From Radio Today. Posted January 26 2006, 12.47pm
Reports today suggest that Kelvin MacKenzie, former Chairman of The Wireless Group, could be in poll position to buy nine stations from GCap Media. The deal could see MacKenzie making a come back into radio and in charge of ex-Marcher Group stations in the Northwest and North Wales: MFM, Buzz 97.1, Coast FM and Champion FM and Southwest stations Gemini FM, Plymouth Sound, Orchard FM, Lantern FM and South Hams Radio. (more)