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Sky Sports 1 - news archive

This is an archive of news about Sky Sports 1. Some links may no longer work, due to the transient nature of the internet.

TV ratings: February 25 - multichannel
From Media Guardian. Posted February 26 2007, 12.00am
Multichannel TV overnights: The Carling Cup final between Chelsea and Arsenal attracted more than 2m to Sky Sports 1. By Jason Deans. (more)

Virgin Media competes with sport offering
From Digital Spy. Posted February 16 2007, 9.50am
Virgin Media offers customers Sky Sports 1, 2, 3 and Xtra and 39 other digital TV channels for £26 per month. (more)

TV ratings: November 26 - multichannel
From Media Guardian. Posted November 27 2006, 12.00am
TV overnights: Manchester United and Chelsea brought Sky Sports 1 probably the biggest multichannel audience of the year. By Jason Deans. (more)

Ashes watched by half a million
From Media Guardian. Posted November 23 2006, 12.00am
TV overnights: Live coverage of England's Ashes defence drew the crowds on Sky Sports 1. By Tara Conlan. (more)

TV ratings: October 11
From Media Guardian. Posted October 12 2006, 1.00am
TV overnights: The England football team's dismal performance against Croatia in Zagreb had 2m fans tuned into Sky Sports 1. By Julia Day. (more)

TV ratings: September 24 - multichannel
From Media Guardian. Posted September 25 2006, 1.00am
TV overnights: Sky Sports 1's live coverage of Europe's victory over the US in the Ryder Cup golf made it the second most-watched UK TV channel. By Jason Deans. (more)

TV ratings: April 19
From Media Guardian. Posted April 20 2006, 2.03pm
TV overnights: A BBC1 documentary about the McCartneys' battle against the fur trade proved less popular than Arsenal's Champions League match on Sky Sports 1 last night. By John Plunkett. (more)

ITV2 tops multichannel rankings
From Media Guardian. Posted January 6 2006, 7.36am
8am: ITV2 overtook Sky One and Sky Sports 1 to become the UK's most popular multichannel service in 2005. By Jason Deans. (more)