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Football League sign deal with Channel 5

Postby Gavin » Tue May 05, 2015 11:01 am

The Football League is set to transform the viewing experience for fans of its clubs following the signing of two ground-breaking broadcasting agreements with Channel 5 and ITN Productions and the expansion of a fibre-optic network linking its 72 clubs.

For the first time ever, highlights of Sky Bet Football League matches will be shown in a prime time Saturday night slot from the beginning of next season, after the League signed a new three-year agreement for its free-to-air highlights with Channel 5. Match footage, including every single goal, from matches in all three divisions of the Sky Bet Football League will be broadcast in a new 90 minute show aired at 9.00pm every week. Channel 5 will also broadcast highlights of the Capital One Cup and Johnstone's Paint Trophy.

The Football League's Chief Executive, Shaun Harvey, said: “This is an exceptional opportunity for The Football League to work with a broadcaster that will schedule our matches in a prime time slot. It will take our games to a wider, younger audience by giving us the chance to be first in front of fans on a Saturday night.”

David Lynn, President of Channel 5’s parent company, Viacom International Media Networks UK said: “We are extremely happy to be welcoming back top quality football to such a prominent slot on Channel 5. The Football League is one of the toughest and most attractive club competitions in world football and we’re convinced this highlights package will prove highly popular with a mainstream audience at the heart of our Saturday evening schedule.”

Channel 5 is in the process of tendering the contract to produce its highlights show and will announce its preferred programme production partner in due course.

Match footage will be filmed, edited and delivered by the League’s new production partner ITN Productions. As part of a multi-million pound three-year contract, ITN Productions will cover the Sky Bet Championship, Sky Bet League 1, Sky Bet League 2, Capital One Cup and Johnstone’s Paint Trophy matches - a total of 1,813 games per season across Football League and Premier League grounds. ITN Productions will also produce digital clips and highlights content of The Football League's competitions for use by domestic broadcasters (Sky Sports & Channel 5), international broadcasters (through Pitch International) and clubs (through their online Player service), as well as clips of Premier League matches for top flight clubs that are part of the League’s FLi network of club websites.

Mark Browning, MD of ITN Productions, said: “This is a transformative moment for ITN Productions and ITN. We are already a key player in UK sports production and now every goal in the Sky Bet Football League, Capital One Cup and Johnstone’s Paint Trophy will be produced by ITN Productions. This is the result of our continued investment in production excellence and fast-turnaround publishing capability along with a world class team.”

The opportunity to broadcast Football League highlights at 9.00pm on a Saturday night has been made possible by the installation of ADI’s high speed Live Venue fibre-optic network that delivers real-time HD match footage to ADI’s Sports Hub operations centre in Preston. All Championship clubs are currently connected to the network with League 1 and League 2 clubs going live by the summer.

The Football League’s Chief Executive, Shaun Harvey added: “The expansion of the fibre-optic network across our clubs represents a significant multi-million pound investment by The Football League into our future broadcasting content strategy. It will deliver new opportunities for supporters to view matches across a range of platforms.”

Geraint Williams, CEO of ADI said “Connecting every stadium to the Live Venue fibre network has been a massive undertaking, but one that will deliver huge value for the viewing audience. One of ADI’s key strengths as a fully independent technical service provider is that we offer a completely rights-agnostic network platform and we are proud to be playing such a pivotal role in transforming the way in which Football League match content is televised. As we continue to develop the services available via Live Venue, we’re incredibly excited about the value we can deliver to all parties involved.”
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Re: Football League sign deal with Channel 5

Postby Zabier » Tue May 05, 2015 12:15 pm

Great news! Football League highlights and then Match of the Day. Perfect!
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Re: Football League sign deal with Channel 5

Postby Ninian Knight » Tue May 05, 2015 12:16 pm

Could this mean a return to Channel 5 for Colin Murry? A case of "goodby Manish, Hello Colin?" :D
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Re: Football League sign deal with Channel 5

Postby Neokutai » Tue May 05, 2015 2:51 pm

What are the odds of Adrian Chiles hosting the show? :lol:
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Re: Football League sign deal with Channel 5

Postby Zabier » Tue May 05, 2015 3:34 pm

Neokutai wrote:What are the odds of Adrian Chiles hosting the show? :lol:


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Re: Football League sign deal with Channel 5

Postby Bridgend_bluebird » Tue May 05, 2015 4:21 pm

What happened to BBC showing the odd live Football League match?
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Re: Football League sign deal with Channel 5

Postby Rydogsccfc » Tue May 05, 2015 5:28 pm

Goodbye Manish. :wave:
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Re: Football League sign deal with Channel 5

Postby Reza » Tue May 05, 2015 5:29 pm

Does this mean no more football league matches on sky? will channel five get matches as well as the highlights? At least we don't have to sit up later to watch city now
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Re: Football League sign deal with Channel 5

Postby Jonesy1927 » Tue May 05, 2015 5:30 pm

Not sure about this one. They are a commercial channel and will want to feature a handful of what they see as the big matches.

The BBC at least shows every match in all the leagues. Can't see Channel 5 doing that.
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Postby Santa Ponsa Blue » Tue May 05, 2015 5:31 pm

Good News :thumbup:
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Re: Football League sign deal with Channel 5

Postby Cardiff dyskinesia » Tue May 05, 2015 5:42 pm

Ninian Knight wrote:Could this mean a return to Channel 5 for Colin Murry? A case of "goodby Manish, Hello Colin?" :D


I hope not, can't stand Colin Murray :x
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Re: Football League sign deal with Channel 5

Postby pembroke allan » Tue May 05, 2015 6:28 pm

Cardiff dyskinesia wrote:
Ninian Knight wrote:Could this mean a return to Channel 5 for Colin Murry? A case of "goodby Manish, Hello Colin?" :D


I hope not, can't stand Colin Murray :x



my sentiments as well horrible voice
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Re: Football League sign deal with Channel 5

Postby pembroke allan » Tue May 05, 2015 6:30 pm

Jonesy1927 wrote:Not sure about this one. They are a commercial channel and will want to feature a handful of what they see as the big matches.

The BBC at least shows every match in all the leagues. Can't see Channel 5 doing that.



they are showing highlights of every game jn leagues just like bbc now!! but at a prime viewing time not at midnight? :o
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Re: Football League sign deal with Channel 5

Postby Woodville Willie » Tue May 05, 2015 11:10 pm

Don't panic! Sky will still be broadcasting live games and BTSport too.

This is just the equivalent of the League Show, but earlier. Must be better, right??

Only problem is if coverage is like ITV - shocking commentary and poor pundits.

Overall, has to be an improvement. After a few on a Saturday following a match, I'm never keen to stay up for the graveyard shift!!

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Re: Football League sign deal with Channel 5

Postby Ninian Knight » Wed May 06, 2015 8:09 am

pembroke allan wrote:
Cardiff dyskinesia wrote:
Ninian Knight wrote:Could this mean a return to Channel 5 for Colin Murry? A case of "goodby Manish, Hello Colin?" :D


I hope not, can't stand Colin Murray :x



my sentiments as well horrible voice


I agree his TalkSport show is one I simply can't listen to because of that awful accent.
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Re: Football League sign deal with Channel 5

Postby BlueSince1908 » Wed May 06, 2015 12:54 pm

BBC did what they could in all honesty, Manish was actually a good presenter and with less coverage on the Football League from both Sky and the BBC, they made did with what they had, shame it's not on the BBC anymore though. The 9pm time as well, some away fans will still be travelling home by then
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