All Sky Sports articles – Page 6

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    Ratings

    Torres goal nets 3.6m viewers

    2012-04-25T10:31:00Z

    TUESDAY: Chelsea’s semi-final clash against Barcelona in the Champions League Football tournament drew the biggest audience of the year to date for Sky Sports 2.

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    News

    BBC warned it could lose the Open

    2012-04-24T10:59:00Z

    The organiser of the the Open Championship has warned the BBC that it is on course to lose the rights to broadcast world’s oldest golfing major in 2017.

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    News

    Sir Alex Ferguson slams power of TV

    2011-09-26T15:11:00Z

    Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has attacked the power that TV has over English football, claiming “when you shake hands with the devil you have to pay the price”.

  • Cristiano Ronaldo
    News

    Plum to examine Ronaldo’s talent for Sky AFP show

    2011-07-28T08:00:00Z

    Plum Pictures is making an AFP show in which the world’s most expensive footballer, Cristiano Ronaldo, will undergo a series of scientific tests to examine what gives him his edge.

  • News

    Video: Sky Go launch

    2011-07-01T17:09:00Z

    Sky has launched a major new marketing campaign featuring footballer Peter Crouch and rapper Dizzee Rascal to showcase the launch of multiplatform viewing service Sky Go.

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    News

    Sky Sports nets Endemol's football competition

    2011-05-16T12:25:00Z

    Sky Sports will broadcast Endemol Sports’ pre-season Irish football competition for the next three years.

  • Wayne Rooney
    News

    Ofcom rejects Rooney complaints

    2011-05-10T08:31:00Z

    Complaints about Manchester United footballer Wayne Rooney swearing into a camera during a match have not been upheld by the TV watchdog.

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    Ratings

    Arsenal defeat nets 2.8m

    2011-03-09T12:33:00Z

    TUESDAY: Arsenal’s defeat at the hands of Barcelona scored huge ratings for Sky Sports 2, peaking with more than 2.8m viewers.

  • News

    Ofcom raps Sky over EA promo

    2011-02-07T12:19:00Z

    Sky Sports has come under fire from Ofcom for promoting computer game developer Electronic Arts during the Everton versus Manchester Utd game last September.

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    News

    Richards Keys quits over sexism row

    2011-01-27T08:28:00Z

    TV presenter Richard Keys is today adjusting to life after Sky Sports, having joined former colleague Andy Gray in losing his job over the football sexism row.

  • Richard Keys
    News

    Richard Keys blames "dark forces" for frenzy

    2011-01-26T14:09:00Z

    Sky Sports presenter Richard Keys is considering his future at the broadcaster and has blamed “dark forces” for creating a media frenzy following a sexism row that led to the sacking of co-commentator Andy Gray.

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    News

    Andy Gray consulting lawyers over Sky sacking

    2011-01-26T09:20:00Z

    Andy Gray is consulting lawyers after being fired by Sky over a football sexism row.

  • Andy Gray (left) and Richard Keys
    News

    Sky Sports sacks Andy Gray

    2011-01-25T16:26:00Z

    Sky Sports commentator Andy Gray has been sacked by the broadcaster with immediate effect, after evidence emerged of a separate off-air incident last month.

  • Richard Keys (right) with Andy Gray
    News

    Sky presenter apologises to official

    2011-01-25T09:54:00Z

    Sky Sports presenter Richard Keys has telephoned assistant referee Sian Massey to apologise for his off-air comments about her at the weekend.

  • Andy Gray and Richard Keys
    News

    Sky commentators 'stood down' over sexist jibes

    2011-01-24T15:42:00Z

    Sky Sports presenters Andy Gray and Richard Keys have been dropped from tonight’s line-up after their off-air sexist comments, the broadcaster said.

  • Andy Gray and Richard Keys
    News

    Sky commentators sexist remarks recorded

    2011-01-24T09:11:00Z

    Sky Sports football presenters Andy Gray and Richard Keys have been left red-faced after being recorded criticising a female assistant referee and saying they “probably don’t know the offside rule”.

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    News

    Top Up TV enters Sky Sports battle

    2010-07-21T10:51:00Z

    Top Up TV is weighing into the battle to attract subscribers via Sky Sports as it starts offering the flagship channels from August on Freeview.

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    News

    Virgin Media agrees Sky HD deal

    2010-07-20T12:59:00Z

    Virgin Media customers will be able to access live sports content on Sky Sports HD1 and Sky Sporst HD2 after it agreed a deal with the satellite broadcaster.

  • Darts
    News

    Sky to air darts in 3D

    2010-07-13T10:51:00Z

    Darts will be broadcast live in 3D for the first time on Sky Sports.

  • Football
    News

    Sky defends sports price hike

    2010-07-01T10:40:00Z

    BSkyB has defended hiking its prices for Sky Sports packages, which it says are needed to fund the £100m-a-year extra it now has to pay the Premier League.