IT & Technology
Brighton Fans To Test New Technology
Mon 13th May 2013 | IT & Technology
It will be a testing time in more ways than one for football fans at Brighton’s Amex Community Stadium when 100 Albion followers try out new technology from the University of Sussex during...
TALENT Sport Helps Fans Get Tickets Faster
Mon 13th May 2013 | IT & Technology
IRIS Ticketing has kicked off a drive to introduce TALENT Sport into the global sports arena following success with clubs in the UK and emerging markets including Turkey and the African continent. The...
Manchester City To Offer High-Density Stadium Wi-Fi
Wed 8th May 2013 | IT & Technology
Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium is soon to be transformed into the Premier League’s most technologically fan-friendly stadium. The 47,000 seat capacity stadium, which has been frequently...
Qatar Stars League Launch World First Ticketing Solution
Tue 30th Apr 2013 | IT & Technology
The Qatar Stars League (QSL) have become the world’s first league to offer supporters the ability to purchase tickets online with the option of printing tickets at home or via a smart phone for...
TALENT Ticketing Hat Trick for Bradford City FC at Wembley Final
Thu 18th Apr 2013 | IT & Technology
Bradford City FC’s Carling Cup Final at Wembley resulted in more than 60% of its supporters going online to purchase tickets for the Final. With its fans traditionally buying tickets from the...
TALENT Takes the Pain Out of Complaint Management Reporting for Leeds United
Fri 12th Apr 2013 | IT & Technology
Following the recently introduced Government Select Committee’s compulsory regulation for Season 2012/13, where it outlined that each Club in the Premier League and Football League would be...
Premier League Chiefs Vote in Favour of Hawk-Eye Goal-Line Technology for 2013/14 Season
Thu 11th Apr 2013 | IT & Technology
British company Hawk-Eye has today been confirmed as the Premier League’s official provider of goal-line technology from next season. The system, which has been implemented with great success in...
Premier League Clubs Expected to Approve Goal-Line Technology for Next Season
Tue 9th Apr 2013 | IT & Technology
FA general secretary Alex Horne expects Premier League clubs to approve the implementation of goal-line technology in time for next season when they meet later this week. Germany company GoalControl...
IRIS Ticketing Proves a Winning Partner for Computicket
Thu 21st Mar 2013 | IT & Technology
IRIS Ticketing has announced a strategic partnership with Computicket, the largest ticketing agency in South Africa, to drive success of its ticketing system, TALENT, throughout South Africa and other...
Nottingham Forest Invest in Stadium-wide Fan Engagement Platform
Mon 18th Mar 2013 | IT & Technology
Nottingham Forest’s fans have been treated to an enhanced matchday experience as European leaders in stadium hardware, services and content - ADI - create an extensive fan engagement platform...
Tickets.com Confirmed as Official Ticketing Supplier for Aberdeen FC
Wed 13th Mar 2013 | IT & Technology
Tickets.com, the industry leading provider of global ticketing and marketing solutions, has today announced a long term agreement with Scottish Premier League side Aberdeen FC. ProVenueMax™ will...
Bloomberg Sports adds live in-game projections to its 'Match Analysis' service
Fri 8th Mar 2013 | IT & Technology
Bloomberg Sports has announced its BSports “Match Analysis” service, which currently provides the most pure and accurate data-driven projections of European football matches, will now give...
Opta Becomes UK Football Data Partner For Three Seasons
Tue 5th Mar 2013 | IT & Technology
The four UK professional football Leagues (Premier League, The Football League, Scottish Premier League and Scottish Football League) have appointed Opta as their official media data collection and...
FIFA Awards Fourth Goal-line Technology License
Fri 1st Mar 2013 | IT & Technology
FIFA has awarded GoalControl GmbH a license for its goal-line technology system GoalControl-4D. The German based company joins CAIROS technologies AG, who were awarded a license on Monday (25 th ) and...
Goal-Line Technology To Be Used At World Cup in Brazil
Tue 19th Feb 2013 | IT & Technology
FIFA have confirmed that Goal-Line Technology (GLT) will be used for the first time in a World Cup in Brazil 2014. After a successful implementation of GLT at the FIFA Club World Cup in Japan in...
Liverpool Appoint New Chief Media Officer
Tue 5th Feb 2013 | IT & Technology
Liverpool Football Club have appointed Matthew Baxter as the club's new Chief Media Officer to head up its digital media and TV operations. Baxter brings a wealth of global digital media experience...
Arsenal Unveil Club Website Re-Design
Tue 5th Feb 2013 | IT & Technology
Arsenal Football Club today re-launches its award-winning website, www.arsenal.com from 11am today, with a range of developments designed to make it easier for fans around the world to learn all the...
Galatasaray Launch Integrated Ticketing Solution
Thu 31st Jan 2013 | IT & Technology
Turkish side Galatasaray Football Club, have awarded IRIS Ticketing the contract to deliver its integrated TALENT Sport ticketing solution. The multi-year contract sees Galatasaray introduce inventive...
News International Acquires Premier League UK Near-Live Clip Rights
Thu 24th Jan 2013 | IT & Technology
News International have been awarded the UK Near-Live clip rights for all 380 Barclays Premier League matches per season for seasons 2013/14 – 2015/16. The UK Near-Live Clips Package comprises...
Capital One Cup uses StreamMP for Online Competition Coverage
Thu 17th Jan 2013 | IT & Technology
The Capital One Cup has been using StreamUK’s online video platform StreamMP since the start of the 2012/13 season, to show cup highlights, news and online video coverage of each game since the...
Arsenal Twitter Reaches Two Million Followers
Fri 7th Dec 2012 | IT & Technology
Arsenal Football Club has become the first Premier League side to reach the landmark figure of two million followers for its official Twitter account, @Arsenal . Ranked fourth most popular sport...
Goal-line technology makes its big debut
Thu 6th Dec 2012 | IT & Technology
FIFA has hailed the introduction of goal-line technology as a “kind of revolution” with the chosen systems set to make their bow as the 2012 Club World Cup commences in Japan today. After...
Managers Support Introduction of Goalline Technology According to Survey
Tue 20th Nov 2012 | IT & Technology
Managers and coaches across Europe have shown their support to the introduction of goalline technology in a survey conducted by the League Managers Association (LMA). The LMA, along with its official...
Fanatix partners with fan blog Empire of the Kop to launch mobile app
Mon 12th Nov 2012 | IT & Technology
fanatix, a social network for sports fans, has partnered with Empire of the Kop, the independent social-blog for Liverpool fans, to produce the first club-specific app on their network. Empire of the...
Burnley And Brentford Programmes Go Digital
Thu 25th Oct 2012 | IT & Technology
Burnley and Brentford have become the latest football clubs to offer fans the matchday programme on the iPad. Using Matchday Digital ’s iPad app, the clubs’ fans are able to download their...
StreamUK win prestigious online video award
Thu 18th Oct 2012 | IT & Technology
The online video and streaming specialist StreamUK won a prestigious digital media award on Tuesday, at the annual Streaming Media Europe forum in London. The Streaming Media Reader’s Choice...
Belgian Pro-League Rolls Out CRM System
Wed 17th Oct 2012 | IT & Technology
Belgian Pro-League to roll out joined-up Green4 sports solution to all 16 member clubs. The Jupiler Pro-League, which unites sixteen football clubs in the Belgian First Division, has entered into a...
Southport FC Introduce Social Media Policy
Tue 16th Oct 2012 | IT & Technology
Southport Football Club’s players have been given the opportunity to protect themselves from social media gaffes and dilemmas after being presented with a social media Port policy. With the...
Cole charged over abusive Tweet
Mon 8th Oct 2012 | IT & Technology
Chelsea and England left-back Ashley Cole has been charged for bringing the game into disrepute following his criticism of the FA on Twitter. The Chelsea and England defender called the FA a "bunch of...
Swansea City Launch Digital Programme
Fri 5th Oct 2012 | IT & Technology
Swansea City Football Club are set to chalk up another Premier League landmark as the club launches the iPad version of its popular Jack Magazine. Launching in time for the club’s Premier League...
Premier League Launches App For Fantasy Premier League
Fri 21st Sep 2012 | IT & Technology
The world’s biggest fantasy football game has just made a load of new signings with the launch of its own mobile app. Fantasy Premier League, the official fantasy football game of the Premier...
StreamUK Shortlisted For Three Football Business Awards.
Mon 17th Sep 2012 | IT & Technology
The online media and streaming specialist StreamUK has been nominated as a finalist in three separate categories for the 2012 Football Business Awards. Approximately a year ago, StreamUK was chosen by...
QPR Sign Neoco To Engage Global Fans Through Social CRM
Tue 11th Sep 2012 | IT & Technology
Queens Park Rangers FC fans are in for a season of top engagement off the pitch as the club sign up to a season with Neoco. The deal sees the Barclays Premier League team QPR expand their Social CRM...
YouTube expresses its love for football with new channel launch
Wed 29th Aug 2012 | IT & Technology
YouTube has furthered its presence in the football market by joining forces with the MP & Silva agency and digital specialist Rightster to launch a new channel dedicated to the best international...
Manchester City to open the archive on player data and statistics
Fri 17th Aug 2012 | IT & Technology
Manchester City is set to break new ground by making player data from the entire 2011-12 Premier League season freely available, with the club seeking to boost the development of analytics in...
Manchester City Launch City Kicks For Young Fans
Thu 9th Aug 2012 | IT & Technology
Budding football fans are set to be welcomed into the Manchester City Football Club fold with a brand new interactive membership scheme, offering children unrivalled access to players and bringing...
SPL expands YouTube’s presence in football market
Wed 8th Aug 2012 | IT & Technology
The Scottish Premier League (SPL) has become the latest football competition to agree a partnership with YouTube after sealing a three-year deal with the video-sharing platform. Tuesday’s...
Premier League Issues Social Media Guidance to Clubs
Tue 24th Jul 2012 | IT & Technology
The Premier League has issued guidance to all of its member clubs regarding the use of social media by its players. Several Barclays Premier League clubs have their own social media rules but,...
Liverpool FC’s Matthew Quinn joins StreamUK
Tue 17th Jul 2012 | IT & Technology
Liverpool FC’s Digital Systems Coordinator Matthew Quinn has left the club after a prestigious 11 years to join the online video specialist StreamUK. Quinn played a key role in revamping...
FIFA Gives Goal-Line Technology Green Light
Fri 6th Jul 2012 | IT & Technology
FIFA have given the go ahead for the introduction of Goal-Line Technology (GLT) which could be introduced as early as the end of the year. The International Football Association Board (IFAB) convened...
Wembley Stadium Mapped Out
Thu 5th Jul 2012 | IT & Technology
Wembley Stadium has become one of the first UK entertainment venues to have their indoor floor plans appear on Google Maps. Google have launched indoor maps for Android mobile phones in the UK and...
Goal-line technology set for green light
Wed 27th Jun 2012 | IT & Technology
Goal-line technology is certain to get the go-ahead from football's law-makers next week, according to sources on the International FA Board. The two systems, Hawk-Eye and GoalRef, are set to be...
Derby County enhances digital offering
Mon 25th Jun 2012 | IT & Technology
Derby County has announced a new partnership with Sports Revolution, the largest media rights owner in UK football stadia advertising, which will see a giant video screen installed over the summer....
Sunderland AFC Selects Aqueduct As Lead Digital Partner
Thu 21st Jun 2012 | IT & Technology
Creative agency Aqueduct has been appointed as the lead digital partner for Sunderland AFC of the Barclays Premier League following a comprehensive tender process. The agency’s remit is to...
Blatter: Technology a 'necessity'
Wed 20th Jun 2012 | IT & Technology
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has reiterated his view that goal-line technology is "a necessity" following England's let-off against Ukraine. The European Championship co-hosts were denied an equaliser...
QPR and viagogo Sign 3 Year Partnership
Fri 1st Jun 2012 | IT & Technology
Queens Park Rangers Football Club have confirmed a new three-year commercial partnership with viagogo, Europe’s leading online ticket marketplace, as the club’s official ticket exchange...
App Allows City Fans To Lift Premier League Trophy
Mon 28th May 2012 | IT & Technology
Manchester City invites all its fans around the world to lift the Premier League trophy The newly crowned Premier League champion’s unique use of digital technology to engage its fanbase will...
Manchester City Checks In With Foursquare
Thu 17th May 2012 | IT & Technology
Manchester City have become the first Barclays Premier League club to partner with Foursquare, the location-based social network. The unique partnership allows City supporters to check into Foursquare...
Hampshire FA Game To Host Goal Line Technology Testing
Mon 30th Apr 2012 | IT & Technology
Hampshire FA’s Senior Cup Final between Eastleigh FC and AFC Totton has been chosen as one of hosts in the second phase of Goal Line Technology (GLT) testing. The game, which takes place on the...
On-Line Management System a Boon for Club Officials
Mon 23rd Apr 2012 | IT & Technology
Life becomes a lot easier when you use a ClubBuzz Website and Club Management System and with the recent launch of ClubBuzz “Lite”, football clubs can now benefit from all the club...
QPR Launch Enhanced Cardiac Screening Programme
Wed 18th Apr 2012 | IT & Technology
Queen Park Rangers launched their enhanced cardiac screening programme this week with Samba Diakite visiting the BMI Syon Clinic for a routine cardiac MRI examination which has been designed...
Final Phase of Goal Line Technology Testing to Begin
Mon 16th Apr 2012 | IT & Technology
The final phase of testing on Goal Line Technology (GLT) will take place later this month FIFA have announced. The news will come too late for Tottenham, who saw a goal awarded to Chelsea in...
Vauxhall and FAW to Host Social Media First
Mon 16th Apr 2012 | IT & Technology
Vauxhall and the Football Association of Wales will score a social networking first with a live Twitter takeover event this week with Head Coach Chris Coleman. The newly appointed Wales Head Coach has...
The Secrets of Successful Online Football Video
Mon 26th Mar 2012 | IT & Technology
Fan engagement is top of the agenda as fcbusiness Editor, Ryan McKnight moderates StreamUK’s seminar at this year’s Soccerex European Forum. Interviewing StreamUK CEO, Duncan Burbidge,...
Liverpool Continue to Pioneer Social Media
Tue 20th Mar 2012 | IT & Technology
Liverpool Football Club continue their pioneering use of social media becoming the first Premier League club to launch on the Pinterest network. Pinterest, a website that allows users to create...
arvato Entertainment Europe Launch into the European sports market
Tue 6th Mar 2012 | IT & Technology
arvato Entertainment Europe the global outsource experts have launched into the European sports market. With over 50 years of continued success in the global film, music and gaming sectors arvato will...
Premier League keen to be early adopter of goal-line technology
Mon 5th Mar 2012 | IT & Technology
The English Premier League is considering using goal-line technology in games from the start of the 2012-13 season after the International Football Association Board (IFAB) on Saturday reduced the...
Manchester City set Premier League first with Twitter initiative
Fri 3rd Feb 2012 | IT & Technology
Manchester City has agreed a partnership with American company Mass Relevance that will see it become the first Barclays Premier League club to harness Twitter to enhance fans’ matchday...
Manchester City Launch City Fan Cam
Wed 25th Jan 2012 | IT & Technology
Manchester City Football Club has become the first Premier League team to create virtual avatars of their superstars Mario Balotelli, Sergio Aguero, Edin Dzeko and Samir Nasri as part of a new...
Southampton Football Club enters augmented reality
Thu 22nd Dec 2011 | IT & Technology
Southampton FC has become the first club in The Football League to take advantage of the very latest in mobile technology, with a new marketing campaign allowing loyal fans to show their support using...
Investment in Wi-Fi infrastructure to take engagement to next level
Wed 30th Nov 2011 | IT & Technology
Wi-Fi investment by football clubs is fostering significant growth in their social networking options, according to Nigel Tatlock, CEO of digital rights specialist Atlas Premium Brands. Tatlock,...
Arsene Wenger behind technology plan
Fri 25th Nov 2011 | IT & Technology
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger would welcome goal-line technology being brought into the game - and wants it introduced sooner rather than later. Nine systems are being tested by a FIFA-employed authority...
Fifa At Rochdale FC To Test Goal-Line Cameras
Thu 24th Nov 2011 | IT & Technology
Fifa representatives are visiting Rochdale FC's home ground to see whether a camera system in the goals can tell referees for certain whenever the ball crosses the line. Spotland, home to the League...
Manchester United to unveil global social strategy
Tue 1st Nov 2011 | IT & Technology
Manchester United has appointed SapientNitro as its global digital agency, to handle its digital strategy, digital marketing communications and online experience according to Brand Republic. The...
QPR aim to set fundraising record
Wed 12th Oct 2011 | IT & Technology
On the 15th October, former QPR centre-half and fans’ favourite Steve Wicks will return to his former Club to support the QPR in the Community Trust with its biggest fan appeal of the season....
Man City and YouTube Join Forces
Mon 10th Oct 2011 | IT & Technology
Manchester City Football Club have become the first Premier League Club to sign a content deal with the video sharing giant, YouTube. The commercial deal will enable the club to control their...
Middlesbrough introduce new ticketing facility
Tue 27th Sep 2011 | IT & Technology
Middlesbrough Football Club are giving fans purchasing a seat online the option to print tickets from their home or office computer, in a new facility from ticketing partner Ticketmaster. The...
Football League Launches Android App
Wed 21st Sep 2011 | IT & Technology
The Football League today announced the launch of their Official Clubs’ Android App for the 2011/12 season, allowing fans to keep in touch with their team wherever they are and whatever they are...
Yahoo! and LMA announce renewal of online media partnership
Tue 20th Sep 2011 | IT & Technology
Yahoo! and the LMA have announced the renewal of an online media partnership that will see video and print content from some of the biggest names in football management published across Yahoo!’s...
Sheffield United launch money saving website for fans
Wed 14th Sep 2011 | IT & Technology
Sheffield United Football Club has launched BLADESXTRA.COM - a new website designed to showcase money saving offers exclusively for Blades fans. BLADESXTRA.COM will provide fans with the opportunity...
Football League Appoints Business Development Manger (Digital)
Wed 7th Sep 2011 | IT & Technology
The Football League has moved to strengthen its digital business with the appointment of Simon Eaton as Business Development Manager (Digital). Eaton was previously employed at ITV Commercial for five...
AudienceView extends partnership with The FA and Wembley Stadium
Thu 1st Sep 2011 | IT & Technology
AudienceView Ticketing, a leading provider of advanced and flexible ticketing services to venues worldwide, announced today that The Football Association (FA) will continue to leverage the company's...
Rangers’ Facebook Page Reaches 200,000 Fans
Wed 24th Aug 2011 | IT & Technology
Rangers Football Club has topped the SPL with the champions' official Facebook page now reaching 200,000 Light Blues fans as it adds to its communications networks. The total means Rangers enjoy the...
Come on you greens!
Tue 23rd Aug 2011 | IT & Technology
The search is on for the devoted football fan likely to travel the most miles by road following their club this season. Their reward will be a free LPG conversion for their car – which means...
Liverpool FC revamp online video offering
Tue 23rd Aug 2011 | IT & Technology
StreamUK is working with Liverpool Football Club to completely revamp its video delivery. The solution is built on the Stream Media Platform and brings multi-platform compatibility, asset management...
Corby Town lead the way with App launch
Thu 30th Jun 2011 | IT & Technology
Appy days for Corby Town as club launch product on Apple and Android platforms Blue Square Bet North side Corby Town have launched their new smart phone app on Apple and Android platforms, and in...
PROZONE & AMISCO join forces to advance sports performance analysis
Tue 21st Jun 2011 | IT & Technology
Amisco and Prozone, announce a strategic agreement to become a global industry leader in sports data and performance analytics. Sport Universal Process (SUP), the owners of Amisco and Prozone Sports...
Manchester City invites ALL ITS fans to lift the FA Cup
Tue 31st May 2011 | IT & Technology
New Augmented Reality website app makes dreams come true for Blues fans Thanks to an innovative Augmented Reality app on the Club’s website www.mcfc.co.uk - now all Blues fan from Manchester to...
Premier League calls for introduction of goal-line technology
Mon 23rd May 2011 | IT & Technology
Goal-line technology could be introduced for the 2012-2013 season according to Premier League chief executive, Richard Scudamore. Scudamore told BBC Radio 5 Live's Sportsweek programme: "We'd like it...
SCIFIT’s new Intelli-Fit console now available on all products
Fri 1st Apr 2011 | IT & Technology
SCIFIT is a leading supplier of inclusive and specialist cardio exercise equipment both in the UK. Several models have been IFI accredited at Stage 2 and further SCIFIT models carry the medical device...
Hawk-Eye near agreement with FIFA over goal-line technology tests
Mon 14th Mar 2011 | IT & Technology
The final frontier for goal-line technology could be upon us – with Hawk-Eye hoping to start trials in the Barclays Premier League next season. On March 5, FIFA decided that it would allow...
Manchester United most followed football club on Facebook
Fri 11th Feb 2011 | IT & Technology
Real Madrid and Barcelona may be top of the tree when it comes to revenue generation, but in terms of Facebook followers Manchester United are no.1. Having arrived late on the social media platform...
Accrington Stanley play with latest tech!
Mon 31st Jan 2011 | IT & Technology
Accrington Stanley players and staff spent an afternoon with local company Clever Boxes using some of the latest tablet and cloud technology. Based in Clayton-Le-Moors, Clever Boxes invited down...
Chelsea offer upgraded mobile app
Tue 21st Dec 2010 | IT & Technology
Chelsea Football Club has linked up with Perform to launch Chelsea TV through an upgraded version of the Barclays Premier League club’s existing mobile application. Originally available to fans...
Everton Launch New Blackberry App
Wed 15th Dec 2010 | IT & Technology
Everton Football Club has launched a new mobile application for Blackberry users. The release means the Club now offers a range of mobile products which is unparalleled among Premier League clubs -...
England 2018 launch second phase of social media campaign
Tue 23rd Nov 2010 | IT & Technology
As the decision day to who will host the World Cup in 2018/2022 draws closer, England 2018 launched the second phase of its digital campaign this week. Football fans on social networking site Facebook...
Man Utd global popularity continues to grow
Tue 2nd Nov 2010 | IT & Technology
Manchester United’s global popularity shows no signs of wilting after they celebrating gaing their 4 millionth ‘fan’ on facebook this morning. The club who were initially slow to...
Irish FA launch Facebook game
Wed 13th Oct 2010 | IT & Technology
The Irish Football Association has launched its first online game on its Facebook page, in a bid to find new ways to interact with fans. It is a ‘keepy-up’ game, created by consultancy...
Man Utd over take Liverpool in facebook popularity
Wed 15th Sep 2010 | IT & Technology
Manchester United’s official Facebook fan page has become the fastest growing of any sports team in the world, registering almost 2.4m fans within two months of being set up reports The...
How Football Playing Robots Have the Future of Artificial Intelligence at Their Feet
Mon 13th Sep 2010 | IT & Technology
The new Premier League season is underway and in Madrid the World Cup celebrations are barely over, yet according to research in WIREs Cognitive Science the world’s best players may soon be...
BT and the Football Foundation launch Communicating for Success
Mon 6th Sep 2010 | IT & Technology
Communicating for success (CfS) is an exciting and innovative partnership between BT and the Football Foundation using the power of football to tackle digital exclusion and improve communication...
Premier League looks for Social Media Partner
Tue 31st Aug 2010 | IT & Technology
The Premier League is on the look-out for a digital agency to manage its social media presence as a way of increasing its interaction with fans according to campaignlive.co.uk. There is currently the...
FIFA.com attracts quarter of a billion visits
Wed 14th Jul 2010 | IT & Technology
FIFA’s digital media team is celebrating the success of its web based platforms during the 2010 World Cup in South Africa after revealing that the FIFA.com website attracted more than a quarter...
Firms take advantage of Goal-Line Technology debate.
Wed 30th Jun 2010 | IT & Technology
Specsavers launched an advertising campaign playing on the calls for goal-line technology in football following England’s 4-1 World Cup defeat. The high street optician chain has launched a...
Football grips the Internet as 2010 FIFA World Cup™ occupies nearly an hour a day of the average European’s online time
Tue 29th Jun 2010 | IT & Technology
As the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ grips the planet and moves into the final 16, FIFA.com, the world’s official football website reveals that the average internet user is now clocking up 55...
FL INTERACTIVE APPOINTS NEW ADVERTISING AGENCY
Tue 25th May 2010 | IT & Technology
FL interactive (FLi) – the digital arm of The Football League – has appointed Hi-Media as its Official Advertising Sales Partner. Hi-Media will co-ordinate advertising across the entire...
Accrington Stanley FC announce their new online retail and ticketing box office.
Tue 25th May 2010 | IT & Technology
Accrington Stanley in partnership with the online ticketing giant See360, have unveiled their new online retail and ticketing box office. The deal will enable Accrington Stanley to open up the...
Three clubs receive awards from Football League interactive (FLi)
Wed 21st Apr 2010 | IT & Technology
Representatives from FL Interactive - the digital arm of The Football League - have presented Nottingham Forest, Hartlepool United and Crewe Alexandra with their share of £50,000 after each won...
ESPN AWARDED MOBILE RIGHTS FOR BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE IN UK
Tue 6th Apr 2010 | IT & Technology
ESPN are delighted to announce that they have been awarded the exclusive mobile highlight rights to all 380 Barclays Premier League matches per season over the next 3 seasons. The rights will allow...
F.C. Business launches a new blog page
Tue 23rd Mar 2010 | IT & Technology
We are proud to announce the inclusion of our new blog page on this website. Here we will rant and rave about the football industry. Its ills and its joys, but mostly it will give you the chance to...
ARSENAL.COM WINS BEST SPORTS WEBSITE AWARD
Tue 16th Mar 2010 | IT & Technology
Arsenal.com has been named Best Sports Website at the 2009 UK Website of the Year awards. The Gunners' official club website received the highest average rating for content, design and navigation in...
Nike introduces 2010 national team kits made from 100% recycled plastic bottles
Fri 26th Feb 2010 | IT & Technology
Jerseys worn in South Africa and available at retail made from 100 percent recycled polyester, diverting 13 million plastic bottles from landfills Many of the world's leading players, including...
Darren Bent quits Twitter to focus on Sunderland’s Premiership campaign
Thu 18th Feb 2010 | IT & Technology
Football’s most famous ‘tweeter’ has gone silent. Darren Bent, Sunderland’s £10m striker has apparently stopped using the social networking site as he concentrates on...
BBC Launch iPhone app for World Cup
Thu 18th Feb 2010 | IT & Technology
The BBC has announced it will launch an application on the iPhone that combines the BBC Sport website and 5Live radio ahead of the World Cup. The free application will include live commentary and...
Arsenal and Sony launch Arsenal TV Matchday
Wed 3rd Feb 2010 | IT & Technology
In the coming weeks Arsenal and Sony will bring to supporters a world first – a video stream of match content direct to fans’ Sony Playstation Portable(PSP) and PSP Go at their seats...
Sky to broadcast game in 3D
Thu 28th Jan 2010 | IT & Technology
Sky TV will broadcast the world’s first live 3D sports event when it shows the Premier League game between Manchester United and Arsenal on Sunday. Nine pubs in London, Edinburgh, Dublin and...
Tottenham Hotspur & Perform launch new iPhone App
Mon 25th Jan 2010 | IT & Technology
Featuring live audio commentary, video, extensive live stats and news feeds Barclays Premier League football club Tottenham Hotspur and digital sports specialists Perform have today announced the...
Burnley's FA Cup 4th round tie to be streamed live on the internet
Fri 8th Jan 2010 | IT & Technology
Burnley’s FA Cup fourth round tie away to Liverpool or Reading will now be streamed live on the FA website. The game, at either Anfield or the Madejski Stadium, is to be shown live on TheFA.com...
