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Simon Thomas fronts Sky Sports’ Soccer Saturday

Simon Thomas will be the new Gillette Soccer Saturday presenter from the start of the 2023/24 football season. The broadcaster brings over 20 years’ broadcasting experience to the role, including more than a decade at Sky Sports. In his first stint with Sky Sports, starting in 2005, Thomas presented on Sky Sports News before becoming […]

July 17, 2023By Nik Roseveare

Man United launches Snapchat profile

Manchester United has launched its first official profile on Snapchat, with a mission to further inspire and entertain fans around the world. The profile @manutd is now live ahead of the men’s first team pre-season tour across Europe and the US – giving fans new ways to follow and experience the club ahead of and […]

July 11, 2023

Kalvin Phillips: The Road to City to debut on Prime Video

Kalvin Phillips: The Road to City, a NEO Studios production, debuts exclusively on Prime Video globally on July 19th. Incorporating 12-months of filming, the single one-off documentary follows Phillips from his early start in Leeds Academy, to reaching the dizzy heights of the Premier League and the FIFA World Cup, to transferring to Manchester City […]

July 5, 2023

ITV to air 2023 Community Shield

The 2023 FA Community Shield will air live on ITV1 and ITVX, STV and STV Player, on August 6th. Manchester City, who took home both the Premier League and FA Cup in 2022/23 as part of their famous treble with the Champions League title, will take on Premier League runners-up Arsenal at Wembley Stadium. The […]

June 19, 2023By Nik Roseveare

Record jail terms for EPL pirates

The individuals behind three pirate streaming organisations, which offered illegal access to watch Premier League matches, have been jailed for a total of 30 years and 7 months. In what is understood to be the world’s largest-ever prosecution of an illegal streaming network, five people were sentenced at Chesterfield Justice Centre after being found guilty […]

May 31, 2023By Colin Mann

99 exclusive on Prime Video

Prime Video will premiere 99, the definitive documentary series of Manchester United’s historic treble-winning season, within which the iconic team won the Premier League, FA Cup and UEFA Champions League across 10 pivotal days in 1999. The UK Original documentary will launch in over 240 countries and territories worldwide exclusively on Prime Video in 2024. […]

May 26, 2023

Vinnie Jones fronts new series for discovery+

Vinnie Jones, the retired Premier League footballer turned Hollywood star, will show a new side of himself in a brand-new series for discovery+: Vinnie Jones: The Wild Life.  In this 6×60’ series produced by Lime Pictures, which will drop later this year, Jones goes all-in on 147 acres of land in the South of England, […]

May 25, 2023

Wiegman interviewed by BT Sport and EE’s deaf presenters

The third episode of a new documentary series charting BT Sport and EE’s New Signing initiative will premiere during half time (3.45pm) of BT Sport Score on May `3th, on BT Sport  3, and is available now on BT Sport’s and EE’s YouTube channels. The series follows the journey of two British Sign Language users as they train with […]

May 12, 2023

David James explores lack of representation in goalkeeping in Sky Sports doc

Sky Sports has announced a new documentary, presented by football legend David James, the only Black goalkeeper to represent a senior England national team. Launching on the Sky Sports Premier League channel on May 14th, David James: The One and Only, will explore the past, present and future of representation in goalkeeping, drawing on stories […]

May 12, 2023

Sky commissions Mission to Burnley docuseries

Sky has announced the commission of 4-part series Mission to Burnley launching on Sky Documentaries and NOW in September. The Sky Original series will tell the story of the rebirth of one of England’s most historic clubs under the ownership of a charismatic group of American owners. Produced by Ad Hoc Films, makers of the […]

May 5, 2023By Nik Roseveare