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ITV digital and league in football rights clash.(Brief Article)
ITV Digital and the Football League appear locked in a stalemate, with neither side willing to give ground in the battle to resolve the disputed 315 million [pounds sterling] TV rights.
Both parties see the deal as crucial to their respective futures and the war of words has become increasingly bitter. The Football League has reportedly threatened to ask its mare sponsors not to advertise with Granada and Carlton, the platform's parent companies. They have threatened to shut the platform if the administrators do not find a solution to its funding problems.
According to Starcom Motive, the closure of ITV Digital would have a significant impact on pay-TV audiences reducing Sky's reach by 7.5 per cent and Flextech's by 8.3 per cent. This would have a dramatic effect on the ability for advertisers to build cover.
ISBA, the body that represents the interests of advertisers, thinks the closure of ITV Digital could be a double-edged sword. The director of media ...
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- Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales) March 30, 2002 700+ words
...STANIFORTH THE Football League and many of its...developments in the ITV Digital saga. The television...A survey of 41 Football League Clubs by BBC Radio...difficulties if ITV Digital collapsed. Taylor...72 clubs of the Football League. "At the ...
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- Newspaper article from: Screen Digest August 1, 2002 700+ words
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- Newspaper article from: TV Meets the Web October 28, 2002 700+ words
...Granada have signed a deal with the Football League intended to bring an end to the...debacle caused by the collapse of ITV Digital. The contract, to be signed...collapse of ITV Digital affected the Football League badly, with their two chiefs...
- Football League loses ITV Digital legal battle.(Brief Article)
- Newspaper article from: TV Meets the Web August 1, 2002 700+ words
...payments in the event of ITV Digital being unable to continue...In a statement, the Football League said, "ITV Digital's original bid letter...were instrumental in ITV Digital's bid for Football League television rights being...
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- Magazine article from: Marketing Week Pitcher, George August 15, 2002 700+ words
...the Nationwide Football League should stop whingeing...pulling the plugs on ITV Digital and leaving many...Granada's ITV Digital (MW May 9...point that "the Football League can hardly be...chairman of the Football League. But he is still...representatives ...
- Television does not owe nationwide clubs a living: ITV may or may not have...
- Magazine article from: Marketing Week Pitcher, George April 11, 2002 700+ words
...178.5m that ITV Digital still owes the Football League -- the retention...Granada has driven ITV Digital into administration...administrators of ITV Digital, Deloirre &...as well as Football League sponsor Nationwide...
- ITV Digital sale 'a disaster' for Football League.(News)
- Newspaper article from: Daily Post (Liverpool, England) April 23, 2002 700+ words
...acceptable to the Football League and ITV Digital was possible...talks, I will." ITV Digital struck a three...315m deal with the Football League in June 2000 to...games, However, ITV Digital was hit by the slow...
- Scope of Duty - The Decision in Football League.(ITV Digital)
- News wire article from: Mondaq Business Briefing August 2, 2006 700+ words
...interested in the Football League's rights 24...final bids. Only ITV Digital submitted a bid...submitted by ITV Digital on 7 June 2000...Court heard the Football League's argument...the contract. ITV Digital's evidence...
