Amid all the nonsense, here’s a real line that’s floating my boat. The channels are promoting each other. ITV have just flashed this up. It’s massive, Brian.
#WorldCup2026
1.5m viewers at 1am, a huge 63% share, for BBC1 coverage of @ScotlandNT 1st game in World Cup for 28 years, & as TV measurement ends the ‘day’ at 2am that was only for the singing! 👏 Football numbers for #HAISCO yet to come. Ratings data from @Digital_i_
I was on 5 Live on Thursday talking about VAR and the World Cup. I predicted that all the new innovations might sound good but there would inevitably be unintended consequences that would annoy everyone...
People complaining about English rugby union and rugby league tv coverage - or more correctly lack of picture. Still not besting tic tac moment... in football
Tom Jenkins has signed a three-year contract extension with the Panthers.
The new deal will see him remain with the Panthers until at least the end of the 2029 NRL season.
Cocasse. Ceux-là mêmes qui ont plongé l'Etat dans une "situation financière très préoccupante" à cause de "décisions désastreuses" pensent sauver le football professionnel ?