How to watch football on TV,
Internet and Mobile this season
As Setanta and BT join the Premier League party this
season, fans of British football now have more ways than
ever to watch football. And it is not only on television, with action also
available on websites and mobile phones.
But where and when you can you watch 'the beautiful
game' of football including the forthcoming Euro 2008? And
is it all FREE or if not then, how much does it all cost?
Click on the channel/supplier to see what
they are showing, how you can get it and at what cost.
BBC
WHAT HAVE THEY GOT?
The BBC will continue to show Premier League
highlights on Match of the Day on Saturday evenings
(repeated on Sunday mornings) and MOTD2 on Sunday evenings.
In a new development this season, Match of the Day (on
Saturday and Sunday) and MOTD2 will be broadcast
simultaneously on the BBC Sport website (UK only).
The BBC also has first, third and fourth choice of live
FA Cup ties from rounds three to six, first choice of
the semi-finals and live coverage of the final.
England's home games will be shown
live, including Euro 2008 qualifiers
and the friendly
against Germany on 22 August, and there will be highlights
of all England's other games next season.
BBC Viewers in Scotland can also catch the CIS Cup
live, along with coverage of
Scotland's Euro
2008
qualifiers, the Scottish Cup
and selected European
games.
HOW CAN I GET IT?
Via terrestrial or any freeview, cable or satellite package.
Euro 2008 viewing schedule (all times BST):
Sat 7 June
BBC Switzerland v Czech Republic 1700
ITV Portugal v Turkey 1945
Late night highlights BBC
Sun 8 June
BBC Austria v Croatia 1700
BBC Germany v Poland 1945
Late night highlights ITV
Mon 9 June
BBC Romania v France 1700
ITV Holland v Italy 1945
Late night highlights BBC
Tue 10 June
BBC Spain v Russia 1700
ITV Greece v Sweden 1945
Late night highlights BBC
Wed 11 June
ITV Czech Republic v Portugal 1700
BBC Switzerland v Turkey 1945
Late night highlights ITV
Thu 12 June
ITV Croatia v Germany 1700
BBC Austria v Poland 1945
Late night highlights ITV
Fri 13 June
ITV Italy v Romania 1700
BBC France v Holland 1945
Late night highlights ITV
Sat 14 June
ITV Sweden v Spain 1700
ITV Greece v Russia 1945
Late night highlights BBC
Sun 15 June
ITV Switzerland v Portugal/Turkey v Czech Republic 1945
Late night highlights BBC
Mon 16 June
BBC Austria v Germany/Poland v Croatia 1945
Late night highlights ITV
Tue 17 June
BBC France v Italy/Holland v Romania 1945
Late night highlights ITV
Wed 18 June
ITV Greece v Spain/Russia v Sweden 1945
Late night highlights BBC
Thu 19 June
ITV Quarter-final TBA 1945
Late night highlights BBC
Fri 20 June
BBC Quarter-final TBA 1945
Late night highlights ITV
Sat 21 June/Sun 22 June
Quarter-finals TBA (BBC first choice)
Wed 25 June/Thu 26 June
Semi-finals TBA (ITV first choice)
Sun 29 June
Final BBC
Late night highlights ITV
BT
WHAT HAVE THEY GOT?
BT Vision customers who sign up for the sport package will
be able to watch 242 Premier League games on demand
from 2200 on the evening of the game.
The package also includes 125 Football League and
Carling Cup matches, available at midnight the day
after the game.
BT Vision customers can also sign up for Setanta Sports
(see below) to watch an extra 46 live Premier League games
for an additional fee.
HOW CAN I GET IT?
You must be a BT broadband customer to receive a BT Vision
box, which combines Freeview and a digital recording
facility. Then you need to sign up for the sport package (£4
a month) or you can buy games on a one-off basis (£1.99).
CLUB CHANNELS/WEBSITES
WHAT HAVE THEY GOT?
Chelsea TV, MUTV, Liverpool TV (which launches in
September), Celtic TV and Rangers TV have coverage of a host
of their league and cup matches in delay.
Most official club websites offer either full games in
delay or highlights for a subscription fee.
HOW CAN I GET IT?
Chelsea TV is available for a separate subscription to Sky
Digital customers, while MUTV is available to Sky Digital
and Virgin Media customers, again for a separate
subscription. Liverpool TV, Celtic TV and Rangers TV are
included in the Setanta sports package.
Channel FIVE
WHAT HAVE THEY GOT?
Five plans to show live Uefa Cup matches involving
British teams as well as Major League Soccer live
coverage and highlights in David Beckham's first season in
Los Angeles.
HOW CAN I GET IT?
Via terrestrial or any freeview, cable or satellite package.
ITV
WHAT HAVE THEY GOT?
ITV is set to continue its Champions League coverage
and will show two live matches on Tuesdays, as well as
highlights, and will also cover the Uefa Cup live
from the quarter-finals onwards.
All that is also available online, with a fee payable for
the Champions League live action.
Domestically, ITV will show highlights of the
Championship and the Carling Cup.
HOW CAN I GET IT?
Via terrestrial or any freeview, cable or satellite package .
SETANTA SPORTS
WHAT HAVE THEY GOT?
This season's newcomers will screen 46 Premier League
games, including all 1715 kick-offs on a Saturday and many
of those on a Monday night.
The channel, which has signed up Des Lynam as part of its
team, has just revealed its first 19 live games, which
include Manchester United v Sunderland and Newcastle v
Tottenham.
It also offers 60 Scottish Premier League games,
including every Old Firm derby, and 79 matches from the
Blue Square Premier.
HOW CAN I GET IT?
Setanta is available to customers of Sky Digital, BT Vision,
Virgin Media and Top Up TV as well as some viewers with
Freeview. It costs from £8 a month. It comes free with
Virgin Media's biggest package. You can also subscribe via
broadband for £7.99 a month.
SKY SPORTS
WHAT HAVE THEY GOT?
Sky Sports' live coverage of the Premier League will
include kick-offs on Sundays at 1600 and Saturdays at 1245.
It will also broadcast the majority of 1330 kick-offs on
Sundays and some midweek evening and Bank Holiday games.
Its domestic coverage also includes highlights of a
further 242 Premier Leagues games in delay via the red
button, 70 live matches from the Football League and
others from the FA Cup, Carling Cup,
Scottish Cup, Johnstone's Paint Trophy and the
end of season play-offs.
Sky Sports is also the place for all Champions League
matches on Wednesday night and up to six on Tuesday.
It has all England's competitive away games and
some away friendlies, along with coverage of Scotland,
Wales and Northern Ireland in Euro 2008
qualifying.
From this season, Sky's live Premier League matches will
also be broadcast on mobile phones via Sky Mobile TV.
The broadcaster has also launched the 24-7 Football
service, which offers, among other things, Premier League
goal clips as games are ongoing (except between 1445 and
1715 on Saturdays) and post-match highlights of Premier
League and Champions League matches.
HOW CAN I GET IT?
Sky Sports television is available through Sky Digital,
Virgin Media and Tiscali TV, costing from £26 a month.
Sky Mobile TV is available to Vodafone and Orange
customers for £5 a month. And 24-7 Football is available on
the T-Mobile, 3 and O2 networks at £5 a month or on a
clip-by-clip basis.
VIRGIN MEDIA
In another new development for this season, Virgin
Media's website will offer free highlights from the
Premier League and Football League.
They will be available in five-minute packages, usually
from midnight on the day after the games.
The Football League highlights will also be available on
Virgin mobile
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