Football365
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Football365.com, or simply F365, is a website which is operated by 365 Media Group
a wholly owned subsidiary of BSkyB from its base in Leeds
.
The website primarily covers the Premier League, as well as other European leagues and cups. It takes an informal and humorous approach to dealing with the latest football news and often includes running jokes about individuals connected with the sport. F365 has been noted for the comprehensive coverage it provides, as well as its statistics and comment features.
The site was founded in 1997 by journalist Danny Kelly
, along with Dan Thompson (founder of computer game company Renegade Software
) and Simon Morris, a former Marketing Director of BSkyB. In 1999, the height of the dot-com bubble
, the sites' parent company 365 Corporation floated on the London Stock Exchange
, peaking at a value of £500 million shortly after launch.
, Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper.
365 Media Group
365 Media Group is sports media company employing over 100 people in Leeds, England and Cape Town, South Africa.Between 2001 and October 2006, the company was known as ukbetting plc and grew through the acquisition of a number of businesses including: ukbetting.com Ltd, PA Sporting Life Ltd, the UK...
a wholly owned subsidiary of BSkyB from its base in Leeds
Leeds
Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...
.
The website primarily covers the Premier League, as well as other European leagues and cups. It takes an informal and humorous approach to dealing with the latest football news and often includes running jokes about individuals connected with the sport. F365 has been noted for the comprehensive coverage it provides, as well as its statistics and comment features.
The site was founded in 1997 by journalist Danny Kelly
Danny Kelly (journalist)
Danny Kelly is a music journalist, sports presenter and internet publisher. He is the former editor of the music weekly New Musical Express....
, along with Dan Thompson (founder of computer game company Renegade Software
Renegade Software
Renegade Software was a UK based games publisher, founded in 1991 by the Bitmap Brothers.Initially the Bitmap Brothers used the new label to publish their own games, after they had become dissatisfied with the practices of publishing companies . Their stated goal was to give game developers more...
) and Simon Morris, a former Marketing Director of BSkyB. In 1999, the height of the dot-com bubble
Dot-com bubble
The dot-com bubble was a speculative bubble covering roughly 1995–2000 during which stock markets in industrialized nations saw their equity value rise rapidly from growth in the more...
, the sites' parent company 365 Corporation floated on the London Stock Exchange
London Stock Exchange
The London Stock Exchange is a stock exchange located in the City of London within the United Kingdom. , the Exchange had a market capitalisation of US$3.7495 trillion, making it the fourth-largest stock exchange in the world by this measurement...
, peaking at a value of £500 million shortly after launch.
Regular features
- F365 Mailbox: A twice-daily collection of reactionary, insightful and amusing e-mails sent in by readers from Monday to Friday, some of which are not related to football.
- F365 Forum: The website provides the F365 Forum for readers to discuss the sport.
- Mediawatch: A satirical daily review of recent stories and articles from various national newspapers and football websites. The column frequently includes ‘A Slight Difference Of Opinion’, 'Non-football story of the day' and an update on Mark Lawrenson’s skill as a predictor.
- The Premier League Winners And Losers: A review of the weekend’s action that frequently provokes accusations of bias.
- It's Going To Be A Big Weekend For…: A preview feature for the coming weekends games.
- The Cheeky Punt: An offbeat betting preview feature.
- F365 Opinion: Writers and contributors to the website give their opinions on recent footballing news, including in-house writers Nick Miller, Pete Gill and Sarah Winterburn in addition to columnists Philip Cornwall, John Nicholson, and Matthew Turvey.
Internet TV channel
The website also has an internet TV channel, F365 TV. Among the programmes broadcast are The Paper Round and The Dugout Podcast - an irreverent fortnightly football show that is available from Thursdays to Mondays on Football365, Teamtalk and iTunes. Presenters include Dom Crofts, Ed DraperEd Draper
Ed Draper is a journalist, television presenter and radio broadcaster. He is best known for presenting the sports bulletins on the Absolute Radio Breakfast Show, as well as the station's Rock 'N' Roll Sport Podcast, on which he works with Russ Williams...
, Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper.