Manchester United TV
Encyclopedia
MUTV is an English
subscription based television
channel, operated by Manchester United FC
. The channel first broadcast on 10 September 1998.
MUTV offers Manchester United fans exclusive interviews with players and staff, full matches, including all Premier League games (broadcast generally at midnight of the day the match was played), live reserve and academy games and "classic" matches plus footballing news and other themed programming. The station also broadcasts all of the team's pre-season friendly matches.
From 2002 to 2004, MUTV programming, including taped matches, aired in the United States on the YES Network
.
On 16 November 2007, ITV plc
sold its stake in MUTV to Manchester United. Now it is 66.6% owned by Manchester United and 33.3% owned by BSkyB.
In South Africa, MUTV is available on TopTV
as channel 205.
, allowing users to watch selected match highlights, news and interview clips.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
subscription based television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
channel, operated by Manchester United FC
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
. The channel first broadcast on 10 September 1998.
MUTV offers Manchester United fans exclusive interviews with players and staff, full matches, including all Premier League games (broadcast generally at midnight of the day the match was played), live reserve and academy games and "classic" matches plus footballing news and other themed programming. The station also broadcasts all of the team's pre-season friendly matches.
From 2002 to 2004, MUTV programming, including taped matches, aired in the United States on the YES Network
YES Network
The Yankees Entertainment and Sports Network is a New York City-based, regional cable television channel; it broadcasts a variety of sports events, with an emphasis on New York Yankees baseball games, and New Jersey Nets basketball games. YES made its debut on March 19, 2002...
.
On 16 November 2007, ITV plc
ITV plc
ITV plc is a British media company that operates 12 of the 15 regional television broadcasters that make up the ITV Network, the oldest and largest commercial terrestrial television network in the United Kingdom...
sold its stake in MUTV to Manchester United. Now it is 66.6% owned by Manchester United and 33.3% owned by BSkyB.
In South Africa, MUTV is available on TopTV
TopTV
TopTV is a South African satellite TV service that began broadcasting on 1 May 2010. TopTV is owned by On Digital Media, who were granted a pay-TV license by ICASA in September 2007. On Digital Media is 20% owned by TV satellite operator, SES Astra...
as channel 205.
Commentators/presenters
- Paddy Crerand
- Mandy Henry
- David Stowell
- Sarah Stone
- Ali DouglasAli DouglasAli Douglas is a Scottish television presenter, who appears on ITV News, Sky Sports and MUTV.-Broadcasting career:Douglas embarked on her television career in 1994 with STV's children's department on Skoosh! At STV she also presented current affairs programme Seven Days, live debate show Trial By...
- Helen McConell
- Mark Sullivan
- Stewart Gardner
Former presenters
- Ally BeggAlly BeggAlly Begg is a Scottish former model, boy band member and is currently a presenter on ESPN STAR Sports' based in Singapore. He has presented for MUTV, Setanta Sports, Sky Sports News, Sky News, Thomas Cook TV and a host of other Channels throughout the UK.-Football and modelling career:Begg moved...
- Hayley McQueenHayley McQueenHayley McQueen is a TV sports presenter and reporter and RTS award winning producer. She is a presenter on Sky Sports News....
- Steve Bottomley
- Paul Anthony
- Joe Evans
- Mark Pearson
- Steve BowerSteve BowerSteve Bower is an English football commentator, one of the main voices for BBC TV's Match of the Day, culminating in being part of the commentary teams for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa...
- Matt Cole
- Andrew Dickman
- Dan O'HaganDan O'HaganDan O'Hagan is a freelance football commentator and TV presenter, who covers the UEFA Champions League for SBS in Australia. Formerly he was the voice of the world feed for the French Football League...
- Stuart PearsonStuart PearsonJames Stuart Pearson is an English former football player. He was a skilful forward who played in three FA Cup finals.-Hull City:...
- Bryan SwansonBryan SwansonBryan Swanson is a sports television reporter.- Biography :Swanson was Educated at George Heriot's School in Edinburgh. He left aged 17 for a job on Edinburgh's outpost of L!VE TV as a sports reporter and presenter...
Guests (ex-pros)
- Arthur AlbistonArthur AlbistonArthur Richard Albiston is a Scottish former football player.-Career:Albiston joined Manchester United as an apprentice in July 1972, turning professional in July 1974. He made his debut in a League Cup Third Round match against local rivals Manchester City in 1974. He made 485 appearances in 14...
- Viv AndersonViv AndersonVivian Alexander "Viv" Anderson MBE is an English football player and coach, who played for clubs including Nottingham Forest, Arsenal, Manchester United and Sheffield Wednesday in the 1970s and 1980s...
- Andrew Cole
- Denis IrwinDenis IrwinDenis Joseph Irwin is a former Irish football player who is best known for his long and successful stint at Manchester United, where he established himself as one of the most important players in the United team that won a host of domestic and European trophies in his time there between 1990 and...
- Lou MacariLou MacariLuigi "Lou" Macari is a Scottish former footballer and football manager of Italian descent.-Playing career:...
- Sammy McIlroySammy McIlroySamuel Baxter "Sammy" McIlroy is a former Northern Ireland international footballer whose clubs included Manchester United....
- Gary PallisterGary PallisterGary Andrew Pallister is an English former footballer, most noted for his nine-year spell at Manchester United from 1989 until 1998...
- Mickey Thomas
Online
Manchester United offers a similar service to its television channel onlineONLINE
ONLINE is a magazine for information systems first published in 1977. The publisher Online, Inc. was founded the year before. In May 2002, Information Today, Inc. acquired the assets of Online Inc....
, allowing users to watch selected match highlights, news and interview clips.