Manchester United TV

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MUTV
Launched	1998
Owned by	66.6% Manchester United F.C. 33.3% BSkyB
Audience share	0.0% (February 2008, BARB)
Website	Official site
Availability
Satellite
Sky Digital	Channel 406
Cable
Virgin Media	Channel 530
UPC Ireland	Channel 428
IPTV over ADSL
Alice Home TV (Italy)	Channel 285
Internet Television
Yalp.alice.it	[1]

MUTV (Manchester United Television) is an English subscription based television channel, operated by Manchester United F.C..

The channel 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 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 F.C. Now it is 66.6% owned by Manchester United and 33.3% owned by BSkyB.^[1]

Contents 1 Commentators/Presenters 2 Former Talent 3 Online 4 Media coverage 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Commentators/Presenters

• Paddy Crerand
• Lou Macari
• Hayley McQueen
• Mark Pearson
• Arthur Albiston
• Paul Anthony
• Matt Cole
• Joe Evans
• Mandy Henry
• David Stowell
• Mark Sullivan
• Stuart Gardner

[edit] Former Talent

• Ally Begg
• Steve Bottomley
• Steve Bower
• Andrew Dickman
• Dan O'Hagan
• Stuart Pearson
• Bryan Swanson

[edit] Online

Manchester United offers a similar service to its television channel online, allowing users to watch selected match highlights, news and interview clips.

[edit] Media coverage

In Australia and the United States programming blocks from MUTV are currently available on Setanta Sports.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official site
• Manchester United TV - UK Listings and Schedules

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