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22 August 1964
- The first regular football programme on television, Match of the Day, began on 22 August 1964, at the start of the 1964-65 season.
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Football was first screened on television in the UK in 1937 by the BBC who broadcast a specially-arranged friendly between Arsenal v Arsenal Reserves at Highbury. The broadcast was only available to a handful of homes in close proximity to Alexandra Palace. In 1938 international football and the FA Cup final were shown for the first time with the B...
In 1960 the first live broadcast from the Football League was made by ITV when Blackpool played Bolton Wanderersat Bloomfield Road; the match kicked-off at 6:50pm, but the live broadcast didn't start until 7:30pm to allow fans who attended a 3pm kick-off to view the match at home. In 1964 the BBC broadcast Match of the Day for the first time and th...
In 1992 Sky acquired the rights to broadcast live fixtures from the newly-formed Premier League in a deal worth £304 million. Channel 4 also began broadcasting live Italian Serie A football on its Football Italia show presented by James Richardson. Sky kicked off the Premier League era by broadcasting its first live Premier League match between Not...
Feb 14, 2003 · History of Match of the Day. BBC Sport Online brings you a potted history of Match of the Day, 36 years after it was first broadcast. Match of the Day made its debut in August 1964, broadcasting...
The season 1983–84 also saw the first Match of the Day Live broadcasts of First Division matches, beginning with Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur on 16 December – a Friday evening fixture. This came some two months after the start of ITV's Big Match Live.
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Sep 16, 2019 · On September 16, 1937, London-based Arsenal played its own reserve team as the British Broadcasting Company televised the match’s first 15 minutes. It was the first time soccer had been publicly broadcast on live television. Location: London, England.
Match of the Day. The world's most famous football show. Gary Lineker with the big names and the big games from the Premier League.
Jan 9, 2024 · The next Match of the Day is scheduled to be broadcast on Saturday 20th January 2024, at 10:30pm on BBC One. The show will be repeated on BBC One at 07:30 on Sunday, which will also be available via the iPlayer.
