Chelsea TV
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Chelsea TV is a subscription based television channel, owned and run by Chelsea Football Club and Sky. The channel first launched in August 2001 on Sky Digital. The station is registered with Ofcom as Chelsea Digital Media Ltd. Chelsea TV broadcasts live everyday from 7am to 2am from the studios at Stamford Bridge. The channel broadcasts youth and Under-21 team matches, hosts fan phone-ins, and carries news items and interviews with Chelsea players.In June 2015 Chelsea HD was launched.
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Programming
Top shows include Friday Night Live which broadcasts each Friday with former players Kerry Dixon and Jason Cundy. Friday Night Live allows fans to call in and share their views on all things Chelsea. The show regulary has first team players join the phone-in. Pre-Match at the Bridge precedes all home matches whilst Wherever They May Be, typically hosted by Cundy alongside two former Chelsea players, covers the build-up to away games.
Live build-up to midweek games is on Matchnight Live which broadcasts from 6.30pm and has previews to the game, team news and analysis. Chelsea TV also broadcasts Chelsea Under-21 and Youth Teams matches with every FA Youth Cup match shown live, and from the start of the 2015-16 season the club extended the coverage to include live broadcasts of Under-18 league matches on Saturday mornings on ChelseaFC.com.
Blues News is a daily news programme with headlines at 1pm and 5pm followed by a full news bulletin at 6.30pm and 10pm with a host of other magazine-style shows and series shown throughout the year.
Presenters
The channel has various pundits, including former players Pat Nevin, Jason Cundy, Tommy Langley, Clive Walker and Frank Sinclair. Regular long-serving hosts include Gigi Salmon, Ben Andrews and Lee Parker whilst there are occasional appearances from Will Dalton, Alex Aljoe, Louise Beckett, Kait Borsay, Lynsey Hooper and Sam Matterface.
Chelsea matches are mainly commentated by Ben Andrews (who hosted the 2007 League Cup Final, 2007 FA Cup Final and 2008 UEFA Champions League Final), Matt Davies, Dan Roebuck and Gary Taphouse. Cundy is often co-commentator for first-team matches and is highly enthusiastic when Chelsea score in big games. Walker and Sam Parkin often co-commentate on academy matches.
Broadcasters
In the UK Chelsea TV can be viewed on Sky Digital channel 421.
Chelsea TV can be watched in many regions around the world including:
- North America : www.setantanorthamerica.com (Setanta Sports)
- Africa : www.supersport.co.za (Supersport)
- Pan Middle East : www.art-tv.net (ART)
- Australia : www.setanta.com.au (Setanta Sports Australia)
- Pan Asia ex China, Korea & Japan : www.goal.tv (Goal TV)
- Cyprus : www.mivision.com.cy (CYTA)
- Denmark : www.viasat.dk (Viasat / MTG)
- Estonia : www.viasat.ee (Viasat / MTG)
- Finland : www.viasat.fi (Viasat / MTG)
- Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Bosnia, Croatia, Slovenia : www.sportklub.tv (IKO)
- Germany, Austria : www.premiere.tv (Premiere)
- Greece : www.skai.gr (SKAI)
- Iceland : www.stod2sport2.is (Digital Iceland (IBC/365)
- Kazakhstan : www.football-tv.ru (Loranza)
- Latvia : www.viasat.lv (Viasat / MTG)
- Lithuania : www.viasat.lt (Viasat / MTG)
- Malta : www.melitacable.com (Melita Cable)
- Malta : www.go.com.mt (GO)
- Norway : www.viasat.no (Viasat / MTG)
- Poland : www.polsat.com.pl (Polsat)
- Russia: www.football-tv.ru (Loranza)
- Sweden : www.viasat.se (Viasat / MTG)
- Turkey : (Mediaeye)
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