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11 minutes ago
- Daily Mirror
Mark Chapman's position at Sky Sports clarified after getting Match of the Day job
Mark Chapman is one of three new permanent hosts of Match of the Day, but like fellow host Kelly Cates, will continue to present live football on Sky Sports Mark Chapman will join Kelly Cates in presenting Premier League coverage on Sky Sports as well as Match of the Day this season. The new £6.7million four-year Sky Sports deal will see an increase from 128 to at least 215 live matches this season. And Chapman, 51, is included in the presenting team along with Cates and Dave Jones. Chapman will also present the first Match of the Day of the post-Gary Lineker era this Saturday night with Cates and Gabby Logan also working on the show. Chapman fronts the Carabao Cup coverage on Sky Sports and will now be on TV even more this season. Sky Sports director of football Gary Hughes said: 'We're delighted that Mark's joining us alongside Kelly and Dave. Clearly we have more games this season, we needed more presenters. "Kelly and Dave can't do all of them. I'm not going to go into all the details of how many games Mark will do, but Mark will work across the Carabao Cup and our Premier League coverage. "He will work weekends, yes he will, and we'll work with him and Kelly. We're delighted that Kelly is working on Match of the Day next season as well. We'll work with both of those to work through our schedule and we've got control of the calendar in terms of the picking of the matches. "We're all adults and we'll see how it goes. It's clearly new territory, but we're looking forward to having everybody on board.' Sky Sports chief sports officer Jonathan Licht added: 'Kelly's worked with us for a long time and Mark Chapman has done three seasons. Exceptional presenters think it's sort of better for everyone really. We will work with them and work through them with the BBC to make sure that that works.' Roy Keane has also renewed his contract as a Sky pundit. The Irishman was assaulted during a heated row with an Ipswich fan at Portman Road last November Hughes said: 'We had conversations with all our team over the summer. Roy's a great guy. He's a brilliant team mate. You want him in your team. He's had a few incidents in the last couple of seasons and it does affect him. 'Ultimately, when it comes to him, he wants to be involved in the biggest games. He loves working with us. He wants to be at Old Trafford for Manchester United against Arsenal. 'Clearly not going to go into the detail of any deal or any conversations over the summer, but we ended up with Roy again with us next season. There'll be more Roy next season, there'll be more Micah (Richards) and there'll be more Daniel (Sturridge). More games, more of all of those guys as well.' Licht added: 'It's our responsibility at Sky to make sure that we don't expose any of our team to those sorts of incidents. There were conversations that we had immediately, but I think he was back with us following the weekend. He loves being part of the big games.' Sky Sports also believe they will have no issues taking matches back to Nottingham Forest this season after Gary Neville was banned from the final Premier League game of the season for criticising owner Evangelos Marinakis.
Leader Live
14 minutes ago
- Leader Live
MotD's Mark Chapman to also host some of Sky's live Premier League coverage
Chapman is one of three new presenters on the BBC's Saturday night highlights show, rotating with Kelly Cates and Gabby Logan, following Gary Lineker's departure at the end of last season. But Sky Sports has announced the 51-year-old, who has presented some of its Carabao Cup matches, is also going to host its Premier League coverage, along with Cates and David Jones. It means Chapman and Cates will have to juggle their commitments to both broadcasters – Chapman is first up in the MOTD hot-seat this coming Saturday evening. But Sky's chief sports officer Jonathan Licht believes the cross-channel pollination will be a hit. 'We're delighted that Mark's joining us alongside Kelly and Dave,' Licht said as he launched Sky's coverage plans for the new season, which will see the broadcaster show a minimum of 215 live Premier League matches. 'Clearly we have more games this season, we needed more presenters. I'm not going to go into all the details of how many games Mark will do, but Mark will work across the Carabao Cup and Premier League. 'He will work weekends, yes, and we'll work with him and Kelly. We're delighted that Kelly is working on Match of the Day next season as well. 'We'll work with both of those to work through our schedule and we've got control of the calendar in terms of the picking of the matches. We're all adults and we'll see how it goes. 'It's clearly new territory, but we're looking forward to having everybody on board.' Sky Sports have also rebranded 'Super Sunday' to 'Supersized Super Sunday', as when one or more matches are moved to a Sunday due to European competitions, they will all be shown live with a multi-view option available. Sunday's coverage will end with a new analysis show, 'Extra Time', hosted by former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher.
Daily Mirror
2 hours ago
- Daily Mirror
Katie Price takes another swing at Princess' team as she announces HER new TV show
Katie Price's daughter, Princess, is following in her mum's footsteps after releasing her new show, The Princess Diaries, which Katie claimed she was banned from appearing in Katie Price has bagged a brand new TV show just days after her daughter Princess' reality TV debut, according to reports. The Pricey, 47, claimed she was banned from appearing in The Princess Diaries, which started on Sunday, in a savage rant at her daughter's management, who used to look after Katie. However, not to be outdone, the former glamour model is now said to be lifting the lid on her own personal life in a new series on Sky, which marks 30 years since she popped up in the paper as a Page 3 girl. The three-part show is set to take a deep dive into Katie's rocky romances and life in the spotlight as one of the UK's most recognisable women. It comes as the star's daughter insisted there was no truth to the rumours about a feud with her famous mum following the launch of her show on the weekend. A TV source told The Sun of Katie's new series: "This will very much be a nostalgic trip back to the wild celeb days of the Nineties and Noughties when the artist formerly known as Jordan burst onto the scene. "But first and foremost it is an autobiographical show, and one which is likely to be seen as the most authentic version of her story." The documentary has reportedly been made by Louis Theroux's production company, Mindhouse, and will feature unseen footage from over the years. It comes as Princess addressed speculation of a feud with her mum Katie, insisting 'there's no rift' as she dismissed rumours surrounding her new TV series. The daughter of Katie and Peter has just released her own reality TV series, but since it has dropped, 18-year-old Princess has been at the centre of controversy amid rumours of a row with her mum. The teenager, who has been widely praised since the release of her ITV fly-on-the-wall show, titled The Princess Diaries, has now broken her silence on the speculation and set the record straight. Addressing reports of a rift, Princess told Closer: "At the end of the day, it's my show – it's not really about any of my parents. Mum was actually featured in it, it's just that I live with my dad. There's no rift between anyone." The drama surrounding the pair all started when the mum-of-five, Katie, claimed that she had burst into tears when being told she was banned from appearing in a tell-all ITV documentary about Princess' life. Speaking to her sister, Sophie, on their podcast, she said: "I'm not welcome," before claiming Princess is 'scared to upset her management' and accused them of thinking: 'I am trash basically.'
