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Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Sky Sports bring back hugely-popular football show - just five years after it was axed from their schedule
Sky are to bring back a Sunday media review show. Mail Sport revealed that the broadcaster was examining a return for a Sunday Supplement style programme, after the popular show was axed following a 20-year run in 2020. And it is understood that they have now decided to do so – and that the new arrival will be in place for the new season. Sky bosses are remaining tight-lipped on what the show will be called, but it will not resurrect the previous name. An announcement is expected in the coming weeks. The programme is set to follow a similar format to the original, and would centre around a review of the weekend's action along with a dissection of the major stories from industry insiders. Supplement was a staple on the broadcaster after hitting screens for the first time under the name of Hold The Back Page in 1999. Jimmy Hill was the original presenter, and was usually joined by three national newspaper journalists. In 2020, Jacqui Oatley became the show's first female presenter. However, later that year it was canned, with Sky blaming a congested upcoming season thanks to the knock-on effect of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Irish Sun
02-05-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
ITV presenters and pundits set to be AXED in major shake-up to darts and snooker coverage
TERRESTRIAL television coverage of snooker and darts is set to undergo a major shake-up from next season. ITV has done an excellent job covering the two sports over the past decade and more, showcasing the best of 2 ITV Sport staff are likely to see their freelance work dry up. Credit: Getty Their coverage has been fronted by respected presenters Jill Douglas and Jacqui Oatley and expert analysis has been provided by former world champions But from 2026, it is believed multi-sport promoter Matchroom Media will produce the two sports themselves – except for top Sky Sports and BBC events. Production staff involved behind-the-scenes at the World Snooker Championship were given the bombshell news this week that the ITV package would be changing by the end of the year. And many individuals, including pundits, commentators, floor managers and make-up assistants, are likely to miss out and see their freelance work dry up. READ MORE IN SPORT More information will be revealed this month and Channel 5 are also rumoured to be involved in some capacity and potentially showcase live snooker on their terrestrial TV platform. A one-year extension for snooker on ITV was announced in September 2024 and covered this season's British Open, Champion of Champions, Players Championship and Tour Championship. On the darts side of that deal, PDC events in 2025 included The Masters, UK Open, European Championship and the Players Championship finals, as well as a minimum of seven global events from the World Series of Darts. One source told SunSport: 'Gutted as the guys who work on it are brilliant and we've all had the best fun working hard to try to produce quality TV. But money talks and that's life. Most read in Sport CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS 'So, no more ITV presenters and pundits, just whoever Matchroom 'host' broadcaster uses. 'A big kick in the guts. ITV people are brilliant. Everyone's very upset. Poor freelance floor managers, makeup artists, losing a lot of work.' Ronnie O'Sullivan's match descends into chaos as table BREAKS during World Snooker Championship semi-final Asked about the collection of ITV snooker events finding a new home, Matchroom Sport founder and president 'There's going to be a mixture of broadcasters because quite honestly, broadcasters like snooker. You know, it's delivering ratings. 'We live in a numbers game. ITV4 has been fantastically successful for us in the numbers it's got. 'So, obviously some of the other stations want snooker. And I think in the next couple of weeks we will lay out the deals that we've done. 'It's going to involve a multiple number of broadcasters. Some free-to-air, some behind the pay-model. 'But it's a compliment to where snooker is that it's in demand. 'We need to be more encouraging to the younger market, which involves talking to them in the language that they understand and the medium that they understand. 'And that's why the world is becoming more digital. The future is more Netflix than free-to-air. 'People will be able to watch what they want to watch, the sports they want to watch, when they want to watch it and for a price they can afford. I find that really exciting.' ITV, Channel 5, the PDC and WST all declined to comment when approached by SunSport. 2 Barry Hearn, president of Matchroom Sport, has said snooker is close to finding new broadcasting home Credit: Getty
Scottish Sun
21-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
‘My heart sank' – BBC legend reveals she ‘had to drink a lot of vodka' to deal with nerves of making MOTD history
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) FOOTIE commentator Jacqui Oatley has opened up about overcoming the backlash she faced when she made telly history. It's been EIGHTEEN years since Oatley became the first woman to commentate on Match of the Day. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 3 Jacqui Oatley became the first woman to commentate on Match of the Day in 2007 Credit: Getty Images - Getty The announcement that Oatley would cover Fulham's 1-1 draw against Blackburn Rovers in the Premier League on April 21, 2007 made headline news. In an interview with The Athletic, Oatley explained how she had honed her craft while offering live commentary and reports on radio for several years before that. And the Match of the Day gig would involve an editor clipping Oatley's 90-minute commentary, recorded 'as live' at Craven Cottage. It would be cut into an eight-and-a-half-minute audio package to air over the match footage for the BBC highlights show. READ MORE IN FOOTBALL HOW RUUD! Fans shocked at what Ruud Van Nistelrooy did after Leicester relegated But Oatley recalled the "stomach-drop moment" when she realised that her history-making commentary job had received a lot of negative coverage and fan fury. The Wolves fan told The Athletic: 'My heart sank. That's when it really grew legs with the sexism element.' Three days before her big job, Oatley's radio alarm woke her up at 7am with the sound of Radio 5 Live talking about it. Presenter Rachel Burden, who Oatley 'loves to bits', was introducing vox pops from members of the public who had been asked whether Oatley should be allowed to do it. CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS By the Friday, the day before the match, Oatley admitted to hardly having slept or eaten. The 50-year-old added: 'My only regret was that I couldn't be at my best for the most-watched game of my life. Unseen Match of the Day footage shows how pundit analysis really works as BBC boss looks to cut highlights 3 Oatley's career went from strength-to-strength as she became a leading figure in the world of sport journalism Credit: Getty 'I'd love for it all to have stopped and just gone away. But that was never an option. 'I was really conscious that if I'd commentated and people hated the sound of my voice, or they just didn't trust me to convey what was going on. 'It was purely the judging of my gender. I wanted to do a good job, but also hang around and stay around, not just do it on that day. 'Because people do make assessments of an entire gender based on that kind of thing, which is hilarious and ridiculous at the same time.' And during the commentary itself, Oatley admitted to feeling like a bag of nerves and that she needed a strong drink afterwards. It was purely the judging of my gender. Jacqui Oatley In his post-match interview, the then-Blackburn manager, Mark Hughes, asked her how it went. She then walked to her car in a daze, drove home and called Alison Mitchell, the cricket commentator, and 5 Live presenter Phil Williams to arrange a night out. Oatley said: 'I wanted to drink a lot of vodka to make it possible to deal with the final thing.' She paced the hallway of Mitchell's flat decided her efforts 'didn't sound too horrendous. I just needed to get through it'. 3 Jacqui Oatley and Stuart Pearce presenting the FA Cup Youth Cup in 2017 Credit: Getty MOTD presenter Gary Lineker - who is leaving the flagship show after 25 years at the end of this season - introduced Oatley's segment. Lineker said: 'After all the publicity this week, the moment has finally come for a little piece of history on Match of the Day. 'For the first time ever, Lawrie Sanchez took charge of his Fulham side at Craven Cottage. Also making her debut, commentator Jacqui Oatley.' And now Kelly Cates and Gabby Logan will join Mark Chapman as part of a trio of presenters to front MOTD from next season. Oatley's career went from strength-to-strength as she became a leading figure in the world of sport journalism. She was also the UK's first female darts presenter, covering major tournaments for ITV. The BBC legend is an Ambassador for Women in Football and was awarded an MBE in the New Year Honours in 2016 for services to broadcasting and diversity in sport. At the 2022 Qatar World Cup, Oatley became the first female to offer play-by-play commentary of a World Cup match in the United States.
The Irish Sun
21-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
‘My heart sank' – BBC legend reveals she ‘had to drink a lot of vodka' to deal with nerves of making MOTD history
FOOTIE commentator Jacqui Oatley has opened up about overcoming the backlash she faced when she made telly history. It's been EIGHTEEN years since Oatley became the first woman to commentate on Match of the Day. 3 Jacqui Oatley became the first woman to commentate on Match of the Day in 2007 Credit: Getty Images - Getty The announcement that Oatley would cover Fulham's 1-1 draw against news . In an interview with radio for several years before that. And the Match of the Day gig would involve an editor clipping Oatley's 90-minute commentary, recorded 'as live' at Craven Cottage. It would be cut into an eight-and-a-half-minute audio package to air over the match footage for the BBC highlights show. READ MORE IN FOOTBALL But Oatley recalled the "stomach-drop moment" when she realised that her history-making commentary job had received a lot of negative coverage and fan fury. The Wolves fan told Three days before her big job, Oatley's radio alarm woke her up at 7am with the sound of Radio 5 Live talking about it. Presenter Most read in Football CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS By the Friday, the day before the match, Oatley admitted to hardly having slept or eaten. The 50-year-old added: 'My only regret was that I couldn't be at my best for the most-watched game of my life. Unseen Match of the Day footage shows how pundit analysis really works as BBC boss looks to cut highlights 3 Oatley's career went from strength-to-strength as she became a leading figure in the world of sport journalism Credit: Getty 'I'd love for it all to have stopped and just gone away. But that was never an option. 'I was really conscious that if I'd commentated and people hated the sound of my voice, or they just didn't trust me to convey what was going on. 'It was purely the judging of my gender. I wanted to do a good job, but also hang around and stay around, not just do it on that day. 'Because people do make assessments of an entire gender based on that kind of thing, which is hilarious and ridiculous at the same time.' And during the commentary itself, Oatley admitted to feeling like a bag of nerves and that she needed a strong drink afterwards. It was purely the judging of my gender. Jacqui Oatley In his post-match interview, the then-Blackburn manager, Mark Hughes, asked her how it went. She then walked to her car in a daze, drove home and called Alison Mitchell, the cricket commentator, and 5 Live presenter Phil Williams to arrange a night out. Oatley said: 'I wanted to drink a lot of vodka to make it possible to deal with the final thing.' She paced the hallway of Mitchell's flat decided her efforts 'didn't sound too horrendous. I just needed to get through it'. 3 Jacqui Oatley and Stuart Pearce presenting the FA Cup Youth Cup in 2017 Credit: Getty MOTD presenter Gary Lineker - who is leaving the flagship show after 25 years at the end of this season - introduced Oatley's segment. Lineker said: 'After all the publicity this week, the moment has finally come for a little piece of history on Match of the Day. 'For the first time ever, Lawrie Sanchez took charge of his And now Kelly Cates and Gabby Logan will join Mark Chapman as part of a trio of presenters to front MOTD from next season. Oatley's career went from strength-to-strength as she became a leading figure in the world of sport journalism. She was also the UK's first female darts presenter, covering major tournaments for ITV. The BBC legend is an Ambassador for Women in Football and was awarded an MBE in the New Year Honours in 2016 for services to broadcasting and diversity in sport. At the 2022 Qatar World Cup, Oatley became the first female to offer play-by-play commentary of a World Cup match in the United States.
The Sun
21-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
‘My heart sank' – BBC legend reveals she ‘had to drink a lot of vodka' to deal with nerves of making MOTD history
Katherine Walsh, Digital sports reporter Published: Invalid Date, FOOTIE commentator Jacqui Oatley has opened up about overcoming the backlash she faced when she made telly history. It's been EIGHTEEN years since Oatley became the first woman to commentate on Match of the Day. The announcement that Oatley would cover Fulham's 1-1 draw against Blackburn Rovers in the Premier League on April 21, 2007 made headline news. In an interview with The Athletic, Oatley explained how she had honed her craft while offering live commentary and reports on radio for several years before that. And the Match of the Day gig would involve an editor clipping Oatley's 90-minute commentary, recorded 'as live' at Craven Cottage. It would be cut into an eight-and-a-half-minute audio package to air over the match footage for the BBC highlights show. But Oatley recalled the "stomach-drop moment" when she realised that her history-making commentary job had received a lot of negative coverage and fan fury. The Wolves fan told The Athletic: 'My heart sank. That's when it really grew legs with the sexism element.' Three days before her big job, Oatley's radio alarm woke her up at 7am with the sound of Radio 5 Live talking about it. Presenter Rachel Burden, who Oatley 'loves to bits', was introducing vox pops from members of the public who had been asked whether Oatley should be allowed to do it. By the Friday, the day before the match, Oatley admitted to hardly having slept or eaten. The 50-year-old added: 'My only regret was that I couldn't be at my best for the most-watched game of my life. Unseen Match of the Day footage shows how pundit analysis really works as BBC boss looks to cut highlights 3 'I'd love for it all to have stopped and just gone away. But that was never an option. 'I was really conscious that if I'd commentated and people hated the sound of my voice, or they just didn't trust me to convey what was going on. 'It was purely the judging of my gender. I wanted to do a good job, but also hang around and stay around, not just do it on that day. 'Because people do make assessments of an entire gender based on that kind of thing, which is hilarious and ridiculous at the same time.' And during the commentary itself, Oatley admitted to feeling like a bag of nerves and that she needed a strong drink afterwards. It was purely the judging of my gender. Jacqui Oatley In his post-match interview, the then-Blackburn manager, Mark Hughes, asked her how it went. She then walked to her car in a daze, drove home and called Alison Mitchell, the cricket commentator, and 5 Live presenter Phil Williams to arrange a night out. Oatley said: 'I wanted to drink a lot of vodka to make it possible to deal with the final thing.' She paced the hallway of Mitchell's flat decided her efforts 'didn't sound too horrendous. I just needed to get through it'. 3 MOTD presenter Gary Lineker - who is leaving the flagship show after 25 years at the end of this season - introduced Oatley's segment. Lineker said: 'After all the publicity this week, the moment has finally come for a little piece of history on Match of the Day. 'For the first time ever, Lawrie Sanchez took charge of his Fulham side at Craven Cottage. Also making her debut, commentator Jacqui Oatley.' And now Kelly Cates and Gabby Logan will join Mark Chapman as part of a trio of presenters to front MOTD from next season. Oatley's career went from strength-to-strength as she became a leading figure in the world of sport journalism. She was also the UK's first female darts presenter, covering major tournaments for ITV. The BBC legend is an Ambassador for Women in Football and was awarded an MBE in the New Year Honours in 2016 for services to broadcasting and diversity in sport.
