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Sky Sports coverage live on mobile phones
May 04, 2006 06:21 PM

In a UK first, football and cricket matches will be shown simultaneously live on mobile and on TV.

Sky Sports and mobile phone operator Vodafone UK will offer live international cricket and the Football League Playoffs to Vodafone live! with 3G phones starting this Saturday (6th May).

The first month will include around 100 hours of coverage, including 15 live football matches and three live Test matches. Live cricket will continue through the summer until the final Test against Pakistan in September.

Stephen Nuttall, Sky's Director of Business Development, said: "Sky Sports is known for being at the forefront of innovation. This collaboration with Vodafone gives fans the flexibility and convenience of watching two major series - a summer of international cricket and the intrigue and excitement of the Football League Playoffs - even when they cannot get to a TV screen."

Al Russell, Head of Content for Vodafone live!, said: "We are delighted that we can continue to offer the best in sport to our customers wherever they are. Our hugely successful collaboration with Sky on Mobile TV now extends to a summer of sport bonanza for Vodafone customers, offering a full 90 minutes of football as well as live England cricket coverage."

[kanjer]

brilliant this will definatly help during the working week...