Players In
Michael Vickers - from Whitby Town
David Owens - from Wigan Athletic
Players In
Carl Fothergill returns to the club
Daniel Meadowcroft from Bradford PA
Ryan Serrant from Farsley
Players Out
Richard Marchant to Frickley
1/09/2007 - NPL TV TO SHOW GAME HIGLIGHTS 'FREE OF CHARGE'
NPL TV formerly known as Unibond TV is back and this year all highlights are free of charge.
The new service kicked off with the game played last Saturday between Fleetwood Town and Hednesford Town and upcoming highlights will include the games between Stamford AFC v Ashton United, Matlock Town v North Ferriby United and Ilkeston Town v Witton Albion. Highlights will be available to view from lunchtime every Monday.
Please ensure that you watch on a PC using Explorer. The service will be expanded to include other browsers such as Firefox in the near future. To view please go to www.unibondleague.com and then click on the NPL TV Banner.
Also available to view is the archive of all matches filmed last season. Again you can view these free of charge. Following the success of the LIVE screenings of the Unibond League play-off semi-final and final, NPL TV is also going to include regular LIVE games starting on September 11th and the game between Colwyn Bay and Kidsgrove Athletic. Then on September 26th the clash between Gateshead FC and Guiseley AFC will also be screened LIVE.
Both programmes will start at 19:25 and will cost just £3.95 per game.
Thank you for your continued support and we hope that you enjoy the new look NPL TV over the coming season.
Invision Broadcast Media Limited
E2 Regents Court,
Catherine Street,
Macclesfield Cheshire.
+44 (0) 1625 669948
+44 (0) 7957 262732
16/07/2007 - CLASH OF THE TITANS SUNDAY 19th AUGUST 2007
OLD HEADINGLEY AFC v LIVERPOOL LEGENDS at OSSETT TOWN AFC GROUND
POSTPONED TILL FURTHER NOTICE
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17/07/2007 - PRESS RELEASE - UNIBOND LEAGUE SIGNS TV RIGHTS DEAL
Matches to be shown live in pubs & clubs as part of historic deal:
The UniBond League has concluded Heads of Agreement with Invision Ltd to sell the rights to broadcast highlights and live matches in a six figure, three year deal, it was announced at the league's AGM in Blackpool yesterday, Saturday 16th June.
The tie-up follows last season's successful roll-out of UniBond TV, a pay-to-view broadband TV service which was operated by Invision, who now become the UniBond League's official broadcast and
internet partner.
The new agreement will see the broadband TV become free to view, with the re-named NPL TV website being linked to all member clubs' websites as well as the league's own site, opening up the service to an estimated 200,000 potential users. NPL TV will feature highlights of one UniBond league match every week, in addition with up to two midweek games shown 'live' each month for a subscription fee of £3.95 per match.
As well as being beamed through PCs, UniBond football will also be
seen in Pubs & Clubs throughout the league's catchment area, as CEO Duncan Bayley explains. "One of our clubs carried out a 3 month pilot scheme last season to test the effect on match attendances of broadcasting matches live into local pubs.
In fact, doing so helped the club to re-kindle the interest of some lapsed supporters, whilst raising the profile of the club and league."
Service providers Invision plan to begin broadcasting to pubs and
Clubs around 6 UniBond clubs by the start of next season and to then
increase that figure by up to 5 clubs a month over the next 2 years.
Invision has also agreed a deal with the league to provide website
Templates to member clubs which will include the option to view highlights from their home and away games, as League IT Manager Alan Allcock explains. "Although every member club has a website, some have very little editorial and often not updated for several weeks. This is understandable as these type of websites were created by an enthusiastic volunteer who soon realizes that once up and running there is a labour of love keeping it regularly updated. This new offer to clubs will allow them to have an official website
Which will be regularly updated from the centre with results and news
Relating to the club. An area of the website will allow clubs to show more local information such as Social Club Events etc as well as space for different club sponsors." Alan continued, "It is important that everyone understands that this new website service is not to challenge any existing well run club websites which a good majority of clubs operate but is a service to member clubs who perhaps have difficulties managing a website of their own."
Welcoming the latest addition to the league's roster of commercial
partners, chairman Peter Maude said "we're delighted to be working with Invision on such an exciting new project. This, coupled with the other initiatives being developed by our Marketing team, will provide our clubs with financial support whilst helping to bring the league to the attention of a wider audience, and at the same showing to clubs within our feeder competitions that the UniBond League is a dynamic, forward-thinking and commercially astute organisation."
Invision Managing Director John Warrington said " Ever since we began working with the NPL which was on the 2006 play-offs, we have realised the potential that exists to create a really strong media distribution of games to a wide supporter base. The fact that the fans were so supportive of the initiatives that were taken to distribute games on to PC's last season, has given us the encouragement to take what is a really strong product and make it available to a much wider audience where we know it will be appreciated."
Entertainment is provided by the 50’s/60’s sounds of live band Flashback with a 70’s/80’s DJ Show.
The cost of tickets which includes an extensive buffet is £25 and are obtainable from Mr Graham Willis (Commercial Manager) on 01924 266393. |
