Tag "premier league"

West Ham United launch their first “Social Media Match”

West Ham United’s clash against Hull City on Wednesday is being dubbed the Hammers first ‘social media match’. There will be player twitter takeovers, competitions, man of the match votes…. fan engagement galore!

Premier League launches new ‘Carlsberg Live Match Centre’

The Barclays Premier League today announced the launch of the Carlsberg Live Match Centre, a pioneering, multi-platform website that brings together all the stats and facts from Barclays Premier League match days

The Man City 2013 Advent Calendar

It’s the start of the festive season so it’s about time someone started to open the doors on their advent calendar. Fortunately for all Man City fans out there the club have started to do so.

The Squawka Football app launches on iTunes

London-based media owner Squawka (www.Squawka.com), the creators of the world’s most in-depth football website, have announced the launch of their iPhone app – The Squawka Football App.

Premier League teams on Facebook: the season so far [Infographic]

The guys at Locowise, the social media analytics platform, have put together a really interesting infographic reviewing the season so far from a Facebook perspective.

Premier League player uses Twitter to raise money for H4H

Norwich City player Elliot Bennett raises money and awareness for Help for Heroes and Royal British Legion charities via his Twitter account on Remembrance Sunday.

How do Premier League clubs cover their own matches?

Live blogs, match centres, text commentaries or minute-by-minutes – call them what you will – have become a staple part of the digital diet for sporting events. We asked live blogging experts LiveWire Sport to assess what the clubs do on the day of the big game.

Living in a Fantasy World

Fantasy leagues are changing the way people watch and consume sports, brands have a big opportunity to tap into this new form of fan engagement

Interview with Southampton FC’s Jim Lucas

It has been a little while since our last digisport interview on UKSN.  We’re delighted to welcome Jim Lucas, Communications Officer at Premier League outfit Southampton.  The club is settling

Vine: Are Football Clubs Making The Most Of Their 6 Seconds?

Vine should offer clubs a wonderful opportunity to engage with their audience. It’s taking what Twitter did for writing, and applying it to video. However, the question stood; Are you able to capture the necessary inside 6 seconds?