Coventry Sporting Conversations - Football and Television seminar
24 January 2008
10.00am - 4.00pm
Charles Ward Rm 152
Football has become big business over the last decade, with many people attributing massive growth in the sport to the influence of television. The seminar will address the most pressing issues currently facing football and television, and will consider issues such as the role of television in the development of the Premier League, TV rights negotiations, and changing club ownership and television.
Confirmed speakers include:
David Conn - journalist and writer, The Guardian
Amanda Farnsworth - Editor, BBC1 Inside Sport
Paul Fletcher - former Managing Director, Coventry City
Roger Mosey - Director of BBC Sport
Mel Stein - Sports Agent and Lawyer
Jim White - journalist and writer, The Daily Telegraph
Admission is free - all welcome. Places can be booked by e-mailing Professor Simon Chadwick: simon.chadwick@coventry.ac.uk
The event is sponsored by Coventry & Warwickshire 2012 Partnership and supported by the BBC.