Football365

Football365.com, or simply "F365", is a website which is now owned by BSkyB. In January 2007, 365 Media Group became a wholly-owned subsidiary of BSkyB and continues to develop and deliver sports content from its bases in both Leeds (UK) and Cape Town (South Africa).

The website primarily covers the English Premiership, as well as other European leagues and cups. It takes an informal and humorous approach to dealing with the latest football news and often includes running jokes about certain individuals connected with the sport, such as Jermaine Jenas and Frank Lampard Their mailbox feature regularly publishes e-mails that have distorted views on football. However regular contributor Bradley Kirrage is the one person who knows what he is talking about and has insightful knowledge of the game. [http://www.worldcup365.com/story/0,16726,7983_1314236,00.html] . The site was founded in 1997 by journalist Danny Kelly, along with Dan Thompson (founder of computer game company Renegade Software) and Simon Morris(this link is to the wrong simon morris!), a former Marketing Director of BSkyB. [cite web | title=365 ways to success|work=Independent| url=http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20000426/ai_n14307083/pg_2 | accessdate=November 2 | accessyear=2006] In 1999, the height of the dot-com bubble, the sites' parent company 365 Group floated on the London Stock Exchange, peaking at a value of £500 million shortly after lunch. [cite web | title=Net site 365 soars on debut |work=BBC News| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/546407.stm | accessdate=November 2 | accessyear=2006] .

Regular features

*F365 Mailbox: A twice-daily collection of the best or most random e-mails sent in by readers on current footballing matters. These 'letters' vary from one-line statements to medium-sized essays.
*Mediawatch: A satirical daily review of recent stories and articles from various national newspapers and football websites. Features of Mediawatch include 'Quote of the day', 'Headline of the day' and 'Non-football story of the day'.
*F365 Features: Features on current or former football clubs or individuals, such as players, managers and TV pundits; reviews of individual football matches or competitions.
*F365 Opinion: Writers and contributors to the website give their opinions on recent footballing news or events, including Sky Sports pundit Andy Gray and John Nicholson.
*F365 Forum: A message board, requiring registration to post, but not to view.

Internet TV channel

The website also boasts an internet TV channel, F365 TV. Among the programmes on offer are The Paper Round (an irreverent look at the tabloids), and Over The Line which takes an ironic look at the week's sport. Presenters include Dom Crofts, Ed Draper, Kait Borsay, Jennie Gow and Lynsey Hooper.

Footnotes

External links

* [http://www.football365.com/home/index.shtml Football365.com]
* [http://forum.football365.com Forum.Football365.com]
* [http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160957/bskyb-in-96m-365-media-takeover BSkyB in £96m 365 Media Takeover]