Chelsea TV

Chelsea TV
Launched 13 August 2001
Owned by Chelsea F.C.
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Website www.chelseafc.com
Availability
Satellite
Sky Channel 421 (SD)
Channel 422 (HD)
Streaming media
Live Stream Watch Chelsea TV Live Stream Online

Chelsea TV is a television channel, dedicated to the fans of the English Premier League football club, Chelsea F.C..

The channel first launched in August 2001 and is available on Sky channel 421 (SD) and 422 (HD) in the UK and Ireland and is the only broadcaster filming at the club's training ground on a daily basis. It broadcasts 7 days a week in the UK and Ireland for 17 hours a day - 8am to 1am. Subscribers can watch a live stream of the linear channel on www.chelseafc.com

Daily short form & VOD content is published online, on mobile and via social network platforms. All online and mobile content is broadcast live and published in HD.

Chelsea TV online subscriptions are available via a Chelsea Fan Club membership

The channel broadcasts live from Stamford Bridge and the club’s Cobham training ground on a daily basis and is available internationally as either 3 or 6 hour ‘block’ content or as full representation of the UK channel.

Programming

The channel broadcasts a mix of live programming, documentaries, interviews and live matches. All programming is available to watch as VOD at chelseafc.com

Key programming includes…

Daily updates at 1pm and 5pm with a full news round-up at 6.30pm & 10.00pm All the latest news direct from Stamford Bridge including reports from Chelsea’s training ground and exclusive interviews with the players. Any player to sign for Chelsea FC films an exclusive first interview that can only be seen on Chelsea TV and chelseafc.com

Available on Chelsea TV and at chelseafc.com, you can watch short or extended highlights and the full 90 minutes of all Chelsea’s matches.

Chelsea TV broadcasts live coverage of all pre-season friendlies. Live coverage of Chelsea’s Academy teams including the Barclays Premier League 2 Youth League (mirrors the senior UEFA Champions League) and the U18 FA Youth Cup. There is also live coverage of the ladies team in the WSL and in the UWCL where rights permit.

Matchday Programming

Live from inside Stamford Bridge’s TV gantry – exclusive build up to home games with live reports from around the ground and the latest teams news pitchside. Followed by Live match commentary, a half time update and a live phone-in show from the dugout post match.

Every away match Jason Cundy and Tommy Langley are joined by special guests, including Frank Sinclair, Jody Morris, Clive Walker on the sofas for an in-depth preview with live reports from the ground. Full minute by minute coverage for all matches not broadcast live in the UK.

Half an hour of pure nostalgia in the company of some of the greatest players from Chelsea's past. From Roy Bentley, Chopper Harris and Peter Osgood to Kerry Dixon, Gianfranco Zola and Ruud Gullit, all the biggest names to have graced Stamford Bridge take a look back at their Chelsea careers.

Chelsea Fan Club

Becoming a Chelsea FC Fan Club member offers fans access to several digital products hosted on Chelseafc.com, including thousands of videos on-demand and access to live shows in HD on your laptop, tablet and smartphone.

Fan Club Members have access to the following;

Fan Club membership varies in costs based on territory. Click here to sign up

Chelsea FC also has a free version of the Fan Club.

The free version offers users the following:

If you are a subscriber to Chelsea TV via Sky you can access Fan Club for free. Simply register with your sky viewing card to unlock the Fan Club Plus Membership

Presenters

The channel has various presenters, and a mix of ex-players and pundits.

Regular pundits include

1970s/1980s = Clive Walker, Tommy Langley

1980s = Pat Nevin

1990s = Jason Cundy, Frank Sinclair

2000s = Jody Morris

Regular presenters include Gigi Salmon, Ben Andrews, Lee Parker and Neil Barnett.

Chelsea matches are mainly commentated by Ben Andrews (who hosted the 2007 League Cup Final, 2007 FA Cup Final and 2008 UEFA Champions League Final), with Matt Davies and Gary Taphouse, and Trevor Harris also used. Jason Cundy is often co-commentator and is highly enthusiastic when Chelsea score in big games.

Gigi Salmon currently presents many shows on the channel and has been a Chelsea TV station presenter since the channel was launched in August 2001. Some of the programmes she presents include Blues News, Friday Night Live and Matchnight Live and Paperview.[5] Neil Barnett has been presenting since the launch of the channel in August 2001. He began working for The Blues in the 1980s writing articles for the club's magazine.

Broadcasters

In the UK Chelsea TV can be viewed on Sky Digital channel 421 (SD) and 422 (HD). Chelsea TV can be watched in many regions around the world including:

Territory Broadcaster Website
Europe
Albania/Kosovo Super Sport http://www.supersport.com/
Cyprus CYTA https://www.cyta.com.cy/personal
Czech Republic, Slovakia O2 Sport https://www.o2sport.cz/
Italy RAI http://www.raisport.rai.it/dl/raisport/Page-11dfcccf-8a35-4dff-8f3b-3b338b7c2fde.html
Middle East
Pan Middle East

Kuwait, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine (including Gaza Strip), Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Libya, Djibouti, Mauritania, Morocco, Somalia, Sudan and Tunisia (MENA region)

 On Sport http://www.onsports.gr/
Asia
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka Ten Sports www.tenaction.com
Australia Foxtel https://www.foxtel.com.au/get/tv-combos/sports.html
New Zealand Sky NZ https://www.sky.co.nz/
Singapore Eleven Sports http://elevensportsnetwork.com/
Americas
Brazil Esporte Interativo br.esporteinterativo.yahoo.com
Caribbean Flow https://discoverflow.co/
Mexico, Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua Claro Sportshttp://www.clarosports.com/

Journalist: Granit Tërstena

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