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Sky unveils new 3D football coverage
John Lewis confirmed
Nine pubs experience revolutionary broadcast of Premier League football fixture
as 2012 sponsor
The London Organising By Pete Hayman
Committee of the Olympic Games
and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) Customers at nine pubs across
has announced the appointment the UK and Ireland have been
of John Lewis as a Tier Three among the first football fans in
provider to the 2012 Games. the world to experience a live
John Lewis is the 26th sponsor 3D sports television broadcast.
to be named by LOCOG and will Broadcasting company Sky
help to furnish lounge and equipped pubs in London,
reception areas at venues due to Manchester, Edinburgh, Cardiff
be used during the Games. and Dublin with '3D Ready'
The company's Oxford Street sets to allow customers to
store and proposed Stratford watch Arsenal's Premier League
outlet adjacent to the Olympic match with Manchester United Special glasses will enable customers to experience the 3D action
Park, scheduled to open in 2011, on 31 January in 3D – the first
will also become integral retail fixture to be filmed and Jeremy Darroch, Sky's chief Barney Francis, Sky Sports'
space for Olympics merchandise. broadcast in the new format. executive, said: "3D is one of managing director, added: "Sky
Sky, which is launching the most talked-about develop- Sports has a proud history of
Council plans to
Europe's first dedicated 3D ments for years. Sky has always innovation, from the simple
capitalise on TV hit
television channel in April, innovated to bring customers clock and scoreline in the corner
The popularity of Gavin and expects to roll out the new the best possible viewing of the screen through to high
Stacey – the BBC television concept to pubs across the UK experience, so we fully intend definition. It's fitting that we're
programme set in Barry Island, later this year in order to reach to take the lead in bringing 3D pioneering this revolutionary
South Wales – could help to more football fans. to the UK and Ireland." development in broadcasting."
increase tourism to the area
under new plans laid out by the
MTFC fans 'pay
Vale of Glamorgan Council (VGC).
NT sites added to Google service
Local residents are being asked
what you want'
by the council to help with the Mansfield Town Football
development of a new tourism Club (MTFC) has handed
strategy for the region, which supporters the chance to
aims to identify the priorities decide their own entry
over the next five years. price for the club's Blue
According to the Draft Tourism Square Premier game with
Strategy 2010-2015 VGC said it Gateshead Football Club
/
bnps
"recognises the marketing (GFC) on 6 February.
potential" of the programme. Fans were able to turn

willows
up on the day as part of
:
pete
Two new adiZone
the one-off strategy and image
locations announced
pay any amount at the Corfe Castle was one of 19 Trust sites to be added to Street View
Southampton City Council has turnstile, as well as having
announced that a new adiZone the opportunity to sit By Pete Hayman A new online tour is provided
– a multi-sport outdoor facility anywhere inside the Field to help visitors explore the sites,
– is set to open at Mansell Park, Mill stadium – except the A number of National Trust including Northern Ireland's
Millbrook, on 9 March. The North Stand and Season (NT)-owned castles, country Downhill Demesne; Fountains
625sq m (6,727sq ft) venue will Ticket Holders' seats. houses and landscapes across Abbey in Yorkshire; Dorset's
boast a basketball, football and GFC supporters also the UK, have been added to Corfe Castle and Plas Newydd.
tennis area, a climbing wall, an benefited from the "pay Google's Street View service. Ed Parsons, geospatial
outdoor gym and space for dance what you want – sit where People around the world will technologist at Google, said:
and gymnastics. Canvey Island, you want" offer, which now have the opportunity to "National Trust properties/
Essex, is also set to benefit from MTFC chair Andrew Perry visit a total of 19 NT properties locations offer all of us a
an adiZone after Castle Point said was an attempt to say through Google Maps, which special glimpse of history,
Borough Council secured funding thank you to supporters. provides a 360-degree ground nature and architecture up and
for the facility. level tour of the trust's sites. down the country."
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