MUTV (Manchester United Television) is a premium
television
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channel owned and operated by English
football
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club
Manchester United
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. The channel first broadcast on 10 September 1998.
MUTV offers Manchester United fans exclusive interviews with players and staff, full matches, including all
Premier League
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games (broadcast generally at midnight of the day the match was played), live reserve and academy games and "classic" matches plus footballing news and other themed programming. The station also broadcasts live for all of the team's pre-season friendly matches (including
International Champions Cup
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Format
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).
When it was formed, the channel existed as a three-way joint venture between Manchester United,
ITV plc
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ITV plc is listed on the ...
and
BSkyB
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. On 16 November 2007, ITV plc sold its 33.3% stake in MUTV to Manchester United. BSkyB followed suit on 22 January 2013, making MUTV 100% owned by Manchester United.
MUTV launched in
high definition (HD) in July 2014 on the
Sky
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platform in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Presenters and pundits
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Arthur Albiston
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Viv Anderson
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Ron Atkinson
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Nick ...
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Wes Brown
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Brown began his career with Manchester United F.C., Manchester United, jo ...
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Andy Cole
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Siobhan Chamberlain
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She joined Manchester United in 2018 after playing for Liverpool. Before joining Li ...
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Pat Crerand
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Bojan Djordjic
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Starting off his career with IF Brommapojkarna in the late 1990s, he is best remembered for his time with Manche ...
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Ali Douglas
Alison "Ali" Shaw (née Douglas) is a Scottish television presenter, who has appeared on ITV News, Sky Sports and MUTV.
Broadcasting career
Shaw started her television career with STV's children's department. She also presented current affair ...
*Stewart Gardner
*Mandy Henry
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Denis Irwin
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As a player, he played as a full-back from 1983 to 2004. Irwin is best known for his long and successful stint at Manchester ...
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Lou Macari
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*Helen Evans
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Sammy McIlroy
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*Pien Meulensteen
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Gary Pallister
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As a player, he was a defender from 1984 to 2001 and is most noted for his nine-year spell at Manchester United from 1989 unt ...
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Andy Ritchie
*Sarah Stone
*David Stowell
*Mark Sullivan
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Mickey Thomas
* Jim Rosenthal
* Niall McCaughan
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Andy Goldstein
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He has presented ''Soccer AM'' on Saturday mornings, replacing Tim Lovejoy (having also previously taken over from him as co-host on ''Soccer ...
Former presenters
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Ally Begg
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Hayley McQueen
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*Steve Bottomley
*Paul Anthony
*Joe Evans
*Mark Pearson
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Steve Bower
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*Matt Cole
*Andrew Dickman
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Dan O'Hagan
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Stuart Pearson
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Bryan Swanson
Guests (ex-pros)
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Nicky Butt
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He played prof ...
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Denis Law
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David May
References
External links
Official siteManchester United TV – UK Listings and Schedules
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Manchester United F.C. media
Football club television channels in the United Kingdom
Television channels in the United Kingdom
1998 establishments in the United Kingdom
Television channels and stations established in 1998
Premier League on television