AFTER A bon spectacle in France helped Lewis Hamilton leap-frog Sebastian Vettel to lead the Driver's Championship, the Brit will be hoping to set the pace again in Austria. The 4-time F1 champion finished first on Circuit Paul Ricard last week but Ferrari's Vettel remains prominent in rear-view mirror. When is the Austrian Grand Prix? The Austrian Grand Prix takes place on Sunday, July 1. The F1 start lights will go out on UK TVs at 2.10pm (3.10pm local time). The battle for pole starts at 2pm on Saturday. Practise sessions 1 and 2 will take place on Friday at 10am and 2pm, respectively. The final practise session will begin just before qualifying, at 11am on Saturday. What TV channel is the Austrian Grand Prix on and can I live stream it? Each session of the weekend will be shown live on Sky Sports F1. Coverage of the race will begin at 12.30pm on Sunday, July 1. You can watch it live on NOW TV with a Sports Day Pass, costing £7.99. On Friday, June 29, F1 will be on air from … [Read more...] about Austrian Grand Prix 2018: Live stream, what TV channel, start time and F1 race info for Red Bull Ring
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It’s A Knockout day of fun for bank staff at charity game of TV classic in Milton Keynes
Banking staff from across the region had fun with a charity game of the TV classic ‘It’s A Knockout’ in Milton Keynes. A total of 285 Santander employees in 32 teams, took part in eight challenges, including a basketball shootout, a chicken run and a human washing machine. This was all done in huge costumes and facing foam, water and other obstacles to raise funds for Age UK and Barnardo’s.Each team was tasked with raising £1,000 and, along with two other ‘It’s a Knockout’ events in Liverpool and Bristol, the total fundraising is now over £173,000.The events were organised to raise funds for the bank’s charity partners and help Santander UK reach its goal of raising £3 million for Barnardo’s and Age UK by the end of this year.Keith Moor, chief marketing officer at Santander UK, said: “‘It’s a Knockout’ has become the highlight of our fundraising calendar over the last two years. Employees love … [Read more...] about It’s A Knockout day of fun for bank staff at charity game of TV classic in Milton Keynes
Mexico vs Sweden: Kick-off time, what TV channel, live stream and team news for World Cup clash
MEXICO will look to continue their winning momentum when they take on Sweden at the World Cup - with anything but defeat being enough to finish top of Group F. Juan Carlos Osorio's men are yet to drop points and will be hoping to preserve their 100 per cent record going into the knockout stages. When is Mexico vs Sweden? Mexico will face Sweden on Wednesday, June 27. The match will kick-off at 3pm UK time. It will be held at Central Stadium. para-dona Maradona 'binged on wine' before he collapsed as this pic sparks cocaine claims 'Laughing stock' Rio and Lineker slam Diego Maradona for his obscene middle finger gesture BELS OF THE BALL Glamorous England Wags prepare for Belgium with pre-match meal Smoking hot England Wags party into early hours in Russia with shisha, champers and shots IN THE HANDS OF GOD Maradona rushed to hospital after nearly collapsing following Argie win Ticket home Who is out of the World Cup 2018? All the teams knocked out of the group stages Is Mexico vs … [Read more...] about Mexico vs Sweden: Kick-off time, what TV channel, live stream and team news for World Cup clash
Govt launches €200m plan to double employment in film, TV and animation sector
The Government has launched a €200m Audio-visual action plan to enable Ireland to "become a global hub for the production of Film, TV drama and animation".The Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Josepha Madigan launched the plan today which hopes to double employment in Ireland’s film, television and animation to more than 24,000 full-time employees in five years.The policy recommendations carried out by international consultants, Olsberg SPI with Nordicity, under the Creative Ireland Programme also hopes to bring in an extra €1.4bn to the country.Speaking at the Irish Film Institute, Minister Madigan, said “Today we start building on the success of the Irish audio-visual industry which has reached across the world. "This year we had Nora Twomey's The Breadwinner, produced by Cartoon Saloon - an amazing Irish company with global reach – building on a strong run of successes at the Oscars and Cannes in recent years with films such as Room and … [Read more...] about Govt launches €200m plan to double employment in film, TV and animation sector
World Cup 2018 on TV: Dates to watch on BBC and ITV and latest match times
The TV coverage of World Cup 2018 has been one of the main talking points, along with England's strong showing. ITV and BBC have assembled a stellar line-up of pundits for this summer's tournament and the quality of output has been highly impressive. The two channels are once again sharing the rights to show the competition to UK audiences, with all 64 matches shown live. Former World Cup Golden Boot winner Gary Lineker is fronting the BBC's coverage of the event while Mark Pougatch is the face of ITV's offering. Regular BBC contributors Alan Shearer, Rio Ferdinand and Frank Lampard are joined by fresh additions in Didier Drogba and Pablo Zabaleta. Telegraph Sport columnists Alex Scott and Cesc Fabregas are also being employed as pundits, although Fabregas has now returned to pre-season training with Chelsea. ITV also have a stellar line up including former Manchester United players Gary Neville, Roy Keane and Ryan Giggs. … [Read more...] about World Cup 2018 on TV: Dates to watch on BBC and ITV and latest match times