Working in sport and digital means a Sunday scroll through Twitter isn’t just memes, GIFs and Covid-19 updates. Indeed, the story of Manchester United’s search for a Head of Social Media was a hot topic recently with The
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Instagram launch IGTV, and football teams are already on board
Last week Instagram launched IGTV, billed as a “long-form, vertical video” channel for fans to watch content from their favourite creators. Naturally, several football clubs are among the first to post content for their fans. Clubs such as
Accrington Stanley sell tickets for non-existent game against Man Utd
League Two side Accrington Stanley have come up with a novel way to make money – sell tickets for a game which could have happened. When they lost out to Yeovil in the second round of the FA Cup, the
Palace sell rights to news story as part of sponsorship deal
Appointing a new manager is a pretty big deal for football clubs, and as such gets a lot of attention from the press. That’s why clubs have whole strategies around announcing such news. There’s the photos
Man Utd announce Moyes' sacking via Twitter
In another watershed moment for Twitter, Manchester United used the platform to break the news of David Moyes’ sacking earlier today. It’s quite a bold move for a club that only actually launched its profile at the