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Yorkshire Television Wins Rugby League Coverage Award

Rugby league - 25 May 2001
   
Yorkshire Television won the Regional Sports Programme of the Year – Entertainment award with their programme ‘Rugby League Raw’ at the Royal Television Society Awards 2000 at the Hilton Park Lane Hotel, London last night.

The prestigious awards dinner, attended by 900 people from the television industry, saw YTV’s programme about last year’s Northern Ford Premiership play-off and Grand Final take the title in the face of stiff opposition from entries produced by BBC Northern Ireland and Manchester-based Granada Television.

Dave Callaghan, the Rugby Football League’s Executive Director of Communications who was at the presentation dinner, said this morning: 'This has been a wonderful achievement for both Yorkshire Television and Rugby League.

'The judges said that ‘Rugby League Raw’ provided a fascinating insight into the game of Rugby League and it was one of the most entertaining programmes that they had seen for some time.'

At the presentation ceremony Nick Beaumont, the producer responsible for ‘Rugby League Raw’ at YTV, paid tribute to the Rugby Football League for their co-operation and far-sightedness in allowing YTV cameras unprecedented access to Northern Ford Premiership clubs on match days.'

Stephen Russell at Northern Ford added his tribute to YTV’s achievement when he said: ''Northern Ford are delighted that the programme has been recognised in this way.

'As sponsors of the Northern Ford Premiership we are pleased to support the sport of Rugby League and we hope our contribution to this project helped to widen the audience for the game. Many congratulations to all those involved.'

Both the RFL and Northern Ford closely co-operated with Yorkshire Television in the compilation of the award-winning programme as part of their policy of helping provide extra exposure for Premiership Rugby League and Dave Callaghan added: 'This a is a wonderful example of a working partnership between the media, sponsors and a sport.'

For further information please contact:

John Huxley
Rugby Football League Media & Marketing Dept
Media and Public Affairs Executive
email: johnh@rfl.uk.com
Tel: 0113 237 5014
Fax: 0113 232 3838

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