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ABOUT
US
Channel 2 first started
back in 1997 and concentrated on the 1997-98
Italian Serie-A season. It originally began
on my own home pages but success forced it
into becoming a commercial venture and a partnership
with NETLINE soon began. To find out more
about netline go to http://www.netline.co.uk.
Basically they are a Web Design Company, but
they became involved at around about the time
of the 1998 World Cup which we covered extensively,
some of it in partnership with SPORTS FIRST
For
the 1998-1999 Season we covered the English
Premiership and Serie-A. and traffic continued
to grow and at one point we were reported
as being the 7th most popular web-site in
the UK., though this was not without it's
own set of problems. Netline stopped providing
input, though they are still there and concentrating
on their own projects and our arrangement
with FOOTBALL WORLD ended when that magazine
folded.
The
1999-2000 Started well enough but I was doing
everything by myself at that point and family
health problems forced me to take my eye off
the ball.
By this time it was obvious that the web had
changed quite a bit since 1997 and a major
design overhaul was required. Around this
time Dave Andrews, who was my original collaborator
from Netline left netline and London to live
in the country, though he can still be found
at http://wwww.mymatedave.co.uk Sadly I didn't
quite manage it in time for the 2000/2001
season but it's almost ready now andover the
next few months I hope to get everything back
in place but as I'm doing everything myself
it's a little bit difficult to be up-to-date
with everything, so please be patient !
ALAN
KING
Kingy@btinternet.com
HISTORY
1986-89
Vic Reeves' Big Night Out - I worked exclusively
on its hugely successful show from its inception
until it's move to television, as a writer,
performer and his first manager.
'Alan King was the brains behind Vic Reeves
Big Night Out' - Malcolm Hardy in his book
'I Stole Freddie Mercury's Birthday Cake'
'King could be as funny as Vic Reeves' - Bruce
Dessau in his book 'Reeves and Mortimer'
Vic
Reeves' Big Night Out soon became the hottest
show in town' - Bruce Dessau in his book 'Reeves
and Mortimer'
1995-97
I produced two c.d.'s for the Internationally
renowned guitarist Bert Jansch. 'When The
Circus Comes To Town' voted by American Guitar
Magazine as being in the Top 10 Singer/Songwriter
Albums of all time. Voted as Mojo Magazine's
Folk Album of the Year 1995.. and 'Live at
the 12-Bar' voted Mojo Magazine's Folk Album
of the Year 1996.
I was instrumental in setting up the year
long residency at London's 12-Bar Club, which
was voted Time Out magazine's Club of the
Year in 1996.
'King's entry into the
picture ushered in a period of time that can
be seen as Bert's coming of age as an icon.
Alan King was to provide the platform for
Bert to move out of the folk clubs and into
the sun' - Colin Harper in his book 'Dazzling
Stanger - Bert Jansch and the british folk
and blues revival'
'Bert Jansch at the 12-Bar...
The Hottest Ticket in Town' - Pete Clarke
in the Evening Standard)
February
1998 I set up 'Forza Calcio' www.channel2.co.uk
to provide a comprehensive English language
web-site covering Italian Football. Currently
undergoing a comprehensive redesign for the
2001-2002 season but still receiving 4 million
page request per month.
'Of a previously unseen
quality and could help the Net make the jump
from diverting gimmick to essential purchase
for every football fan.. Well worth seeing.
You have been warned' - 4-4-2 Magazine
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