Sgorio
Encyclopedia
Sgorio is a Welsh
football
television
programme broadcast in Wales
on S4C
and produced by Rondo Media. It is currently presented by Nic Parry
(Although sometimes presented by Morgan Jones or Alun Jones). It is broadcast on Monday evenings and specialised in highlighted coverage of Europe
an football particularly in the Spanish La Liga, Italian Serie A
and German Bundesliga premier leagues.
Sgorio was first aired in 1988 and for the first decade or so included Rallying and other minority sports. For the past 10 years or so however it has concentrated solely on football.
The success of Sgorio, also extended outside Wales as avid English football fans, before cable or satellite television services, attempted to pick up S4C on their aerials just so they could watch the international football games being shown on Sgorio. The popularity of the show led Channel 4
to creating their own international football show in 1992.
Sgorio regularly used the famous Italian football cultural line "Golaccio!".
On 14 December 2009, an edition of Sgorio got the lowest rating in S4C's history, when it recorded a 'zero rating' (fewer than 2,500 viewers), according to the Broadcasters Audience Research Board (BARB).
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
football
Football (soccer)
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television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
programme broadcast in Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
on S4C
S4C
S4C , currently branded as S4/C, is a Welsh television channel broadcast from the capital, Cardiff. The first television channel to be aimed specifically at a Welsh-speaking audience, it is the fifth oldest British television channel .The channel - initially broadcast on...
and produced by Rondo Media. It is currently presented by Nic Parry
Nic Parry
BBC football commentator Nic Parry was appointed a crown court judge on 2 March 2010.He was a pupil at Ysgol Maes Garmon, Mold.He has worked as part time recorder since 2001.-References:...
(Although sometimes presented by Morgan Jones or Alun Jones). It is broadcast on Monday evenings and specialised in highlighted coverage of Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an football particularly in the Spanish La Liga, Italian Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
and German Bundesliga premier leagues.
Sgorio was first aired in 1988 and for the first decade or so included Rallying and other minority sports. For the past 10 years or so however it has concentrated solely on football.
The success of Sgorio, also extended outside Wales as avid English football fans, before cable or satellite television services, attempted to pick up S4C on their aerials just so they could watch the international football games being shown on Sgorio. The popularity of the show led Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
to creating their own international football show in 1992.
Sgorio regularly used the famous Italian football cultural line "Golaccio!".
On 14 December 2009, an edition of Sgorio got the lowest rating in S4C's history, when it recorded a 'zero rating' (fewer than 2,500 viewers), according to the Broadcasters Audience Research Board (BARB).
External links
- S4C Sgorio page Welsh site
- English site