Category Archives: football

Rock ‘N’ Roll Football’s Really Super Sunday by Paul Sylvester

Sunday 13th May really was Super for Rock ‘N’ Roll football as the programme helped to break all of Absolute Radio’s mobile and online usage records. (See image above which plots usage of the app at 4pm on Sunday across Manchester – the cluster in the middle being the City of Manchester Stadium) On the day when [...]

Absolute Radio Scoop 7 Sony Radio Academy Awards

Seven was our lucky number last night at the Sony Radio Academy Awards, matching last year’s record haul. The Geoff Lloyd Hometime Show struck Gold – a well deserved win for Geoff, Annabel and the team in the Best Single Promo Commercial category (basically those little adverts that tell you about the shows coming up). [...]

Rock ‘N’ Roll Football iAd Honoured at the 16th Annual Webby Awards

Our Rock ‘N’ Roll Football iAd campaign designed by creative agency Albion London has been honoured in the Interactive Advertising category at the Webby Awards – the leading international awards honouring excellence on the Internet. The Webby Interactive Advertising category shows how a great idea and solid technical execution can successfully work hand-in-hand on the Internet. [...]

Wrighty Picks up Two Nominations at the Premier League 20 Seasons Awards – Vote Now

Vote Wrighty! Our very own Rock N Roll Football host Ian Wright, has been nominated in a Fantasy XI shortlist of the best forwards from the last 20 Seasons in the Official Premier League 20 Seasons Awards and you can vote now. The former England, Arsenal, West Ham and Crystal Palace striker is also up [...]

Win Tickets to UEFA EURO 2012™ Courtesy of Hyundai

We’ve secured a promotion with Hyundai to highlight the car brand’s UEFA EURO 2012™ partnership by giving you the chance to cheer on England at the championships this summer. Christian O’Connell and Ian Wright will give away three pairs of tickets to the England vs Sweden game on 15th June in Kiev courtesy of Hyundai. [...]