Everyone said, 'This sounds too good to be true'. It turned out to be exactly that. – Remembering the fall of ITV Digital, twenty years on

In 2002, Football League clubs were plunged into a financial crisis when ITV's colossal deal crumbled before them. The repercussions were far-reaching and no one emerged unscathed – FFT uncovers the catastrophe from within...

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