| 词条 | Football Fans Census |
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|name = Football Fans Census |logo = |type = Private Limited Company |foundation = 2002 |location_city = London |location_country = England |key_people = |area_served = |industry = Market Research |products = |services = |revenue = |operating_income = |net_income = |num_employees = |parent = Football Fans Central Ltd |homepage = footballfanscensus.com }} Football Fans Census (sometimes known as FFC), is the trading name of Football Fans Central Ltd, a small[1] market research company which specialises in research into the views and opinions of English football supporters. When the free-to-air digital sports channel ITV Digital collapsed in 2002; it reportedly owed £178.5m to Football League clubs. Two football fans began a campaign for ITV Digital's parent entities, the regional ITV companies Granada Television and Carlton Television to repay this money to the clubs.[2][3] The campaign, under the name Football Fans Union, took the form of a protest against the companies resulting in the 'Can the Commercials' petition and direct action.[4] The group asked football fans to boycott ITV's World Cup 2002 coverage, and in particular to switch channels during advertisements; so that advertisers would bring pressure on ITV and impact on the companies' advertising revenues.[5] The fans' campaign ran alongside legal action by the Football League; but it proved to be unsuccessful when the Court of Appeal threw out the Football League's action in 2006.[6] The impetus created by this campaign led to the Football Fans Union developing into the Football Fans Census; and a desire to be a voice for football supporters through online surveys and opinion polls. Past surveys include:
References1. ^WebCHeck - Select and Access Company Information 2. ^ESPN.com Soccernet Column by Patrick Collins: Bonnie and Clyde face lesson in commercial sense 3. ^[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2002/03/20/sfntv21.xml League concern over potential loss of TV cash - Football News - Telegraph] 4. ^Football Fans Union 5. ^Football Fans Union 6. ^BBC NEWS | UK | Football League loses damages bid 7. ^BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | Football | Calls grow for return of terraces 8. ^Fans pan U's food 9. ^Football fans go into extra time 10. ^http://www.givemefootball.com/display.cfm?article=7360&type=1|title=News 11. ^Football Fans Central Limited Research Reports 3 : Association football websites|Football media in the United Kingdom|Association football supporters |
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