Sports direct hits back at dispatches expose of victorian. To find out i, and a team from channel 4s dispatches, have spent several months investigating. Sports direct allegations leads to shopper snubs on the high. The channel 4 dispatches team went undercover at sport directs depot in shirebrook, near mansfield, last year, where all but. Last nights dispatches, the secrets of sports direct channel 4, delved into the discount chain that turned the football into a disposable. The programme covers issues about british society, politics, health, religion, international current affairs and the environment, and often features a mole inside organisations under journalistic investigation.
Newcastle have hit back at suggestions in a television documentary that owner mike ashleys sports direct business is taking money out of the club. Jon ashworth asks the health secretary why businesses like sports. In reference to our statement last night monday 27 april regarding the channel 4 dispatches programme, the secrets of. Apr 25, 2015 to find out i, and a team from channel 4s dispatches, have spent several months investigating. Channel 4s dispatches found evidence of this practice.
May 05, 2015 with sales booming and a healthy share price reflecting their success, everything on the surface looks rosy for retail giant sports direct. Newcastle united say a television documentary about sports direct was yet another example of erroneous media reporting which only serves to further antagonise fans. Secrets of sports direct, goes undercover to investigate the hidden cost of discounted clothes, shoes and sporting gear which have made founder mike ashley a multi. Dispatches further claimed the magpies receive no income from the display of dozens of sports direct adverts around st james park which the club made no comment on. Dispatches was broadcast on channel 4 at monday 27 april 2015, 20. The first half hour or excluding adverts, twenty minutes of the programme was hokum. Harry wallop examines the hidden costs behind the success of the high street store who have been accused of reprehensible business practices. Reporter harry wallop explores the hidden cost of the clothes, shoes and discount gear that have h.
Channel 4s dispatches exposes dangerous levels of pollution. Wallop found that it didnt matter what sports direct store he went to he could purchase the same goods for the same price. This film is part of the dispatches strand on channel 4 which is described as the channels flagship current affairs programme and includes everything from popular domestic half hour investigations to lengthy undercover international films. Sports direct hits back at dispatches expose of victorian era. Sports direct has hit back at channel 4 over its dispatches episode, aired monday, that showed shocking staff practices involving zerohours contracts and staff shaming over the store tannoy. Titled how the mod wastes our billions it accuses the mod of wasting billions of pounds, favouring a small number of. Channel 4 dispatches goes undercover to investigate the hidden cost of the clothes, shoes, and discounted gear that have helped sports direct buck the high street trend, making billions for its elusive owner mike ashley one of britains richest men. Apr 28, 2015 sports direct has hit back at channel 4 over its dispatches documentary which criticised the retailers treatment of employees and customers the dispatches episode secrets of sports direct. With sales booming and a healthy share price reflecting their success, everything on the surface looks rosy for retail giant sports direct. Tazeen ahmad had made a number of documentaries for channel 4 s dispatches, including investigations into sex gangs in the uk and the world. For an enhanced browsing experience, get the imdb app on your smartphone or tablet. Apr 28, 2015 l ast nights dispatches, the secrets of sports direct channel 4, delved into the discount chain that turned the football into a disposable commodity. A channel 4 dispatches programme called dirty secrets.
Sports directs dubious working practices subject of tv. Apr 28, 2015 the dispatches program the secrets of sports direct watch the complete episode below was broadcast by channel 4 on monday evening, looked at the retail relationship between the sportswear business and the club. Sports direct has hit back at channel 4 over its dispatches episode, aired monday, that showed shocking staff practices involving zerohours contracts and staff shaming over the. Labour mp john mann claimed english speakers were snubbed for positions with the chain despite 3,000 people working there. The secrets of sports direct full documentary 27 april 2015 season 29 episode 10 dispatches goes undercover to. The secrets of sports direct monday 8pm channel 4 youtube. However, a channel 4 dispatches programme aired last week. Sports direct were using a marketing trick of saying the shop, for example, in glasgow, was about to close and everything must go. Apr 30, 2015 sports direct has hit back at channel 4 over its dispatches episode, aired monday, that showed shocking staff practices involving zerohours contracts and staff shaming over the store tannoy system. Dispatches is channel 4s awardwinning investigative current affairs programme. Miliband attacks sports direct over zerohours contracts. The dossier video the secrets of sports direct 2015.
Dispatches goes undercover in one of britains biggest rail operators, investigating ticket prices, overcrowding and compensation, and revealing what the rail companies dont tell their passengers. Watch now on all 4 dispatches goes undercover to investigate the secrets of sports direct s success, the retail behemoth that laughed in the face of recent recessions and economic struggles. He presents channel 4s dispatches including the highly rated ones on sports direct, poundland and cadbury. The secrets of sports direct full documentary 27 april 2015 season 29 episode 10 dispatches goes undercover to investigate the secrets of sports direct s success. How does sports direct sell its trainers and clothing so cheaply. Channel 4 is a british publicservice freetoair television network headquartered in london, united kingdom. The dispatches programme the secrets of sports direct, which was broadcast by channel 4 on monday evening, looked at the retail relationship between the sportswear business and the club. Apr 28, 2015 the first half hour or excluding adverts, twenty minutes of the programme was hokum. Channel 4 dispatches goes undercover to investigate the hidden cost of the clothes, shoes, and discounted gear that have helped sports direct buck the high street trend, making billions for its elusive. Sports direct has hit back at channel 4 over its dispatches documentary which criticised the retailers treatment of employees and customers the dispatches episode secrets of sports direct. Catch up on dispatches the secrets of sports direct. Watch the secrets of sports direct documentary about. Dispatches, the secrets of sport direct, channel 4, 8pm.
Dispatches goes undercover to investigate the secrets of sports direct s success, the retail behemoth that laughed in the face of recent recessions and economic struggles. Sep 19, 2010 in the run in to the publication of the sdsr the channel 4 dispatches team and respected authorjournalist sam kiley will be airing a hard hitting documentary this week on the mod and defence industry. Dispatches the secrets of sports direct tv episode 2015. Discounting is the most obvious tactic sports direct adopts to persuade shoppers through its doors. In reference to our statement last night monday 27 april regarding the channel 4 dispatches programme, the secrets of sports direct, newcastle united would like to. The channel 4 dispatches team went undercover at sport directs depot in shirebrook, near mansfield, last year, where all but 300 of its 5,000 workers are believed to be on zero. Tricks of the trade and superscrimpers, also for channel 4. The dispatches episode secrets of sports direct, which. Tazeen ahmad had made a number of documentaries for channel 4s dispatches, including investigations into sex gangs in. Sports direct enjoys an abysmal reputation as an employer. Secrets of sports direct, secrets of poundland, and secrets of cadbury, all of which are in the top five most watched dispatches films of recent years.
Dispatches is the british tv current affairs documentary series on channel 4, first transmitted in 1987. In july 20, it was revealed that around 90% of the companys employees are employed on zerohours contracts, and a channel 4 dispatches documentary described the companys derbyshire warehouse as a sweatshop with working conditions compared to. The channel 4 dispatches team went undercover at sport direct s depot in shirebrook, near mansfield, last year, where all but 300 of its 5,000 workers are believed to be on zerohour. Sports direct investigation reveals harsh working conditions. Why arent we fining employers if theyre insisting their employees turn up to work. Harry is an investigative journalist and a features writer for the daily telegraph. Focusing on the high street sports chain, the labour leader said sports direct has predictable turnover, it has big profits but, for too many of its employees, it is a terrible place to work. Sports direct was founded in 1982, but has rapidly grown in the past decade making it a victim of its own success according to ashley at todays hearing. Sports direct branded a sweatshop after channel 4s dispatches. Sports direct has hit back at channel 4 over its dispatches documentary which criticised the retailers treatment of employees and customers. Last night april 27 hundreds of thousands of viewers watched channel 4s dispatches programme, the secrets of sports direct, which exposed a zero hours contract workforce in constant fear of losing their jobs with staff named and shamed over a tannoy for not working fast enough.
Sports direct has hit back at channel 4 over its dispatches episode, aired monday, that showed shocking staff practices involving zerohours. Earlier this year, dispatches filmed undercover footage of a pair of hello kitty ankle boots that had arrived from asia with a price of. Dispatches was broadcast on channel 4 at monday 1 june 2015, 20. Jan 23, 2017 british factory workers have been paid as little as.
The truth is that its rise is inseparable from the story of britains industrial decline. The death of brixtons popes road as sports direct take over. The dickensian sports direct scandal is the result of. In reference to our statement last night monday, 27th april regarding the channel 4 dispatches programme, the secrets of sports direct, newcastle united would like to clarify the facts for the benefit of supporters. Newcastle united accuse channel 4 of misleading and. Louisa compton the edinburgh international television festival. Newcastle rejects dispatches sports direct documentary claims. A previous tv documentary by channel 4s dispatches also pointed to the bad working practices at sports direct, which the unite trade union likened to the illtreatment of the working class in the victorian era. Sports direct branded a sweatshop after channel 4s. Former staff tell tales and a reporter goes undercover. The secrets of sports direct monday 8pm channel 4 by channel 4.
Harry is also an experienced television presenter and reporter, most notably presenting a clutch of channel 4 dispatches programmes. In particular, investigators found that the company publicly shames employees who bosses think are not working hard enough by making. Dispatches is a british current affairs documentary programme on channel 4, first broadcast on 30 october 1987. A channel 4 dispatches documentary branded sports direct a sweatshop with working conditions compared to the victorian era and bosses were accused of punishing employees if they talk.
Dispatches goes undercover to investigate the hidden cost of the clothes, shoes and discount gear that have helped sports direct buck the high street trend, making billions for mike ashley. L ast nights dispatches, the secrets of sports direct channel 4, delved into the discount chain that turned the football into a disposable commodity. Sports direct investigation reveals harsh working conditions author. Watch now on all 4 dispatches goes undercover to investigate the secrets of sports directs success, the retail behemoth that laughed in the face of recent recessions and economic struggles. Dispatches the secrets of sports direct tv episode 2015 imdb. House of commons business, innovation and skills committee. Nov 15, 2014 focusing on the high street sports chain, the labour leader said sports direct has predictable turnover, it has big profits but, for too many of its employees, it is a terrible place to work. In the run in to the publication of the sdsr the channel 4 dispatches team and respected authorjournalist sam kiley will be airing a hard hitting documentary this week on the mod and defence industry. Sports direct is expected to come under fire on channel 4s dispatches tonight april 27 over its dubious working practices.
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