Andy Gray, Richard Keys boost TalkSport figures

Former Sky Sports presenters Andy Gray and Richard Keys have boosted TalkSport's audience.

Gray and Keys, who signed for the commercial radio station in February, have increased listenership by 100,000, figures suggest.

However, their big-money deals have resulted in TalkSport losing 13% in profits year-on-year, parent company UTV Media revealed.

TalkSport boss Scott Taunton said of the pair: "There's no-one who's a football fan who questions their knowledge of the game. They've brought to the station a contact book that we've never had before.

"Most presenters or reporters can get an interview with Wayne Rooney but they have him in the studio for a whole hour."

Presenter Keys resigned and pundit Gray was sacked by Sky in January this year in the aftermath of their off-air comments about female assistant referee Sian Massey.