I suppose getting tanked in the first leg is the main risk RTE would be mulling over when looking at the fees.
I suppose getting tanked in the first leg is the main risk RTE would be mulling over when looking at the fees.
I don't think France has tanked any team of any sort of half decent standard in the last decade so I wouldn't worry too much about that happening. :rolleyes:
Murfinator, that sorta talk gets people banned around here. Down with that. especially the rolly at the end!!!!
For the Johnny Foreigners amongst us, ESPN look like they've got the home leg, so we'll have the dulcet tones of Tommy Smyth to look forward to, oh joy
Thank god I'm traveling to both games - I don't think I could stand listening to Tommy and his onion bag $hite.Quote:
Originally Posted by endabob1
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does that mean that we wont have to pay $20 to watch it in a pub here in the US?
I'm afraid ESPN don't have the US rights - looks like Setanta Premium again so either $20 in the pub or $14.99 at www.setanta-i.comQuote:
Originally Posted by mr.untitled
the pub is good craic though/
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Originally Posted by paul_oshea
Only when Ireland are winning otherwise it's Paddy know it all and I told you Ireland are crap . I never watch an Irish fgame in the pub if I can help it because of that .
French away game on 18/11 confirmed for TF1 which is Free to air on Atlantic Bird 3 and available with a card on viaccess and seca. Pubs with a motorised dish that show 3pm saturday English football will all have it and probably quite a few more.Quote:
Originally Posted by geysir
What about that crappy french channel on sky, tv5 (i think)...
I've watched french rugby matches on it before!!
Were talking about this on the Last Word a few minutes ago. Joint RTE/Sky bid for e600k, FFF holding out for e1.5m because they're miffed the FAI got e5m by selling the rights to some rogue French TV station who outbid TF1 (French equivalent of RTE). Also mentioned that RTE won't be dramatically increasing their bid because they simply don't have the money.
Not sure if this helps you, but TV5 Canada are showing only the first leg here. Maybe TV5 in Europe have the rights for the second leg, but it doesn't appear we're getting it here, so I'll probably be resorting to a web-stream.Quote:
Originally Posted by JGKyne
This would be a prime match for Sky, a joint bid of €600,000 seems pretty small in all honesty.Quote:
Originally Posted by geysir
I've read that Setanta has sold the 1st leg rights to TV5 in both the US and Canada. The 2nd leg will be on Setanta's premium service and both legs on a 1-day delay on the regular Setanta channels.Quote:
Originally Posted by EastTerracer
That's ok for be as the 1st leg is on the Saturday afternoon, no prob to head to the pub for that.
So let me get this straight: here in Canada we'll get the first leg on TV5, but the second leg will be available only on in pubs and on setanta-i?Quote:
Originally Posted by Metrostars
What about if we don't get TV5 on cable? Can we pay to watch it on setanta-i instead?
Call a pub that has TV5, and watch the first leg there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Colbert Report
For the second leg, watch it on a web-stream on myp2p.eu, atdhe or rojadirecta for free.
You cant get Setanta Premium in your house its only in Bars. The other Sentanta yes but premium no.Quote:
Originally Posted by EastTerracer
I have been paying $20 for many years now but what are you going to do.
A lot of peole dont know this but the people collecting the money in NYC bars are often directly from Setanta. Very very strange. Can you imagine HBO PPV putting collecting people in City bars for a boxing match?
I actually think this falls under the anti trust laws and with a few friends who are US attorneys and drinking buddies, I would bring it up except I'm afraid it wouldnt be on at all here then.
I can't really speak about how it's done in the States, but I watched some 6 nations down at the pub and a certain percentage of the $20 went to a rugby club that was linked to the pub as a fundraiser kind of thing.
Still a scam for a one time thing but whatever, you do what you have to to follow your team. It's been mostly web-streams for me over the past few years.
I actually prefer paying the $20 and watching it at pubs, the atmosphere is great, I've been going to almost every match for nearly a decade now.
My concern is that I might not be able to get to a pub, I'm working in a remote location. I don't like watching the free streams online as they always tend to freeze and be fuzzy, this is far too important a set of matches to gamble on that. I've no problem paying the $14.99 to watch it on Setanta-i, but will it definitely be available on setanata-i? Or is it available on Setanta premium only, meaning that I'll have no choice but to watch it in a pub? Thanks.