Setantas new sports channel...
Copied and pastes from the Ultras messageboard so I've no idea where it came from originally......
NTL MEDIA RELEASE
16th June 2004
Setanta launch Ireland’s first dedicated Sports Channel – Setanta Sports
All ntl customers to receive channel
· Fifth Irish Television Channel to be launched in history of the state
· Live matches from the English & Scottish Premier Leagues
· Exclusive live rights for Rugby’s Celtic League
· Over 340,000 ntl customers to receive Setanta Sports from August 2004
Setanta today announced the launch of Ireland’s first dedicated sports channel, which will be
available from August 2004 and will broadcast to over 340,000 ntl customers as part of its
basic television package.
The new channel, called Setanta Sports, will broadcast live coverage of the English
Premiership, Scottish Premier League and will also have exclusive live rights to Rugby’s
Celtic League. More sports content will be added to the schedule and will be announced in due
course.
Setanta Sports will initially start broadcasting on a weekend basis in August in time for the
launch of the new sporting season. From January 2005, Setanta Sports will extend its
broadcast hours to include programming from Monday – Sunday inclusive.
Niall Cogley, Chief Executive, Setanta Sports said: “This new channel is a significant step
in the Irish broadcast market place. In a relatively short-time Setanta has acquired the
rights to top class sports programming, which has a direct relevance and appeal to a wide
audience in Ireland. Setanta has built up a significant broadcasting business over the last
14 years and looks forward to building on that with the launch of Setanta Sports. Our
partnership with ntl Ireland will enable us to deliver this unique channel to over 340,000
ntl homes.”
Today’s announcement establishes Setanta Sports, as Ireland’s fifth national channel, the
first indigenous Irish channel to enter the marketplace since the launch of TV3 in September
1998.
Mark Mohan, Sales & Marketing Director of ntl Ireland said: “This is a landmark day for the
broadcasting industry in Ireland. We are certain that Setanta Sports will be essential
viewing for Irish sporting fans. Today’s announcement enables our customers to benefit from
even more choice, confirming our commitment to deliver the best value from Ireland’s local
and trusted multichannel television operator.”
NOTE TO EDITORS
Setanta Sports
Setanta Sport is a world leader in providing premium sporting content through a number of
formats including closed circuit broadcasting, pay-per-view sporting events, online and
mobile telephony. The company operates through a number of distinct divisions, Setanta
Broadcasting, Setanta Media, Setanta Television and Setanta Screens.
Setanta Broadcasting is a significant force in acquiring international media rights and has
exclusive rights to the Scottish Premier League along with a number of other exclusive
sporting rights throughout the globe. It is also the world’s largest closed-circuit
broadcaster.
Setanta Media holds significant stakes in the franchises for some of Ireland’s newest radio
stations namely, Dublin’s Newstalk 106 and KCLR from Kilkenny/Carlow. It also has significant
new media interests and operates Ireland’s leading sports Web site www.setanta.com and
provides a range of premium sporting services through SMS to Vodafone. The vision’s
publishing arm also compiles a range of acclaimed sporting magazines.
Setanta Television produces over 200 hours of television annually and produces sporting
programmes for national broadcasters. Setanta Screens is Ireland’s largest provider of big
screens for sporting and entertainment events.
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This could be a big oppurtunity for the league. Here's a link to the contacts part of their webpage, here I think everyone here should send an E-mail or get in touch somehow and try and convince them to show EL matches. The ratings of last years matches on RTE beating that of their CL coverage, things like that should be mentioned. If we can convince them there's a market for the EL out there and that Setanta could get a nice little niche for themselves if they promote it with highlights and a decent amount of live games there's a good chance they could show it, afterall the channels only starting up so they'll be looking for things to show at the moment (see the bit in bold). Get in touch lads, it can't do any harm. Now's the time.
Setanta's new sports channel
I think TG4 is the way forward. Apart from anything else they used to cover Spanish soccer and have experience of covering the game if not the EL.
And besides we might get some chants as Gaeilge on the terrace over the years... mar shampla
Dha nad do na buachailli / dha nad do na buachailli
Anyway after cuig seasur le TG4 we will all be speaking Gaeilge while the GAA followers will be speaking English.... oh the ironic possibilties of us so called "foreign game" followers being more fluent than the bogball fraternity in the official teanga .
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Originally Posted by davros
expect it to be more restrictive as the EL's fanbase is much lower than that of GAA
Dont think fan base would come into it ...... be more like rating etc. .... the viewing figures for a commercial station would be more important so the can sell more adds.
