QuoteWishful thinking that! A month.Originally Posted by Roadend
A year
Wishful thinking that! A month.
Would liked to have seen their last broadcast..
http://www.football365.com/story/0,1...398682,00.html
The final moments of Setanta Sports News made for pretty grim viewing yesterday, with presenters carrying on regardless even as various news outlets reported the company's demise.
Watching people lose their jobs before your very eyes isn't the most pleasant experience, particularly with assorted back-office types blatantly clearing their desks behind the anchors.
Hats off to the presenters for carrying on, apparently without a hint in their faces or voices that anything was amiss.
Apart, that is, from this rather gruesome exchange as time ran out.
Male presenter: Fancy a spot of diving?
Female presenter: Yes, I fancy some diving.
Male presetenter: But there are no cliffs here.
Female presenter: Are you sure about that?
Poor buggers.
'Fascists dress in black and go round telling people what to do, where as priests.....'
I thought you were off the drink Ronnie?
"No, I drink to help me mind my own business....can I get you one? (c) Ronnie Drew
Despite their claims that Setanta Sports Ireland would be able to show Premier League next season it looks like they are about to lose the Irish rights as well. The Monday night games have been sold to ESPN today and the Premier League are looking for bids for the 3 o'clock Saturday games.
http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2009/...n_setanta.html
RTE haven't got two shillings to rub together at the moment but I'm sure they will make a bid to get the games back on Teilifis Eireann.
"There's man all over for you, blaming on his boots the fault of his feet" - Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot
ESPN have bought the rights to the games Setanta Uk broadcast into Ireland (staurday evening, monday etc). Sky Sports also hold rights for the Republic of Ireland market (the same as their British rights)
The Saturday 3pm kick offs are totally seperate, and still owned by Setanta Ireland. These can't be bought by a TV station that broadcats into the UK (or can't block UK viewers from seeing them)
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You're right that they are currently owned by Setanta Ireland but if you read the link you will see that the Premier League are looking for bids for those games. I assume they don't expect Setanta to have the money to pay the next instalment.
You're correct that technically TV3 or RTE are the only likely possibilities but someone like ESPN could easily create a standalone channel that would only show the games in Ireland - I don't think they will go to that trouble though. If the local bids are not accepted then the games may not be shown at all.
"There's man all over for you, blaming on his boots the fault of his feet" - Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot
ESPNA is freee with the sports package at the moment. (I believe). On Aug 3rd the channel will be going off air & replaced by |ESPN @ £9 per month. At least thats the deal in England
ESPN A is curretly part of the Setanta package.
From next month, its stand alone
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It seems that RTE and TV3 really are strapped for cash - Setanta Ireland have won back the rights to Saturday 3pm kick-off games for a bid of about €4m according to the Irish Times.
"There's man all over for you, blaming on his boots the fault of his feet" - Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot
Preume Setanta will to lower the price of their subscription, surely.
Wonder if these games will be shown on Setanta Ireland which is part of the basic NTL/Chorus package? or will be it by subscription on Setanta 1
Always look on the bright side of life
Sky + ESPN take over broadcast rights for the SPL: http://www.scotprem.com/content/defa...7990&back=home
Will be shown on Setanta Ireland.
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