Setanta loses it Premiership broadcast rights!

[revelationx]

Setanta loses Premiership rights after missing a payments deadline! :eek:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8109954.stm

Discuss...

[USAUnited33]

Well when ESPN does decide to bid and get these games I hope they promote them and treat them better than they do with MLS games. I bet most of the games they want are earlier in the morning or something because there is no way ESPN will bump all of the college throwball coverage for EPL games on saturdays and sundays during the fall.

[Fabugas]

See the following message on the Setanta US website. Their operations are unaffected...

http://www.setanta.com/global/us.html

It has been announced today by the Board of Setanta Sport Holdings Limited that it has not proved possible to secure the additional financing required to ensure the future viability of certain Setanta businesses in Great Britain. As a consequence, the Board has taken the decision to seek the appointment of Receivers to the parent company, Setanta Sport Holdings Limited, and certain subsidiaries in Ireland, and Administrators to certain English subsidiaries.

Setanta International is not covered by these appointments.
Setanta’s services in the US will continue to trade normally.

Also, it has been widely reported in various media channels, Setanta Sports has had its agreement to broadcast 46 Barclays Premier League matches in the UK terminated.

This development does not affect our channels and other services in the US.

Setanta Sports in the US is a separate operation that has separate agreement to show the Barclay’s Premier League. Our channels and other services in the US continue to broadcast and our subscribers can still enjoy our programming including the Lions Tour of South Africa and the UEFA U21 European Championship.

New customers are welcome to subscribe to watch some of the world’s best soccer and rugby either by contacting our cable and satellite partners or online at www.setanta.com.

We thank you for your continued interest in Setanta Sports and look forward to bringing you a wealth of sport over the coming months and years.

[RichardL]

Well when ESPN does decide to bid and get these games I hope they promote them and treat them better than they do with MLS games. I bet most of the games they want are earlier in the morning or something because there is no way ESPN will bump all of the college throwball coverage for EPL games on saturdays and sundays during the fall.
It'll be a UK channel. It won't be shown in the US. They haven't bought the rights to show games in the US.

[bstafford]

thanks i am going to subscribe to Santana sports today so i can watch good soccer games.

[ovalball]

It'll be a UK channel. It won't be shown in the US. They haven't bought the rights to show games in the US.

Ah, but they have:)--at least according to this article:

http://www.epltalk.com/espn-adds-premier-league-to-soccer-line-up/9899

[Dear_Claudio]

I saw a quote from a Setanta rep that said ESPN now owns the 7:45am EST time slots, starting with Chelsea/Hull on Saturday.

[bstafford]

The U.S. Rights Belong to Fox soccer Channel but espn 360 could be showing the match on line