Father Ted
11 Apr 2003, 12:57 PM
I havent seen this anywhere else, but this was in today's Irish Times:
http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/finance/2003/0411/2184168629BWSETANTA.html
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excerpts:
The broadcasting firm, Setanta Sports, is set to become the first Irish company to offer a terrestrial television service in Britain.
Setanta has won the contract to broadcast a new sports channel on the Freeview service, which is expected to be in a quarter of British homes within five years.
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Setanta has refused to comment on the deal or its value.
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It is estimated in Britain that by 2008 Freeview could be in six million households, possibly more.
Freeview is the successor to ITV Digital which collapsed two years ago. It has proven popular because it is relatively inexpensive compared with satellite or cable.
...
While Setanta does not have rights to major sporting competitions such as the FA Premier League or the Champions League, it currently holds rights to GAA matches, Scottish Premier League matches and UEFA Cup soccer. It also has access to boxing matches and American sports like baseball and basketball. It is likely to supplement live sport and highlights programmes with sporting programmes from the past.
It is understood the channel will start broadcasting at the end of 2003 or early 2004.
http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/finance/2003/0411/2184168629BWSETANTA.html
(registration required)
excerpts:
The broadcasting firm, Setanta Sports, is set to become the first Irish company to offer a terrestrial television service in Britain.
Setanta has won the contract to broadcast a new sports channel on the Freeview service, which is expected to be in a quarter of British homes within five years.
...
Setanta has refused to comment on the deal or its value.
...
It is estimated in Britain that by 2008 Freeview could be in six million households, possibly more.
Freeview is the successor to ITV Digital which collapsed two years ago. It has proven popular because it is relatively inexpensive compared with satellite or cable.
...
While Setanta does not have rights to major sporting competitions such as the FA Premier League or the Champions League, it currently holds rights to GAA matches, Scottish Premier League matches and UEFA Cup soccer. It also has access to boxing matches and American sports like baseball and basketball. It is likely to supplement live sport and highlights programmes with sporting programmes from the past.
It is understood the channel will start broadcasting at the end of 2003 or early 2004.