Hammer
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8113702.stm
What a crock of shit Setanta really is. I hope Sky obtain the SPL rights tbh, although ESPN are offering more money and are never going to go under being Disney backed, Sky have shown they can provide a polished product to a wider audience.
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Cosmo
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How is this going to work, are they going to offer it as a free service on an ESPN channel on sky, or are they going down the Setanta route and you have to subscribe?
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Richie B
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Subscribe, I think. I'm sure I read that anyway 
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Richie B
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Yep...
ESPN said in a statement it had "reached an agreement for its coverage to be retailed by Sky to residential and commercial customers", who will pay extra to view the games.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8113702.stm
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Hammer
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How is this going to work, are they going to offer it as a free service on an ESPN channel on sky, or are they going down the Setanta route and you have to subscribe?
They're speaking to folk like Virgin Media as well so they can show it on as many places as possible.
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Cosmo
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Just like Setanta then...
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Edd
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hopefully sky get the spl
but tbh i dont see them wanting it
[Edited on 23-06-2009 by Edd]
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Cosmo
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Why dont the SPL just create a channel and show the games themselves? If individual clubs can manage it then surely a league can?
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Edd
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its the SPL we are talking about cosmo
the guys in charge of it couldnt run a bath
David Murray predicted this would all happen but the smaller teams voted against going with sky(which at the time was a very good deal)
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quote:
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Why dont the SPL just create a channel and show the games themselves? If individual clubs can manage it then surely a league can?
No lump some in that. 
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Danny P
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Just like Setanta then...
Thats exactly what I thought when I first read it. I give it a season before it all goes tits up again.
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Hammer
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Originally posted by Edd
hopefully sky get the spl
but tbh i dont see them wanting it
[Edited on 23-06-2009 by Edd]
Their bid must be a giant hoax then. Keep up 
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Hammer
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Just like Setanta then...
Difference being Setanta used to have a small cupboard in the STV studios in Glasgow when they started. ESPN are absolutely massive and are backed by Mickey Mouse.
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Danny P
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Thats true, and they will have a shed load more cash that Shatanta, but I doubt they'll want to be losing ££££'s every season.
Guess it all depends on what the coverage is like. Wonder if they will have adverts at every free-kick and thrown in like they do in the USA
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Whats the latest news on the England and FA Cup games? Does Setanta still have them for now?
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Cosmo
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Setanta were losing £100m a season werent they? According to one thing I read anyway.
I cant see Mickey Mouse wanting to miss out on some nice pieces of cheese to fund a losing battle.
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Danny P
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Whats the latest news on the England and FA Cup games? Does Setanta still have them for now?
IIRC they will go to ITV, was a clause in the contract or summat.
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Cosmo
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England games should never of gone to Shitanta anyway.
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Danny P
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All England games should be on terrestial (sp) TV.
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Maybe the Yanks will commentate on it themselves imagine the exciting wordings.....
"Man! he fires towards goal!"
"What a play"
"Man Utd are heading strong in deeeefence"
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quote:
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Originally posted by Edd
hopefully sky get the spl
but tbh i dont see them wanting it
[Edited on 23-06-2009 by Edd]
Their bid must be a giant hoax then. Keep up
what bid?
because a paper said so
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Hammer
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Nah because the SPL have said so heid the baw 
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Edd
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source?
if true apologies but i cant see it anywhere bawheid
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Hammer
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I read it in a report on digitalspy or something, Lex Gold was quoted. I would have no problem believing a broadsheet newspaper anyway like The Guardian who have also reported it.
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could be good!
will they have games in hd?
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