[Archived] Credit Crunch To Hit Football?

[T4E]

ESPN have got all 46 games for next season, and 23 per season for 2010-2013.

So what channel will that be on? Will they create one?

[American]

Eurosport.

[only2garners]

Eurosport.

The article also says that the matches will be retailed to Sky customers at extra cost - in other words you will be able to extend your Sky contract to include them if you want.

[T4E]

Eurosport.

[jodrell]

How much will it cost the scoucers to play their get out of jail card?. There are a few takes on the situation from the BBC.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/ro...l_walks_on.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8114377.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8055814.stm

[EwoodGlory]

Apparently Setanta will go off air at 5pm. All over for them according to an employee of theirs.

[T4E]

Apparently Setanta will go off air at 5pm. All over for them according to an employee of theirs.

I'm watching, waiting............

[Billy Castell]

I'm watching, waiting............

...............for you to justify my love. Or my subscription fee at least.

[EwoodGlory]

I'm watching, waiting............

6pm now .

Setanta Sports News will cease broadcasting at 6pm, it has been confirmed.

The channel, which is produced by ITN, was a joint venture between Setanta Sports and Virgin Media.

56 editorial and production jobs jobs were created at ITN's Gray's Inn Road headquarters when the channel launched in 2007. Setanta and Virgin Media started the joint venture to fill the gap in Virgin Media's channel lineup left by the departure of Sky Sports News in the now-resolved Sky Basics dispute.

200 jobs have been lost across Setanta's British operations as a result of today's collapse.

If you are a subscriber you don't need to cancel, they will not be collecting anymore money.

[EwoodGlory]

And it's gone

[doctorryan]

You'll need to take a trip to the US or Canada now if you want to watch them.

[T4E]

I can still watch Setanta Ireland.

[doctorryan]

So they only went dark in the UK? That's barely worth getting worked up about. They still hold their North American PL rights and I'm assuming the same is true for the southern half of Ireland. The Irish channel is the original one, correct?

[Hasta]

I can still watch Setanta Ireland.

Setanta Sports News had gone bump when I got in from work at 6pm.

[Ronin]

ESPN America is still going too.

[T4E]

Setanta Sports News had gone bump when I got in from work at 6pm.

All the Setanta named channels bar Ireland have gone.

[doctorryan]

Setanta staying on the air in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, USA, Canada & Australia. So most of us won't notice any difference whatsoever.

[gumboots]

Setanta staying on the air in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, USA, Canada & Australia. So most of us won't notice any difference whatsoever.

Except that at least one of our posters works for them.

[doctorryan]

Bummer..........

Sorry about that.

[philipl]

Ofcom get their teeth into Sky

This suggests that any growth in the PL's money in future is going to have to come from geographic expansion.

And with Seri A getting its act together and all the biggest names in Spain, that is getting to be a much tougher proposition than it has been previously.

[philipl]

Pinnacle's bid to buy Southampton collapsed today leaving them in administration, minus 10 points and minus a buyer.

Freddie Sheppard having pocketed £134m for the exiting shareholders when he sold Mike Ashley a steaming pile of poo and debts has reportedly offered £60m to buy Newcastle back.

I loved the comment from a distraught Geordie that the club was worth less than Christiano Ronaldo. Yep, about right.