Louis Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 Failed to pay the Scottish FA £3m for tv rights.. £40m payment owed to English FA expected not to make it. The article below states many clubs are facing a shortfall. Everton could lose out on additional TV money if Setanta go bust. http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/busi...icle6458205.ece Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 That's not good when we rely on the TV money to buy players Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowensda Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 Bad for Everton Good for me...no more bellend Burley!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted June 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 or Sherwood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmatt Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 they were/are showing half the europa league games this year tho guys... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubecula Posted June 9, 2009 Report Share Posted June 9, 2009 As much as I sympathise with a company who were willing to take on Sky Sports at their own game, I think that them going under could be better in the long run as terrestrial tv may take up the slack on euro competitons, and that is free to watch. The loss of income from Setanta will be missed though, especially by some of the smaller clubs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted June 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2009 I hope the UFC gets picked up terrestrially, SKY will just put them all on pay per view. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DangerMouse Posted June 10, 2009 Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 Hmmmmm I dont see how Setanta going belly up is good for the viewing public.... back to the days of Pay per View on sky I think.... so they can fuck right off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
efcdom Posted June 10, 2009 Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 ffs. every decent fight is gonna b on sky now. and even more of the rs manure rent boys and the arse will b on sky. whip round any1?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted June 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 Apparently the reason Setanta struggled is because they didn't have enough of the Big 4 games ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brazil Banks Posted June 10, 2009 Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 As much as I sympathise with a company who were willing to take on Sky Sports at their own game I was under the impression that Setanta were owned by Sky? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c1982 Posted June 10, 2009 Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 I was under the impression that Setanta were owned by Sky? No, a competitor - as much competition as accrington stanley to man.ure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brazil Banks Posted June 11, 2009 Report Share Posted June 11, 2009 My mistake - Murdoch has shares in Setanta. Possibility for Sky to swoop in and "rescue" Setanta at the last minute? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DangerMouse Posted June 11, 2009 Report Share Posted June 11, 2009 (edited) Sky wont be allowed to "buy" Setanta under European competition rules......... they could however just let them go bust and hope a continental channel come in and buy up Setanta's rights..... would probably only get shown on pay per view here then... Giving Sky license to do the same..... They can aslo "rent" the license from Setanta....how this is allowed I dont know as surely its more or less the same thing.... Under the same rules Sky are not allowed to own "all" the right to show live Premiership games..... Edited June 11, 2009 by DangerMouse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted June 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2009 Apparently ESPN are interested. I wouldn't be opposed to that. FoxSports are another one interested apparently. They're also owned by Murdoch so don't know how that works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adpom Posted June 11, 2009 Report Share Posted June 11, 2009 Apparently ESPN are interested. I wouldn't be opposed to that. FoxSports are another one interested apparently. They're also owned by Murdoch so don't know how that works. As long as they have English commantaters an we dont get the SEM-I finals reather them Semi finals, or any of the other crap american puns they use for there "soccer". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubecula Posted June 11, 2009 Report Share Posted June 11, 2009 On the teletext tonight ESPN are reported as saying they have not shown or are showing any interest. <_< I am not sure who to believe here. I suspect they may have intimated an interest, and when the reality of the situation hit home they back peddled away from it. I think Setanta are in a real mess. Lord knows what will happen now and how much of a knock on effect it will have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DangerMouse Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 Why offer millions now..... just wait and hope they go bust....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zequist Posted June 22, 2009 Report Share Posted June 22, 2009 Update. Setanta's EPL package was auctioned off today, and ESPN bought it (just the EPL part of it, not the SPL or anything else). http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id...and&cc=5901 The article keeps repeating that it's UK rights only, so I guess that means we won't get any extra games stateside out of this (rats!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubecula Posted June 23, 2009 Report Share Posted June 23, 2009 Apparently the games will be sold to BSkyB. So this is a 'middle man' type of thing. I can see what will happen. "I can't afford to go to the match and I can't afford to watch it on the tv either. When is the ladies rugby being shown?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DangerMouse Posted June 23, 2009 Report Share Posted June 23, 2009 I wonder if Pay per View will return................. they can fuck right off... I had enough of that.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted June 23, 2009 Report Share Posted June 23, 2009 http://www.teamtalk.com/football/story/0,1...5397682,00.html Oh dear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted June 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2009 Apparently the games will be sold to BSkyB. So this is a 'middle man' type of thing. I can see what will happen. "I can't afford to go to the match and I can't afford to watch it on the tv either. When is the ladies rugby being shown?" It's against competition law apparently.. ESPN are trying to get it on virgin apparently.. It's a shame none will go on free to air channels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DangerMouse Posted June 24, 2009 Report Share Posted June 24, 2009 Im sure it will pop up on both to be honest as a pay per view channel......... someone on talk sport earlier talking about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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