Setanta screwed?

[robslappa]

I have raised many questions about the viability of setanta and of tv rights in general, there is no way a football game between Wigan and Bolton is worth £3-4m+ to a domestic broadcaster, it is a huge bubble and sooner or later it will burst. if the recession is prolonged Sky itself could well go under just like Setanta, though it seems they have some control over costs but I just dont understand how they can keep up what is clearly an uneconomical model

 

ITV Digital

Setanta

Sky ??

 

watch this space.

 

I read somewhere that Sky are doing well out of the recession. Instead of going out for a meal and a trip to the pictures, people are staying and watching a film on sky. It's supposed to be boom time for them.

[Wor Horse]

How ever much they spout shite, Sky will always be the top sports broadcaster.

 

They've worked it at for years and are good at what they do.

[Maldini]

I don't think they're good, they're just hegemonous.

[RoboRiise]

I read somewhere that Sky are doing well out of the recession. Instead of going out for a meal and a trip to the pictures, people are staying and watching a film on sky. It's supposed to be boom time for them.

 

 

I have a few mates that had got Sky already and then got Setanta for the extra sports. The recession hits and they can't justify two TV packages - guess which one goes? That's another reason they're in the shit right there.

 

I watch their sports broadcasts via the internet, so not only do I not give a fuck about them, I'm probably part of the problem too. Ho hum.

[Guest Dog Chaser]

Glad to see the back of Setanta if they do go, it's just made it more expensive to watch premiership football, the only plus side was that when Liverpool played on Setanta i had to go to the pub to watch it.

[loadsoftrophies]

Setanta have until the weekend to sort their shit out, the companies who were behind them have already consisdered their money a write off so it looks pretty bad.

[hamstrung]

MIght cancel the direct debit.

[Tyler Durden]

They best not turn it off before the UFC shows on saturday night the clowns

[Wor Horse]

Their football coverage is shite.

[Tyler Durden]

Their football coverage is shite.

 

So is sky's to be honest, they show a million different shots of the crowd/manager/clouds while goals are flying in a corners taken.

[Wor Horse]

I'd say Setanta are worse for that, they're constantly showing the crowd during the game and they have no choice of commentators, it's just that cliche'd wanker and the scottish twat every week.

[JohnBull]

Is this all because Xabi Alonso canceled his subscription ....?

[Dan Vito Corleone]

As every day goes by they seem less and less likely to survive. They've tried to bite off more than they can chew.

[Preston Red]

I heard on Radio Quiet (Radio 2) news before that they've even stopped taking subscriptions.

 

£3m in the red and they've yet to pay the Premiership for last season's coverage.

[rebel23]

this will cost us maybe £5m, considering the amount of times we were on there last season and what they pay for the TV channel. not great news is it when the club are losing money

[hamstrung]

Someone else will pick up the package.

[Randy Marsh]

I don't like to see any company going bust and people losing jobs, but if any company deserves it then its Shitanta. Awful product. We only got a picture 20% of the time, the rest it was just a blank screen as the signal was shite. When we rang up it took fuckin ages to get through, only to be told they will send a signal boost which does fuck all. Awful customer service, impossible to cancel. I must admit I did not have a hige problem with their coverage, bar nob heads like Sherwood and McMoneyman, as it's nice to have the occasional break from Sky. But we hardly got to see a game anyway and ended up having to run up the pub 20minutes in as we had no picture. They have got what was coming to them.

[Brownie]

I work for a credit card company and apparently there's been several queries in work today regarding Setanta and possible liquidation.

 

Imminent!

[silverlining]

They are now no longer accepting new subscribers (as of today)

 

This is normal practise for a company that is about to call in administrators

[rargh]

MIght cancel the direct debit.

 

I deffo am. The cheeky cunts better hadn't take my money after going out of business! Gutted, no more UFC, no boxing and no more Bundesliga.

 

Will we see a return of Prem Plus? That was better - £50 for the whole season.

[1892-LFCWasBorn]

Anyone know how much we're gonna lose potentially in revenue next season if the inevitable happens to Setanta?

 

I'm guessing that the games that Setanta had rights to are gonna go back to Sky.

 

This can't be good news for us, even though I fucking hate Setanta.

[Trumo]

I deffo am. The cheeky cunts better hadn't take my money after going out of business! Gutted, no more UFC, no boxing and no more Bundesliga.

 

Will we see a return of Prem Plus? That was better - £50 for the whole season.

 

 

That's a blessing in a way because the Bundesliga commentator is shit. You could counter by watching with the sound off, but half the time you don't even have the picture.

[George Costanza]

Good.

 

Also Its about fucking time top level football was back on Terrestrial television. Not that i watch many other teams nowadays, nowhere near what i used to, but one premiership game should be live on the BBC or ITV every week. Its fucking scandolous that someone (the government or governing body) has let pay tv buy all the rights up. Hopefully one day soon, football's greed will come back ond bite right on the fucking ass. It amounts to not much more than protistution now, sell to the highest bidder.

[odris]

I am gutted this is happening, finally got Setants the other week to watch the footy and UFC and now they are soon to be closing. Fuck sticks.

[sir roger]

Good.

 

Also Its about fucking time top level football was back on Terrestrial television. Not that i watch many other teams nowadays, nowhere near what i used to, but one premiership game should be live on the BBC or ITV every week. Its fucking scandolous that someone (the government or governing body) has let pay tv buy all the rights up. Hopefully one day soon, football's greed will come back ond bite right on the fucking ass. It amounts to not much more than protistution now, sell to the highest bidder.

 

I'm not sure it will lead to more terrestrial coverage unfortunately , the stories I have read suggest that Sky & ESPN are at the forefront to take up the slack.