Setanta going off air tonight

[RM-Taylor]

Reading through Digital Spy, it appears Setanta Sports and it's channels will be gone from midnight

 

[coventrygull]

 

[murraymints4brighton]

good riddance.

 

[Bluejuice]

I don't think that's likely.

When ITV digital collapsed they still broadcast everything they were scheduled to for something like 6 months after everyone knew it was game over.

It would only happen if the company lost EVERYTHING and wasn't physically able to broadcast. And as shit as their portfolio of sport is there's still enough to interest outside parties with an eye on making waves in the market who could pump a bit of money in to keep things ticking over before thieving whatever could potentially prove profitable

 

[RM-Taylor]

Digital Spy Forums - View Single Post - Setanta considering handing back TV contracts, what do you think will go where?

 

[Deleted User X18H]

What about RACING UK??

 

[grummitts gloves]

Lets hope so. Make them give all their footy back to Sky so we only have to pay once!!

 

[element]

Under the guise of 'choice', punters were asked to pay more for what they had already been getting, as in the Sky/Setanta carve up, so not too troubled to hear it's gone tits up...

 

[Safeway]

Lets hope so. Make them give all their footy back to Sky so we only have to pay once!!

'WE' being those that are able to HAVE Sky. :

 

[Bluejuice]

Sky can't have all their footie anyway, they've already got the maximum they're allowed next season.

The few games Shitanta do have would have to be broadcast by somebody else if they were to sell them off/give them away. And do you think it'll be to a free to air broadcaster? Will it balls

 

[BrightonBiatch]

wat a bummer i do love my UFC wat will i watch now when i cant sleep?

 

[RM-Taylor]

What about RACING UK??

Racing UK survives:

Racing UK will survive if Setanta goes under Bazalgette - Horse Racing News | Racing Post

 

[RM-Taylor]

Sky can't have all their footie anyway, they've already got the maximum they're allowed next season.

The few games Shitanta do have would have to be broadcast by somebody else if they were to sell them off/give them away. And do you think it'll be to a free to air broadcaster? Will it balls

I think BSkyB will have all the Premier League games next season, and from the 2010/11 season one of the packages will be sold elsewhere.

Very much doubt they'd be free-to-air.

 

[element]

wat a bummer i do love my UFC wat will i watch now when i cant sleep?

'Literacy for 14 year olds'?

 

[sams dad]

I'll miss their coverage of the Blue Square Premier .

 

[Easy 10]

ESPN could make a move. They've been looking for a foothold in the UK market, wouldn't be surprised to see them come in and buy up Setanta's packages.

 

[Deleted User X18H]

'WE' being those that are able to HAVE Sky. :[/QUOT

Some of us have Sky and Setanta!!!

 

[RM-Taylor]

ESPN could make a move. They've been looking for a foothold in the UK market, wouldn't be surprised to see them come in and buy up Setanta's packages.

That's a possibility but I doubt they'd take on all of their programming. It could also mean that ESPN Classic would no longer be free-to-air

 

[The Uninvited Guest]

If it goes at least we'll see the England games.

 

[alex_brighton]

so who will have the IPL next year?