Guest Craig_NUFC Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Gone into administration http://news.stv.tv/scotland/104328-setanta-goes-into-administration/ Edit: They lost UFC this morning too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 What a fucking gimp you are, James. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 The Irish broadcaster Setanta Sports has gone into administration after failing to make a number of payments to sporting organisations. The administrator Deloitte said that it would shortly cease broadcasting to customers in Great Britain but would continue to operate elsewhere. They said they would immediately stop collecting subscription payments. Two hundred employees involved with the British operations have been made redundant. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 I'm £12.99 up! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Gone into administration http://news.stv.tv/scotland/104328-setanta-goes-into-administration/ Edit: They lost UFC this morning too lol, load of shite company. Bye bye, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 So ESPN... what packages do you get them on? Think that's what everyone wants to know. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BONTEMPI Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 I'm £12.99 up! I got it for free, shame as I liked the golf only channel. Back to tarmacing peoples drives for that lot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 So ESPN... what packages do you get them on? Think that's what everyone wants to know. Read Chez's post, they've come to an agreement with Sky for a new channel, and are negotiating with other UK platform providers, who would be Virgin, BT, and Top-Up TV. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 So ESPN... what packages do you get them on? Think that's what everyone wants to know. Read Chez's post, they've come to an agreement with Sky for a new channel, and are negotiating with other UK platform providers, who would be Virgin, BT, and Top-Up TV. Ah, right. Hope to fuck Virgin get it on their XL package... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest geoffasenna Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 so happy hated setanta from the start, shit studio and coms and most of all steve mcmananan, and there arseholes when it came to cancelling it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToonTastic Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 So ESPN... what packages do you get them on? Think that's what everyone wants to know. Read Chez's post, they've come to an agreement with Sky for a new channel, and are negotiating with other UK platform providers, who would be Virgin, BT, and Top-Up TV. Ah, right. Hope to f*** Virgin get it on their XL package... Isn't it already on, I've got a few ESPN channels. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 going to look now... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElDiablo Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 We get ESPN classic on Sky+, not sure about anything else. I'm trying to feel not bothered because it concerns the Premiership, but I know i'll still want to watch shit loads of games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToonTastic Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/digitaltv/a161622/virgin-media-confirms-espn-talks.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Only have ESPN America atm and it says I aren't subscribed anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToonTastic Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Only have ESPN America atm and it says I aren't subscribed anyway. Yeah that was the one I was thinking of. But isn't there the package with the other name you get with Setanta ? NASN Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Only have ESPN America atm and it says I aren't subscribed anyway. Yeah that was the one I was thinking of. But isn't there the package with the other name you get with Setanta ? NASN I can't even see any channels called that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Quite liked lazy Sunday afternoons watching foreign football, plus we got it Free. Doubt I'll be paying to get ESPN. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Hopefully they'll put it on a different transponder to ESPN Classic, which works for about 20secs on my set then breaks up. Not that I give a fuck until next year at least... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decky Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Think those 200 jobs for British operations are in Newry. Unless they keep that call centre for Ireland. Shame for those people. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Setanta Sports News to shut down tonight Tuesday, June 23 2009, 16:47 BST By James Welsh 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. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Definitely a case of running before they could walk anyway. All these different rights they bought and channels they launched when the core element of their business was never good enough or popular enough. They should have concentrated on getting the Premier League coverage and their customer service spot on then perhaps more subscribers would have stuck with them. As it was, the service was an expensive pile of shit that was virtually impossible to get rid of. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decky Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/broadcasting/a161685/setanta-sports-1-to-continue-in-ireland.html Fuck sake! Now ill have to go through the tedious fucking cancellation process. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Phil K Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Couldn't happen to a nicer or more competent channel... I was all for Sky having a bit of competition but they've made a right pig's ear of it from start to finish. Correct. Badly done with utter pillocks at the helm from the start, and they got steadily worse ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 I might watch at 5.55pm, see if there's a "well, thats it, bye!" or just if it goes off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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