Setanta teetering on the edge of oblivion

[dasteelman]

Racing UK still running. As it's (or was) part of the Setanta package, presumably they're going their own way (?)

on setanta website...the other channels are at this moment staying within the setanta package...ie racng uk, liverpoool etc

[Llew]

There's a fire sale going on now, so I expect RUK will go with them. Where, who knows. It'll need a provider if it emerges as a stand-alone channel.

[dasteelman]

ESPN have a cracking opportunity....

[2cvbloke]

So, are there now about a million ice scrapers out there now?

I have to say, it really does whiff of the ITV Digital fiasco from all them years ago, buying the rights to things they couldn't actually pay for...

[Analoguesat]

All Setanta channels are still on air at the moment as far as I can tell. Presumably they will stay on air for as long as possible. ESPN might pick up a couple of them for whatever new plans they have for the football next season.

[Analoguesat]

ESPN have confirmed that they will have an HD service for at least some of their Prem games:

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[Analoguesat]

UFC have terminated their broadcast agreements with Setanta.

_http://www.ifight365.com/2009/06/ufc-terminates-agreement-with-setanta-sports/

favourites to pick these up are Bravo or ESPN

[Jmal555]

As soon as ESPN America is in another package than Setanta, I'll cancel my subscription... the only reason I bought the Setanta package, was ESPN America and UFC.

[wannabee]

As of 3.30pm today.. Setanta sports Uk have gone into Adminastration..

No great surprise but still sad to see..

They will still be broadcasting on air for the next few days

Lets see what happens after that..

[Analoguesat]

Prediction - all channels off air by the end of the week.

[wannabee]

All channels off the air as of 6 pm today..

Sad day indeed..

[Markjose]

when tried to access the UK version of the website all i had got was this page wich is making me laugh :P

[dasteelman]

only setanta sports 1 NI /IRE and setanta sports ireland will continue

[Markjose]

setanta off the air now

[Analoguesat]

Yup Setanta 1 & 2 are carrying ceased trading in Great Britain info cards. Rangers & Celtic are is at black level. Racing UK is still on air. Setanta News is on a SSN holding card. Screengrabs coming later

[Analoguesat]

Info cards:

[wod]

espn america still going which is good news for me as its apparantly broadcast out of setanta irelands dublin base,

ah well now setanta has gone, aljazeera sport for the european football now

analoguesat some pics i got of the setanta screens for you

[Analoguesat]

Lol - got there as well by ignoring the missus asking if Id make a cuppa

[Markjose]

Info cards:

One more info card

[wod]

the channels are still encrypted as just tried my multiroom receiver and espn america and the setanta channels are still encrytped

[wod]

so is everyone happy now that setanta has gone bust as there was a lot of it on another forum which is full of sly fanboys

something that did make me laugh was that racing uk going alone and to charge 20 a month for the channel

[Analoguesat]

BTW lads - Setanta Ireland is currently ftv (11584H)

[wod]

lol you not watching the tennis instead as murray is what scottish, looks nice on bbc hd

[wod]

so apart from overbidding on rights what else caused setanta downfall, is there really a market for two sports broadcasters in the uk ?

or has bskyb got too much of a hold on the pay tv market, as there is no one to compete with them.

i think setanta could have survived if they had left epl football alone as they had a good lot of sports on the channels they had recently added ipl cricket, had all the european football except serie a rights, spanish already tied up with Sky. started to show some nba games, ufc was covered well and gaining an audience .

now lets see what espn do as we know they have the resources and experience of broadcasting all over the world.

[dasteelman]

ESPN are no Setanta. They are powerful and this is the perfect opportunity to put a foothold in the UK, especially with the monday night football