Setanta teetering on the edge of oblivion

Analoguesat

Analoguesat

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Setanta are right on the edge of going bust, and all channels could be switched off anytime in the next few days.

Accountancy firm Deloitte is reported to be on standby to put Setanta into administration

_http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/media/article6445881.ece

_http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/5462796/Setanta-faces-final-whistle-over-bills.html

Get ready to stop those direct debits lads n lasses & keep an eye on the forum - if they go bust we will get the news up as soon as we can....
 
Yep, they're up s*** stream without a paddle!
 
Doesn't worry me. I got the package with Racing UK, only watched it when my local Blue Square team were on.
 
well i think espn will buy them out once there in administration

i called them other day to cancel and got offered 6.50 for next 3 months nice i wont have to pay now as they'll be no more

mines on my credit card so I'll have to call my bank and stop it if they do go bust

also what will happen to espn america as i hope they go on there own if setanta is disolved
 
Hmm just seen this on the DS forum


I tried to subscribe to setanta yesterday for the england match after being sent a offer for £3.33 for 3 months and was told by the rep on the phone "sorry but we are not taking any new subscriptions at the moment"
 
Interesting one this,wonder what will happen to SPL matches.Personally i hope that Sky step in.At least there maybe a chance of SPL in HD!!!.Only hope that sky can buy the SPL contract and not the Setanta brand!.
 
I know this sounds very naughty, and it probably is. But this is what I have been for a while now. I have been taken advantage of Setanta's minimum month contracts.

Pay Setanta, then the entitlements last a few months. Disable EMM on my linux box/cccam. Dont pay for 2 months...then when the entitlements are due to run out I have enabled the EMM and payed up for a months worth of pay........and so on
 
I have had setanta free for 10months on the freeview platform, thankgod it is going the quality is so rubbish but if free why not ?

:P
 
I hope they go real soon REAL soon, a bunch of chancers!
 
i think i pay 12 .99 a month, they even take out a different times in the month which i do not like .. just shows you the offers they can do .. i ll be watching this one ..
 
to be honest...i am one of setantas very few fans:-

Live UFC
Live Boxing
Live French Football, Live German, Live SPL, Live EPL, Live USPGA Golf, Live Internationals

Racing UK - Live racing every day
ESPN - Live US sports everyday
Celtc Tv, Rangers TV, Liverpool TV, Arsenal TV
Setanta News
Setanta Golf...

dont know why people complain for what it costs.

If people think its a good thing for Sky to have a whole monopoly...they need their head read
 
yes setanta has been good for things like boxing as sky wouldn't have shown many of the fights setanta has.

also where else would we get get french , dutch, german football as sky aren't interested in it.

i think the price and the connection charge has put many off subscribing as 28 pound is alot for the 1st month
 
Analoguesat said:
Hmm just seen this on the DS forum


I tried to subscribe to setanta yesterday for the england match after being sent a offer for £3.33 for 3 months and was told by the rep on the phone "sorry but we are not taking any new subscriptions at the moment"
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I reckon tomorrow will be the day, since the deadline for the SPL payment is on Monday and also on a practical level it is the beginning of the wokring week.
 
Yup - I wouldnt be at all surprised if the administrators are called in tomorrow - and at that point the channels will almost certainly be pulled off the epg.
 
It's just been posted on DS that their Freeview boxes are being taken off shop shelves. Has to be Monday, has to be.
 
dasteelman said:
I know this sounds very naughty, and it probably is. But this is what I have been for a while now. I have been taken advantage of Setanta's minimum month contracts.

Pay Setanta, then the entitlements last a few months. Disable EMM on my linux box/cccam. Dont pay for 2 months...then when the entitlements are due to run out I have enabled the EMM and payed up for a months worth of pay........and so on
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Nice but Dim
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Not so dim after all :D
 
Salty25 said:
I reckon tomorrow will be the day, since the deadline for the SPL payment is on Monday and also on a practical level it is the beginning of the wokring week.
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the SPL payment has been made by the SFA to all the clubs...so looks like the SFA are gonna be in the crap
 
Setanta survive for the time being:

_http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/media/article6458205.ece


Its only a matter of time though - they are 700 000 subscribers short of what they need to survive and theres no football on over the summer, so folks cancel.
 
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