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Analoguesat · 27-05-06, 11:26 PM

Setanta has confirmed plans to offer a new subscription channel via Top Up TV.

The new station - launching some time in the next year - will house its live Premier League games, as well as coverage of the Scottish Premier League.

The broadcaster also intends to launch a broadband offering and roll out its seven-channel portfolio via cable.

"[The DTT channel] will be on a subscription basis," joint chief executive Michael O'Rourke told The Telegraph. "We haven't decided whether people will have to take it for a whole year or for part of a year but people will have to make some sort of commitment."

Setanta also denied reports that it overpaid for the rights - £392 million over four years - allowing it to air 46 games a season beginning in 2007-08.

"The amount we paid was well within the range we had set ourselves," added chief exec Leonard Ryan. "We're very comfortable that we can generate a profit. The press has come out with some crazy break-even numbers. We're not going to say what our break-even point is but it's a reasonable figure."

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Analoguesat manic midlander retired mod Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Scottish Borders Posts: 11,668 Thanks: 21 Thanked 1,339 Times in 990 Posts	Setanta confirms plans for DTT channel Setanta has confirmed plans to offer a new subscription channel via Top Up TV. The new station - launching some time in the next year - will house its live Premier League games, as well as coverage of the Scottish Premier League. The broadcaster also intends to launch a broadband offering and roll out its seven-channel portfolio via cable. "[The DTT channel] will be on a subscription basis," joint chief executive Michael O'Rourke told The Telegraph. "We haven't decided whether people will have to take it for a whole year or for part of a year but people will have to make some sort of commitment." Setanta also denied reports that it overpaid for the rights - £392 million over four years - allowing it to air 46 games a season beginning in 2007-08. "The amount we paid was well within the range we had set ourselves," added chief exec Leonard Ryan. "We're very comfortable that we can generate a profit. The press has come out with some crazy break-even numbers. We're not going to say what our break-even point is but it's a reasonable figure." __________________ Basic forum rules for both satellite & cable: no keys no patches no offering or asking for card shares Anyone pm'ing me for details of card sharing or anything to do with hacking cable will be banned immediately Analogue forever!!