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BGonaSTICK · 11-10-06, 03:44 PM

Irish pay-TV company Setanta, which owns the right to broadcast English Premier League soccer matches from August 2007, said yesterday it would offer a subscription channel on the digital terrestrial TV platform Freeview. Setanta won the rights to show 46 top-flight English soccer matches per season for three years in May, while British satellite TV company BSkyB will show 92 matches.

The less well-known Setanta said viewers would be able to subscribe to the channel on a standalone basis without having to pay for a package. Setanta said this standalone deal would mean the cost of watching Premier League matches involving clubs such as Manchester United and Chelsea is “substantially reduced”. Setanta has signed a deal with Top Up TV which offers pay services on digital terrestrial television (DTT).

BSkyB is Britain’s dominant pay-TV company but its long-held monopoly of showing Premier League matches was blocked under a deal between the league and the European Commission which required that rights be split between at least two broadcasters. Privately-owned Setanta has already said its matches will be shown via Sky and NTL through a standalone subscription service.

satsid · 17-10-06, 01:10 AM

hi guys just to add on Setanta for footie now & then,there a few feeds that can show mostly from 3 satellites 16e 10e 12w.these seem 2 be the main 1s i see feeds on this,so its worth keeping an eye on these birds.
sid

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BGonaSTICK Dodgy Geezer Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Brighton Posts: 9,718 Thanks: 3 Thanked 163 Times in 57 Posts	Confirmation - Setanta to show Premier League matches on UK DTT Irish pay-TV company Setanta, which owns the right to broadcast English Premier League soccer matches from August 2007, said yesterday it would offer a subscription channel on the digital terrestrial TV platform Freeview. Setanta won the rights to show 46 top-flight English soccer matches per season for three years in May, while British satellite TV company BSkyB will show 92 matches. The less well-known Setanta said viewers would be able to subscribe to the channel on a standalone basis without having to pay for a package. Setanta said this standalone deal would mean the cost of watching Premier League matches involving clubs such as Manchester United and Chelsea is “substantially reduced”. Setanta has signed a deal with Top Up TV which offers pay services on digital terrestrial television (DTT). BSkyB is Britain’s dominant pay-TV company but its long-held monopoly of showing Premier League matches was blocked under a deal between the league and the European Commission which required that rights be split between at least two broadcasters. Privately-owned Setanta has already said its matches will be shown via Sky and NTL through a standalone subscription service. __________________ Dreambox 7000, Skystar2 PCI, Skystar USB, Fibo 90cm on Moteck SG2100, Triax TD110 multi-LNB. Sky + ART cards. 45.0°E - 58.0°W

17-10-06, 01:10 AM	#2 (permalink)
satsid Feedhunter Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,814 Thanks: 31 Thanked 85 Times in 61 Posts	Re: Confirmation - Setanta to show Premier League matches on UK DTT hi guys just to add on Setanta for footie now & then,there a few feeds that can show mostly from 3 satellites 16e 10e 12w.these seem 2 be the main 1s i see feeds on this,so its worth keeping an eye on these birds. sid