Guest GreekSoussou Posted April 8, 2005 Share Posted April 8, 2005 Hopefully they can strike a deal, because worrying about online feeds is not fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziaka Posted April 20, 2005 Author Share Posted April 20, 2005 It's official: On April 26, 2005 at 6.00 a.m. E.T., Setanta Sports USA will be available on DIRECTV, 18 hours per day. The first event is Champions League Semi-Finals, 1st Leg, LIVE. In August 2005, Setanta Sports USA will be a 24 hour channel. (From Setanta web site) The channel on DirecTV will be a stand alone channel that will cost $ 11.99 USD per month. Quite expensive if you ask me, considering that we get Gol TV and Fox Soccer Channel as part of our channel packages. Also, according to the Setanta web page, some events will be sold as exclusive events, and will only be available on Closed Circuit TV only. So in effect we can forget about watching our NT games on our TV's at home. :tdown: :tdown: :tdown: I for one will not be geting the channel until few things happen. First they have to become available on Dishnetwork, and second they have to include all the games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziaka Posted April 20, 2005 Author Share Posted April 20, 2005 Also Setanta has a survey out seeking information. If you want fill it out and tell them you want Setanta Sports on Dishnetwork bundled in one of the packages. Here is a link to the survey: Setanta Survey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiro Posted April 21, 2005 Share Posted April 21, 2005 Ziaka, Thanks for all the good work. I responded to the survey. I will also wait and see what kind of programming they will have and then aplause them. Thanks again... Please read on and check out the email I received today regarding Setanta sports: Setanta Sports USA to launch on April 26 ---------------------------------------- Setanta Sports USA, a premium subscription channel owned and operated by Irish sports TV production company Setanta Sport Limited, will launch on Tuesday April 26 at 6am Eastern Daylight Time. Setanta Sports USA will feature LIVE coverage of the English Football League Championship Division, selected UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup matches, European World Cup and European Championship qualifying, the German Bundesliga match of the week, and delayed coverage of many games involving England's Manchester United and Chelsea. Setanta Sports USA will have EXCLUSIVE English-language coverage of the AC Milan vs PSV UEFA Champions League Semifinal First Leg match on April 26 at 2:30pm ET/11:30am PT. (ESPN2 will NOT air this match.) Setanta Sports USA will be available on DirecTV Channel 615 for $11.99 each month to residential customers and $100 each month to commercial establishments. As Ziaka said, no word on coming to Dishnetwork any time soon. Nor they are any guarranties that games of greek interest will be on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziaka Posted April 21, 2005 Author Share Posted April 21, 2005 Spiro I think some of the exclusive events that sell very well on the Closed Circuit TV will continue to be available at bars only. Sadly, I think this will include the Greek NT games. That's just my opinion and I could be wrong. We will just have to wait and see on what kind of programming they will have. As for it being available on Dishnetwork, I used to exchange e-mails with one of Setanta's guys, and he told me few months ago that Dishnetwork is hard to negotiate with, and that they want everything at reduced pricing. He also told me that Dishnetwork would not show any interest unless the new Setanta channel showed Greek and Portuguese league games. Having said all that, it might be a good idea to bombard Dishnetwork with requests to add this channel to their lineup. Also tell them you want it as part of one of their packages, such as Top 180 package that allready has Gol Tv and Fox Soccer Channel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziaka Posted April 21, 2005 Author Share Posted April 21, 2005 Here is a story from yahoo.com: Setanta Sports Launches on DIRECTV as a Premium Subscription Service April 26, 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GreekSoussou Posted April 25, 2005 Share Posted April 25, 2005 Great stuff Ziaka thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziaka Posted May 30, 2005 Author Share Posted May 30, 2005 And starting June 1, Setanta USA will also be available through Globecast World TV satellite provider. Same price as on DirecTV ($11.99). I hope they are negotiating with Dishnetwork. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GreekSoussou Posted June 7, 2005 Share Posted June 7, 2005 Was the game on Setanata Directv for the Turkey game?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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