US Reds and the new season on TV.

[BDB]

from soccertv this morning.

 

English Football

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English FA Community Shield

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Chelsea vs Liverpool

FOx Soccer Channel (US)

TBA (Canada)

Su Aug 13 10am ET/7am PT LIVE

 

English Premier League (EPL)

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Season starts on August 19.

 

No more pay-per-view in the US!

 

Official announcement regarding the identity of

"Channel TBA (US)" will be made

prior to the start of the season.

 

Sheffield United vs Liverpool

"Channel TBA (US)"

Rogers Sportsnet (Canada) - ALL REGIONS

Sa Aug 19 7:30am ET/4:30am PT LIVE

 

Liverpool vs West Ham United

"Channel TBA (US)"

Rogers Sportsnet (Canada) - ALL REGIONS

Sa Aug 26 7:30am ET/4:30am PT LIVE

[Crazy Horse]

I hope to f*** that TBA isn't a satellite-only channel....

[BDB]

Yup it is setanta

 

 

I just received this from Setanta:

 

Hello, and welcome to another edition of the Setanta Newsletter. We are proud to announce the arrival of the English Premier League on Setanta Sports! This year these matches will be available in homes as never before! We are also happy to announce the Euro Qualification schedule for bars and clubs. On Setanta Sports (channel 615, available on DirecTV), we'll have these particular Euro Qualification matches (the ones listed below) delayed and also have many more Euro Qualification matches LIVE, schedule coming soon). On the channel we also have the French and Dutch Leagues as new additions to our line-ups, as well as Champions League, ManU TV, ChelseaTV, Coca Cola Championship, Carling Cup, Scottish League, and more! In addition, we're the only real Rugby channel, with all the best Rugby, see below for details! Monday Night GAA is also now available in homes all over the United States. The GAA is also LIVE on Setanta Broadband.

English Premier League (on the channel!)

 

Saturday

745am et 1 match (US only) LIVE

 

10am et 2 matches - 1st and 3rd choice, 1st choice LIVE

12pm et 3rd choice delayed at noon (a great fixture at this live time would be put LIVE on an alternative DTV channel)

 

Sunday

830am et LIVE

 

Wednesday (8 -10 times / year) LIVE

- - - - -

 

Euro 2008 Qualification matches on Setanta Premium

 

These LIVE matches will be at bars and clubs only. However, the following England matches, are also on residential PPV (including cable) in most areas. As previously mentioned, on Setanta Sports (channel 615, available on DirecTV), we'll have these matches delayed and more Euro Qualification matches LIVE -- schedule coming soon.

 

Saturday 2nd, September

England vs. Andorra 12pm et

Poland vs. Finland 2:30pm et

Germany vs. Ireland 2:45pm et

Moldova vs. Greece 2:45pm et

 

Wednesday 6th, September

Macedonia vs. England time tba

Finland vs. Portugal time tba

Russia vs. Croatia 1pm et

Poland vs. Serbia 2:30pm et

 

 

GAA on Setanta Premium (bars and clubs only)

 

These matches will be also shown delayed on Monday nights on the Setanta Sports channel available in homes thru DirecTV, channel 615).

 

Sat 5 August

Football Q/Final Armagh v Kerry 9am et

Football Q/Final Cork v Donegal 11am et

 

Sun 6 August

Hurling - Christy Ring Cup Final Antrim v Carlow 9am et

Hurling S/Final Cork v Waterford 11am et

 

and

 

Sat 12 August

Football Q/Final Dublin v Westmeath 11am et tbc

 

Sun 13 August

Football Q/Final Mayo v Laois 9.10am et tbc

Hurling S/Final Kilkenny v Clare 11am et tbc

 

For people interested in watching the GAA on Setanta Broadband the Gaelic Games coverage will be pay-per-view from the quarter-finals onwards. Customers can purchase a Hurling ticket or Football ticket for $49.95 OR a Championship Ticket (Hurling & Football) for $69.95 or individual matches for $9.95 each. Check out www.setanta.com and click on the Setanta Broadband link for further details.

 

Scottish Premier League on Setanta Premium

 

Sat 5 Aug Rangers v Dundee Utd 10am et

Sun 6 Aug Hearts v Celtic 9am et

Sat 12 Aug Celtic v St.Mirren 10am et

Sun 13 Aug Dunfermline v Rangers 9am et

 

On the Setanta Sports channel in the next week there is a feast of pre-season action featuring many of the top sides in Europe. Get set to Tivo the following action:

 

Sat 5 Aug Amsterdam Tournament FC Porto v Inter Milan 1pm et

Sat 5 Aug Ajax v Man Utd 3.15pm et

 

Rugby Union

 

Tri-Nations Rugby

Sat 5 Aug Australia v South Africa 6am et

Sat 19 Aug New Zealand v Australia 1.30am et

Sat 26 Aug South Africa v New Zealand 9am et

Sat 2 Sep South Africa v New Zealand 9am et

Sat 9 Sep South Africa v Australia 9am et

 

We'll also have Six Nations, Autumn Tour (coming soon), Super 14's, Rugby 7's, Guinness English Premiership, Currie Cup, Heineken European Cup, the Air-New Zealand Cup (30 matches on the channel right now!) and the Powergen Cup.

 

Enjoy the games, and 'til next time!

 

~ Will Lowry

 

newsletter@setanta.com

www.setanta.com

[americanscouser]

awful news to be honest. more football yes, but now i've got to go through the switch back to satellite. though it'll be the best 11.99 i've spent a month

[Guest Scot]

a***

[Nebraska Red]

FSC losing the early saturday games is a big loss.

 

I used to look forward to the peace and quiet at 6.45 am on a Saturday morning.

 

Coffee, a muffin, the paper and LFC on tv.

 

Looks like I will have to stay in bed and look for other entertainment.

[BDB]

http://eplleague.blogspot.com/2006/08/seta...ship.html#links

 

BREAKING NEWS. Setanta Sports has made an agreement with Fox Soccer Channel whereby Setanta will show 90+ live Premiership matches during the 2006/2007 season.

 

While the majority of matches shown during the season will be on Fox Soccer Channel, Setanta has sublicensed the live rights for an estimated 62 Saturday matches, approximately 28 Sunday matches and a selection of mid-week matches.

 

The opening weekend schedule from Setanta is as follows:

 

Saturday, August 19th, 7:45am ET:

Sheffield United v Liverpool

 

Saturday, August 19th, 10am ET:

Arsenal v Aston Villa

 

Sunday, August 20th, 8:30am ET:

Manchester United v Fulham

 

Setanta Sports is available to subscribers on DirecTV.

 

Looking ahead at the first half of the season, Setanta will be showing some huge matches including Chelsea v Liverpool, Arsenal v Spurs, Man Utd v Liverpool, Man Utd v Man City, Everton v Liverpool, and Liverpool v Spurs.

 

Now that we know Setanta will be showing the 7:30am ET Saturday match and the 8:30am/9am ET Sunday match, we can reveal the other matches that Setanta will show:

 

Liverpool v West Ham United (Saturday, August 26, 7:45am ET)

Aston Villa v Newcastle (Sunday, August 27, 9am ET)

Everton v Liverpool (Saturday, September 9, 7:45am ET)

Charlton v Portsmouth (Saturday, September 16th, 7:45am ET)

Chelsea v Liverpool (Sunday, September 17th, 8:30am ET)

Liverpool v Spurs (Saturday, September 23rd, 7:45am ET)

Bolton v Liverpool (Saturday, September 30th, 7:45am ET)

West Ham v Reading (Sunday, October 1st, 9am ET)

Wigan v Man Utd (Saturday, October 14th, 7:45am ET)

Wigan v Man City (Saturday, October 21st, 7:45am ET)

Man Utd v Liverpool (Sunday, October 22nd, 8am ET)

Sheff Utd v Chelsea (Saturday, October 28th, 7:45am ET)

Fulham v Everton (Saturday, November 4th, 7:45am ET)

West Ham v Arsenal (Sunday, November 5th, 8:30am ET)

Man City v Newcastle (Saturday, November 11th, 7:45am ET)

Reading v Spurs (Sunday, November 12th, 8:30am ET)

Man City v Fulham (Saturday, November 18th, 12:45am ET)

Wigan v Aston Villa (Sunday, November 19th, 8:30am ET)

Charlton v Everton (Saturday, November 25, 7:45 am ET)

Newcastle v Portsmouth (Sunday, November 26th, 8:30am ET)

Arsenal v Spurs (Saturday, December 2nd, 7:45am ET)

Man Utd v Man City (Saturday, December 9th, 7:45am ET)

Charlton v Liverpool (Saturday, December 16th, 7:45am ET)

Everton v Chelsea (Sunday, December 17th, 8:30am ET)

Fulham v West Ham (Saturday, December 23rd, 7;45am ET)

 

Setanta will also be showing one of the 10am ET Saturday matches and some mid-week matches.

 

Stay tuned to this blog for more updates today.

[americanscouser]

this smells like a PPV scheme for FSC be interesting to see how it plays out.

[PortlandRed]

I am about ready to explode over this. FSC said they were expanding their EPL coverage on FSC and then they bring in setanta and cancel the pay-per-view. Noit bad for a lot of people since setanta is 11.99 a month on directv. Pay-per-view can be $20+ per. Directv would cost me an extra 25 just to get the same channels I have now and then pay for setanta. Not to mention cancelling my digital cable and paying higher broadband costs.

 

I blame Max Bretos. He's my scapegoat.

[ajit]

I am about ready to explode over this. FSC said they were expanding their EPL coverage on FSC and then they bring in setanta and cancel the pay-per-view. Noit bad for a lot of people since setanta is 11.99 a month on directv. Pay-per-view can be $20+ per. Directv would cost me an extra 25 just to get the same channels I have now and then pay for setanta. Not to mention cancelling my digital cable and paying higher broadband costs.

 

I blame Max Bretos. He's my scapegoat.

 

I'm keeping my cable tv and getting Globecast World tv - just got my dish/ waiting for install on friday. I pay $12 for Setanta only - a la carte and can cancel when the season is over. Better deal than directtv if it works out ok. Will keep you updated

[Martian]

And those of us who have Dish Network get sc***ed.

[JonShar]

I'm keeping my cable tv and getting Globecast World tv - just got my dish/ waiting for install on friday. I pay $12 for Setanta only - a la carte and can cancel when the season is over. Better deal than directtv if it works out ok. Will keep you updated

 

Let me know how that works out, sounds like the way to go.

[Guest lucabrasi]

Is there any way to watch Setanta on the net?

[PortlandRed]

I'm keeping my cable tv and getting Globecast World tv - just got my dish/ waiting for install on friday. I pay $12 for Setanta only - a la carte and can cancel when the season is over. Better deal than directtv if it works out ok. Will keep you updated

 

 

Please do.

[BDB]

not yet for setanta on the net.

 

epltalk has a podcast with shane o rourke from setanta which is good for a listen, he mentions iptv?? and the globecast setup as the 2 current alternatives.

 

http://eplleague.blogspot.com/2006/08/excl...ntas.html#links

[fabfive]

I've got Directv...

 

The cost v cable or Dish is relative. Yes it might cost you $10-20-25 more per month depending on what you have now but you save not having to do the ppv.

 

Last season the ppv package was $299 for the season.. Liverpool were on how many times? I think it's still an overall savings.

 

You also get FSC Espanol for the same cost, which cable or Dish don't give you. Along with Goltv.

 

I think it's better money spent..but I would wouldn't I...lol

[americanscouser]

supposedly all EPL teams have internet distribution rights for all their matches which negates setanta being able to play the games via their broadband option.

 

that podcast does mention something about getting a back and "watching tv over the internet" but it sounds a bit shady to me.

 

can't see anyone else picking up setanta before next season so its directv or bust unless this GlobeTV thing is legit.

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

actually if it is on setanta I'm okay with that, but you won't have to pay for the bars, it says on setanta's webpage that they dont approve of bars charging to watch the games, of course that means nothing to most bars out there.

 

I'd prefer if Setanta used the sky broadcast rather than the poor commentators they've been using for the friendlies.

what it says on their webpage & the truth are poles apart

[BDB]

Okay this ITVN thing is up and going. No feedback yet on it

 

http://eplleague.blogspot.com/

Has a link where you can order the equipment, and there's a 1 year contract at 14.95/month which gets you the setanta channel.

 

 

 

Episode 20 of the EPL Talk Podcast is now available featuring an interview with the executive vice-president from ITVN. During the interview, Joseph Scotti answers all of your questions about how to get Setanta Sports via broadband, discusses how ITVN works, what the quality of the picture will be like and how you can order it before the Premiership starts.

 

Interestingly, the ITVN executive says it was EPL Talk that convinced them to make their Setanta Sports offering available sooner than they anticipated.

 

Meanwhile, in September, ITVN will be unveiling even more enhancements and more channel options. Plus, during the interview, Scotti hints at possible additions in the future for soccer fans.

 

In answer to your questions, ITVN does not include the ability to support the use of digital video recording (a la Tivo). Although it can be done, ITVN does not recommend it.

 

In the meantime, ITVN's customer service can answer your technical questions at 818-591-4186. And if you're ready to order ITVN so you can get the set top box delivered before the Premiership starts, you can call toll-free 866-988-4988 between the hours of 11am-11pm ET (the hours will be expanded beginning September 1). Or, even better, you can order it online right now from the ITVN web site at

[LFC Montana]

Have you read the last bit? All you need is an internet connection, and the set top box thingy, and 14.95 / month gets you the Setanta channel, which is going to be 14.95 on directv as well.

 

Well, I took the plunge and ordered it direct from the itvn.com site - turnaround for delivery is supposedly 2 days - so I should be up and running by Thursday night - looks like the feed is variable between 300mbs and 800mbs - and I'm on a crappy 1500mbps/128mbps ADSL connection - so I'll let those of you on the fence about it know how it works out.

 

Roll on Saturday morning!

[PortlandRed]

Let me know, I may end up having to go that way as well.

[Guest Barne's Rap]

I've just moved to canada so please could someone tell me.....my parents have shaw cable and fox sports (although I missed the charity shield because their dodgy listings did not say that it was on ) -

 

Is rogers sportsnet available through shaw or will I have to go through setanta to watch games?

[Guest scouser^sunny]

I've just moved to canada so please could someone tell me.....my parents have shaw cable and fox sports (although I missed the charity shield because their dodgy listings did not say that it was on ) -

 

Is rogers sportsnet available through shaw or will I have to go through setanta to watch games?

 

 

use the below site mate more accurate then the listing guide...sportsnet should be on shaw

 

http://www.livesoccertv.com/

[Nebraska Red]

7:30am

Setanta USA, Sportsnet All, Sportsnet East, Sportsnet Ontario, Sportsnet Pacific, Sportsnet West

 

Sheffield United vs Liverpool Live EPL

 

bloody Canadians will get the game for free on Sportsnet

[SkippyjonJones]

Well, I took the plunge and ordered it direct from the itvn.com site - turnaround for delivery is supposedly 2 days - so I should be up and running by Thursday night - looks like the feed is variable between 300mbs and 800mbs - and I'm on a crappy 1500mbps/128mbps ADSL connection - so I'll let those of you on the fence about it know how it works out.

 

Roll on Saturday morning!

 

I?ve gone for it as well ? may miss the game Saturday though - depends on delivery speed.

 

My download speed is generally 3500 mbps so I should be fine.

 

I also checkd with them about using a wireless network ? it should be fine as long as you get one of the wireless gaming devices as well for the Ethernet port.

 

I?ll let you know.