ESPN

[Huntley & Palmer]

General lolz at Sky TBF

[Silver Fox]

ESPN can afford to not make a ton of money initially as they are owned by Disney, a luxury Setanta could ill aford. Also, ESPN are selling subs via Sky, whereas Setanta were completely standalone.

[AthleticoSpizz]

ESPN have no requirement for their own call cente as they will use SKYs

something will have to give somewhere.

An even worse Sky call centre?

All of this pay per view has a lot to answer for, regarding the lack of our NATIONAL Teams TV coverage on terrestrial tv (footy, Ruggers and right now Cricket )

[Royalee]

Looking forward to watching this new channel, it'll probably be better than Setanta if they put the hockey on there as well.

[AthleticoSpizz]

Looking forward to watching this new channel, it'll probably be better than Setanta if they put the hockey on there as well.

You wont miss the "grass roots" footy then?

[Royalee]

I shall miss the odd giggle at Oxford's expense, but I'm sure there are more productive things I could be doing like scratching my backside...

[AthleticoSpizz]

I shall miss the odd giggle at Oxford's expense, but I'm sure there are more productive things I could be doing like scratching my backside...

You surprise me Royalee

[Royalee]

I shall miss the odd giggle at Oxford's expense, but I'm sure there are more productive things I could be doing like scratching my backside...

You surprise me Royalee

How so?

[Platypuss]

ESPN (and ESPN HD) will be free to Virginmedia subscribers on the XL package from Monday.

[Silver Fox]

Pcunts!

[Compo's Hat]

Setanta was free on that as well to be fair.

[meeky_no9]

The reason ESPN had decided o buying it is that over the pont in usa, they are mad for engllish premier league football
as they will broadcast it over to the usa for a fee.
+ espn and sky are all owned by News International who also own fox and all the major newspapers in the US and UK

[Terminal Boardom]

Sure m8, you'll defo pull out there dressed as a black man.

PS
I actually hate American's.

racist

[Terminal Boardom]

I shall miss the odd giggle at Oxford's expense, but I'm sure there are more productive things I could be doing like scratching my backside...

Or giving BR a noshing

[Silver Fox]

The reason ESPN had decided o buying it is that over the pont in usa, they are mad for engllish premier league football
as they will broadcast it over to the usa for a fee.
+ espn and sky are all owned by News International who also own fox and all the major newspapers in the US and UK

I'm not going to bother pulling out the specific inaccuracies but let it be known that is one epic FAIL you've managed there meeky

[Rev Algenon Stickleback H]

The reason ESPN had decided o buying it is that over the pont in usa, they are mad for engllish premier league football
as they will broadcast it over to the usa for a fee.
+ espn and sky are all owned by News International who also own fox and all the major newspapers in the US and UK

I'm not going to bother pulling out the specific inaccuracies but let it be known that is one epic FAIL you've managed there meeky

as some do need things spelling out...

The Americans are not mad about English football. It is popular among fans of the game, but it's still very much a niche sport (or a "nich" one, as they say)

The rights ESPN have bought don't give them the right to show games in the USA, just in the UK.

ESPN is owned by Disney, not News International.

News International doesn't own all the popular newspapers in the UK. It only owns the Times and the Sun. It the USA it only owns The New York Post, The Wall Street Journal and some local papers in the New York area.

Other than that, he was spot on though.



As it happens, ESPN does seem to be going for football in a big way. Premier League, SPL, Bundesliga (up to 5 live games a week), Dutch League (2 a week), Russian League (2 a week), Portuguese League and MLS all being covered.

Other than that, and some US sports, the only other sport I know they are covering is Aussie Rules football.

Like Setanta, it is free with the main Virgin Media package. From being very skeptical about it initially, it's starting to look a decent channel.

[Huntley & Palmer]

Pcunts!

in HD as well at no additional cost. Virgin Media > Sky

[handbags_harris]

As it happens, ESPN does seem to be going for football in a big way. Premier League, SPL, Bundesliga (up to 5 live games a week), Dutch League (2 a week), Russian League (2 a week), Portuguese League and MLS all being covered.

That's enough to make me subscribe.

[comeonthebiscuitmen]

its fu*king shit

I want to watch Reading games in the pub

and i cant - ever since setanta started showing prem games at the same time as championship games are being broadcast on sky its been oxf*rd imposible to get a pub to put championship games on.

I live in merseyside so the chances are that everton or liverpool or one of he big teams will be playing in the espn match

whaddaya know - Newcastle Utd V Reading is at the same time as an everton match!

its got nothing to do with competition it just makes people pay twice for sky sports - its fukking ridddiculous!!!!!!

[Rev Algenon Stickleback H]

its fu*king shit

I want to watch Reading games in the pub

and i cant - ever since setanta started showing prem games at the same time as championship games are being broadcast on sky its been oxf*rd imposible to get a pub to put championship games on.

I live in merseyside so the chances are that everton or liverpool or one of he big teams will be playing in the espn match

whaddaya know - Newcastle Utd V Reading is at the same time as an everton match!

its got nothing to do with competition it just makes people pay twice for sky sports - its fukking ridddiculous!!!!!!

It's got nothing to do with Setanta or ESPN either. They didn't decide they wanted to show premiership games at 5.15. The premier league decided to offer games at that time as they'd make more money by making more slots available.