Could they do that though as ESPN is already part of the Sports Package, be a decent gesture if Sky leave it as a non extra payment channel,

Could they do that though as ESPN is already part of the Sports Package, be a decent gesture if Sky leave it as a non extra payment channel,

 

It will be an additional monthly subscription (as Setanta was on Sky) - it was mentioned on the news somewhere, nit sure which channel or what time, I just remember them mentioning it

Could they do that though as ESPN is already part of the Sports Package, be a decent gesture if Sky leave it as a non extra payment channel,

I don't think SKY will be interested in doing any gestures, no doubt ESPN will bump up the amount it currently charges SKY for the rights to broadcast their channels. I wiould imagine ESPN will require a seperate monthly subscription. Unlike Setanta though, ESPN have got serious money to chuck at it, and hopefully their service will be better than that of Setanta, which always looked very amateurish.

 

I expect thatif things go well for ESPN, then they will seriously rival SKY in bidding for the live TV packages when the whole lot are next up for auction, which'll be interesting

I don't think SKY will be interested in doing any gestures, no doubt ESPN will bump up the amount it currently charges SKY for the rights to broadcast their channels. I wiould imagine ESPN will require a seperate monthly subscription. Unlike Setanta though, ESPN have got serious money to chuck at it, and hopefully their service will be better than that of Setanta, which always looked very amateurish.

 

I expect thatif things go well for ESPN, then they will seriously rival SKY in bidding for the live TV packages when the whole lot are next up for auction, which'll be interesting

 

PS - Decent gesture - why the fck should they?

Also be intresting to see what happens over here, at the moment all the games are on FOX.

I've just rang up Virgin Media to tell them I wanted to cancel my package due to the demise of Setanta, basically I told them that if I wanted to watch PL matches now, then I would have to subscribe to SKY via them, so I may as well go direct to them. Hey presto they've given me Skysports free for 3 months, which is nice..........so it's not all bad!

 

I asked the bloke on the other end of the phone how ESPN would go to market, he said they didn't have the foggiest yet, but the general thought was that ESPN would release a new "subscription" channel - so in effect it wouldn't be a lot different to the Setanta set up

ESPN SOCCER CHANNEL

 

 

 

EAT MY GOAL!!!

So a new ESPN subscription

 

All decent boxing on PPV at ?15 a pop

 

Racing UK is going to be ?20 a month

 

and people said Setanta were shite and a rip off

 

not good

Setanta has ceased broadcasting in Great Britian, according to the channels now!

aye

 

and racing uk and ESPN America has gone off

 

"please call sky on such a number to upgrade your package"

 

utter cunts

 

i hope sky go bust

Dana White has said the UFC will be on Bravo til the end of the current Sultana deal (end of the year) so I'm a happy bunny as i never got round to signing up to sultana probably would've done in time for UFC 100

Dana White has said the UFC will be on Bravo til the end of the current Sultana deal (end of the year) so I'm a happy bunny as i never got round to signing up to sultana probably would've done in time for UFC 100

 

Americanised shite.

 

Pride was well better, just two blokes in a ring knocking the fuck out of each other, instead of the WWF stylee homo-erotic build up

Americanised shite.

 

Pride was well better, just two blokes in a ring knocking the fuck out of each other, instead of the WWF stylee homo-erotic build up

 

Pride was better but is sadly no more.

 

Hopefully BAMMA on Bravo can come good meaning the UFC isn't the only fish in the pond as Affliction is a dead duck and no ammount of Donald Trumps money can change that

whats gonna happen to racing uk?

aye

 

and racing uk and ESPN America has gone off

 

"please call sky on such a number to upgrade your package"

 

utter cunts

 

i hope sky go bust

 

Don't hold your breath

Don't hold your breath

 

aye, its never going to happen.

 

Homer, ?20 a month apparently

aye, its never going to happen.

 

Homer, ?20 a month apparently

 

 

ouchy!

If Satanta has gone to the wall, who's going to take the presents to the dyslexic kid's Christmas party?

aye

 

and racing uk and ESPN America has gone off

 

"please call sky on such a number to upgrade your package"

 

utter cunts

 

i hope sky go bust

 

If Sky go bust - we and many others clubs will follow pretty sharpish