Comments on: Fox Soccer Channel Missing Out on Champions League http://www.epltalk.com/fox-soccer-channel-missing-out-on-champions-league/605 Daily News & Analysis of the English Premier League Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:03:19 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: soccerTV http://www.epltalk.com/fox-soccer-channel-missing-out-on-champions-league/605#comment-1479 soccerTV Fri, 23 Feb 2007 19:13:00 +0000 http://www.epltalk.com/2007/02/21/fox-soccer-channel-missing-out-on-champions-league/#comment-1479 Setanta issued a press release about a month ago regarding its share of the EPL games for the U.S. market. <br/><br/>Setanta Sports USA and Setanta Broadband will have the Monday night games (usually at 3pm Eastern/12noon Pacific) starting with the 2007-2008 season.<br/><br/>FSC ran into a problem that will evetually affect other soccer TV networks that prefer to be part of digital tiers or sports packs.<br/><br/>Once a channel becomes available on over 90% of cable and satellite TV systems, it can only grow its subscriber revenues on the order of 3-5% each year. <br/><br/>Unfortunately, soccer TV rights fees for the most expensive products are growing in excess of 20% each year.<br/><br/>FSC simply cannot afford to keep exclusive US TV rights to EPL anymore, as its projected revenue growth simply does NOT match the projected rights fee growth.<br/><br/>Eventually (in 3 to 5 years), GolTV will run into the same problem. Setanta issued a press release about a month ago regarding its share of the EPL games for the U.S. market.

Setanta Sports USA and Setanta Broadband will have the Monday night games (usually at 3pm Eastern/12noon Pacific) starting with the 2007-2008 season.

FSC ran into a problem that will evetually affect other soccer TV networks that prefer to be part of digital tiers or sports packs.

Once a channel becomes available on over 90% of cable and satellite TV systems, it can only grow its subscriber revenues on the order of 3-5% each year.

Unfortunately, soccer TV rights fees for the most expensive products are growing in excess of 20% each year.

FSC simply cannot afford to keep exclusive US TV rights to EPL anymore, as its projected revenue growth simply does NOT match the projected rights fee growth.

Eventually (in 3 to 5 years), GolTV will run into the same problem.

]]> By: twd3lr http://www.epltalk.com/fox-soccer-channel-missing-out-on-champions-league/605#comment-1477 twd3lr Fri, 23 Feb 2007 01:47:00 +0000 http://www.epltalk.com/2007/02/21/fox-soccer-channel-missing-out-on-champions-league/#comment-1477 "After seeing what games FSC has on this weekend it's safe to say they are missing out on the EPL."<br/><br/>No lie! Let's see. On Setanta this weekend we have:<br/>Fulham vs Manchester United<br/>Liverpool vs Sheffield United<br/>Middlesbrough vs Reading <br/>Wigan Athletic vs Newcastle United<br/>Chelsea vs Arsenal (League Cup Final)<br/><br/>On FSC we have:<br/>Charlton Athletic vs West Ham United<br/>Watford vs Everton<br/>Tottenham Hotspur vs Bolton Wanderers<br/>Blackburn Rovers vs Portsmouth<br/><br/>Tottenham v. Bolton should be fun, but I'll pass on the rest of FSC's offerings. “After seeing what games FSC has on this weekend it’s safe to say they are missing out on the EPL.”

No lie! Let’s see. On Setanta this weekend we have:
Fulham vs Manchester United
Liverpool vs Sheffield United
Middlesbrough vs Reading
Wigan Athletic vs Newcastle United
Chelsea vs Arsenal (League Cup Final)

On FSC we have:
Charlton Athletic vs West Ham United
Watford vs Everton
Tottenham Hotspur vs Bolton Wanderers
Blackburn Rovers vs Portsmouth

Tottenham v. Bolton should be fun, but I’ll pass on the rest of FSC’s offerings.

]]> By: EPLNFL http://www.epltalk.com/fox-soccer-channel-missing-out-on-champions-league/605#comment-1472 EPLNFL Thu, 22 Feb 2007 12:41:00 +0000 http://www.epltalk.com/2007/02/21/fox-soccer-channel-missing-out-on-champions-league/#comment-1472 After seeing what games FSC has on this weekend it's safe to say they are missing out on the EPL. After seeing what games FSC has on this weekend it’s safe to say they are missing out on the EPL.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.epltalk.com/fox-soccer-channel-missing-out-on-champions-league/605#comment-1468 Anonymous Thu, 22 Feb 2007 01:35:00 +0000 http://www.epltalk.com/2007/02/21/fox-soccer-channel-missing-out-on-champions-league/#comment-1468 FSC's quality of games has been a constant topic on this forum. The reality is tat their production is attrocious, and their are getting second hand games from EPL, second hand games from Italy, and MLS games(college soccer incl.). And that's about it. With no Champions League, La Luga, and the cream of the crop from the Premiership, FSC is doomed of being the "third best soccer channel in America".(out of 3, that is).<br/> On a different note: Liverpool and Rafa absolutely schooled Barca today at Camp Nou. It was a fantastic victory, with the appropriate irony of goalscorers, and golf-swinging celebrations.<br/> This was the best response to all the criticism in the press. The team stuck together and Rafa deserves all the credit for it. The idiots from FFF last night wanted to crucify Bellamy. Bellamy's response today was magnificent. We are all humans, after all and we all make mistakes. Not to condone whatever happened in Portugal, but some comments in the press were absolutely extreme.<br/> 5 times champions of Europe is no joke! An amazing club with amazing traditions. If we could only win the Premier league within my lifetime... FSC’s quality of games has been a constant topic on this forum. The reality is tat their production is attrocious, and their are getting second hand games from EPL, second hand games from Italy, and MLS games(college soccer incl.). And that’s about it. With no Champions League, La Luga, and the cream of the crop from the Premiership, FSC is doomed of being the “third best soccer channel in America”.(out of 3, that is).
On a different note: Liverpool and Rafa absolutely schooled Barca today at Camp Nou. It was a fantastic victory, with the appropriate irony of goalscorers, and golf-swinging celebrations.
This was the best response to all the criticism in the press. The team stuck together and Rafa deserves all the credit for it. The idiots from FFF last night wanted to crucify Bellamy. Bellamy’s response today was magnificent. We are all humans, after all and we all make mistakes. Not to condone whatever happened in Portugal, but some comments in the press were absolutely extreme.
5 times champions of Europe is no joke! An amazing club with amazing traditions. If we could only win the Premier league within my lifetime…

]]> By: The Gaffer http://www.epltalk.com/fox-soccer-channel-missing-out-on-champions-league/605#comment-1467 The Gaffer Wed, 21 Feb 2007 19:51:00 +0000 http://www.epltalk.com/2007/02/21/fox-soccer-channel-missing-out-on-champions-league/#comment-1467 Simon,<br/><br/>I think twd3lr was referring to the Monday EPL matches going from FSC to Setanta. twd3lr, correct me if I'm wrong.<br/><br/>I checked in with ITVN a few weeks ago about the On-Demand service and the chances of that being ready by the beginning of next season, but they had no news to report. That could be good news or bad news.<br/><br/>Cheers,<br/>The Gaffer Simon,

I think twd3lr was referring to the Monday EPL matches going from FSC to Setanta. twd3lr, correct me if I’m wrong.

I checked in with ITVN a few weeks ago about the On-Demand service and the chances of that being ready by the beginning of next season, but they had no news to report. That could be good news or bad news.

Cheers,
The Gaffer

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