Comments on: Latest News from EPL Talk http://www.epltalk.com/latest-news-from-epl-talk/283 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: Anonymous http://www.epltalk.com/latest-news-from-epl-talk/283#comment-555 Anonymous Wed, 23 Aug 2006 15:19:00 +0000 http://www.epltalk.com/2006/08/14/latest-news-from-epl-talk/#comment-555 Since the next US TV rights for the EPL will most likely be split between Setanta and FSC next year and Setanta will most likely use it's own production team to televise the games to the UK, Ireland, and US, will FSC be incline to use the Sky Sports feeds rather than the TWI feeds? If Setanta steps up to the plate and provides better EPL coverage; 1/2-1 hour pregame, halftime, and 1/2-1 houe postgame; then FSC should do the same by paying more for the Sky Sports feeds including the HD feed. Get rid of the TWI feed and get the Sky Sports HD & SD EPL feed. Since the next US TV rights for the EPL will most likely be split between Setanta and FSC next year and Setanta will most likely use it’s own production team to televise the games to the UK, Ireland, and US, will FSC be incline to use the Sky Sports feeds rather than the TWI feeds? If Setanta steps up to the plate and provides better EPL coverage; 1/2-1 hour pregame, halftime, and 1/2-1 houe postgame; then FSC should do the same by paying more for the Sky Sports feeds including the HD feed. Get rid of the TWI feed and get the Sky Sports HD & SD EPL feed.

]]> By: The Gaffer http://www.epltalk.com/latest-news-from-epl-talk/283#comment-482 The Gaffer Fri, 18 Aug 2006 00:39:00 +0000 http://www.epltalk.com/2006/08/14/latest-news-from-epl-talk/#comment-482 The exec from Fox Soccer Channel postponed the interview until next week, unfortunately.<br/><br/>The good news is that it gives you more time to submit your questions on this blog posting. I'll try and ask as many of them as possible.<br/><br/>Cheers,<br/>The Gaffer The exec from Fox Soccer Channel postponed the interview until next week, unfortunately.

The good news is that it gives you more time to submit your questions on this blog posting. I’ll try and ask as many of them as possible.

Cheers,
The Gaffer

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.epltalk.com/latest-news-from-epl-talk/283#comment-437 Anonymous Wed, 16 Aug 2006 18:22:00 +0000 http://www.epltalk.com/2006/08/14/latest-news-from-epl-talk/#comment-437 Here's a suggestion, utilize Fox Sports World Canada talent (Carlos/Jeremy/Bobby) for pre-game, mid-game and post game EPL analysis because FSC has obvously hired children to produce/direct their filler programming with grating announcers is highly irritating stuff that will drive dedicated viewers to Setanta...screaming. Here’s a suggestion, utilize Fox Sports World Canada talent (Carlos/Jeremy/Bobby) for pre-game, mid-game and post game EPL analysis because FSC has obvously hired children to produce/direct their filler programming with grating announcers is highly irritating stuff that will drive dedicated viewers to Setanta…screaming.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.epltalk.com/latest-news-from-epl-talk/283#comment-422 Anonymous Wed, 16 Aug 2006 04:10:00 +0000 http://www.epltalk.com/2006/08/14/latest-news-from-epl-talk/#comment-422 I would want to thank FSC for their dedication and willingness to keeping the EPL on the air, even if it means splitting games with Setanta. If you back up to the bigger corporation of Fox, we should feel pretty lucky that we have a channel dedicated to soccer which most likely loses money in a very niche market in the U.S. <br/><br/>The changes over the past year at FSC shows that having this channel is by no means a guaranteed thing in the future. <br/><br/>I would ask does FSC make money? (I'm guessing no, which precipitated the Setanta deal) I would want to ask how FSC fits into the longer-term strategy at Fox. Are they dedicated to the EPL and a soccer specific station long term? What is the content strategy over the next few years? (leagues, EPL, Euro 2008)... And has the larger Fox network given FSC an ultimatum to increase viewership, become profitable, or else..... I would want to thank FSC for their dedication and willingness to keeping the EPL on the air, even if it means splitting games with Setanta. If you back up to the bigger corporation of Fox, we should feel pretty lucky that we have a channel dedicated to soccer which most likely loses money in a very niche market in the U.S.

The changes over the past year at FSC shows that having this channel is by no means a guaranteed thing in the future.

I would ask does FSC make money? (I’m guessing no, which precipitated the Setanta deal) I would want to ask how FSC fits into the longer-term strategy at Fox. Are they dedicated to the EPL and a soccer specific station long term? What is the content strategy over the next few years? (leagues, EPL, Euro 2008)… And has the larger Fox network given FSC an ultimatum to increase viewership, become profitable, or else…..

]]> By: The Gaffer http://www.epltalk.com/latest-news-from-epl-talk/283#comment-413 The Gaffer Tue, 15 Aug 2006 23:47:00 +0000 http://www.epltalk.com/2006/08/14/latest-news-from-epl-talk/#comment-413 Good questions. Keep 'em coming. <br/><br/>My interview with the Fox Soccer Channel exec is scheduled for Thursday night (I'll publish the interview on Sunday night, so I can get back to my Sunday night release schedule).<br/><br/>Cheers,<br/>The Gaffer Good questions. Keep ‘em coming.

My interview with the Fox Soccer Channel exec is scheduled for Thursday night (I’ll publish the interview on Sunday night, so I can get back to my Sunday night release schedule).

Cheers,
The Gaffer

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