Comments on: Latest TV Listings for FSC and Setanta Sports http://www.epltalk.com/latest-tv-listings-for-fsc-and-setanta-sports/273 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-tv-listings-for-fsc-and-setanta-sports/273#comment-584 Anonymous Sat, 26 Aug 2006 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.epltalk.com/2006/08/09/latest-tv-listings-for-fsc-and-setanta-sports/#comment-584 I personally think it's good to have more football available here in the US, but as many have said, you have to have satellite for the pick of the matches on Setanta.<br/><br/>The thing is, back in the UK this is exactly how things are all the time there. All live Premiership football is on Sky Sports (satellite) as they own the rights to broadcast in the UK, and it's been killing the game there for the last 13 years.<br/><br/>Very little live football, except the UEFA Champions League, the FA Cup and the odd international match are on terrestrial / network TV over there.<br/><br/>Funny how Sky's a subsidary of News Corporation / FOX and FSC and they can't seem to get the rights over here for the pick of the games... Although I do believe News Corp owns DirecTV, so I can't see cable picking up Setanta as Fox / News Corp are quite happy the way things are with the monopoly they hold here in the US on FSC and DirecTV..<br/><br/>As for those happy with no PPV, as a Man Utd supporter for the last 25 years and British ex-pat, I'd gladly shell out $20 for the pleasure of seeing my team. Now I either have to move apartment just to face south west for DirecTV or make do with the constant Middlesboro / Chelsea / Reading (!!) games FSC seems to keep showing.. I mean, Chelsea live 3 times in 14 days... I personally think it’s good to have more football available here in the US, but as many have said, you have to have satellite for the pick of the matches on Setanta.

The thing is, back in the UK this is exactly how things are all the time there. All live Premiership football is on Sky Sports (satellite) as they own the rights to broadcast in the UK, and it’s been killing the game there for the last 13 years.

Very little live football, except the UEFA Champions League, the FA Cup and the odd international match are on terrestrial / network TV over there.

Funny how Sky’s a subsidary of News Corporation / FOX and FSC and they can’t seem to get the rights over here for the pick of the games… Although I do believe News Corp owns DirecTV, so I can’t see cable picking up Setanta as Fox / News Corp are quite happy the way things are with the monopoly they hold here in the US on FSC and DirecTV..

As for those happy with no PPV, as a Man Utd supporter for the last 25 years and British ex-pat, I’d gladly shell out $20 for the pleasure of seeing my team. Now I either have to move apartment just to face south west for DirecTV or make do with the constant Middlesboro / Chelsea / Reading (!!) games FSC seems to keep showing.. I mean, Chelsea live 3 times in 14 days…

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.epltalk.com/latest-tv-listings-for-fsc-and-setanta-sports/273#comment-364 Anonymous Mon, 14 Aug 2006 08:57:00 +0000 http://www.epltalk.com/2006/08/09/latest-tv-listings-for-fsc-and-setanta-sports/#comment-364 Horrible development for those of us with no ability to switch to directv. Last year I saw almost every Prem match I wanted to but this season I'll miss about 25% of the matches and many of the best games. FSC has screwed over Prem fans just to force people to get directv and setanta. I wish I could drop FSC but it comes in the same package as the much superior Goltv. Horrible development for those of us with no ability to switch to directv. Last year I saw almost every Prem match I wanted to but this season I’ll miss about 25% of the matches and many of the best games. FSC has screwed over Prem fans just to force people to get directv and setanta. I wish I could drop FSC but it comes in the same package as the much superior Goltv.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.epltalk.com/latest-tv-listings-for-fsc-and-setanta-sports/273#comment-307 Anonymous Wed, 09 Aug 2006 18:00:00 +0000 http://www.epltalk.com/2006/08/09/latest-tv-listings-for-fsc-and-setanta-sports/#comment-307 The Sunday game is only any good when you have the top teams playing, that doesn't happen to much as they are all playing in the Champions League and only play on Sunday's when there is no Champions League game in the week. The Sunday game is only any good when you have the top teams playing, that doesn’t happen to much as they are all playing in the Champions League and only play on Sunday’s when there is no Champions League game in the week.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.epltalk.com/latest-tv-listings-for-fsc-and-setanta-sports/273#comment-305 Anonymous Wed, 09 Aug 2006 17:51:00 +0000 http://www.epltalk.com/2006/08/09/latest-tv-listings-for-fsc-and-setanta-sports/#comment-305 you lose all the top matches and dont have a choice to pay ppv prices to get them.<br/><br/>This is not completely true.<br/>The PPV game at 11 on Sunday is now on FSC.<br/><br/>Seems to me we (we being customers with FSC and no setanta) lost two pretty good games (7:30 am and first choice 10:00 am game) to get the (in theory) best game of the week. (11:00 on sunday.)<br/>Not ideal, but not too bad either. you lose all the top matches and dont have a choice to pay ppv prices to get them.

This is not completely true.
The PPV game at 11 on Sunday is now on FSC.

Seems to me we (we being customers with FSC and no setanta) lost two pretty good games (7:30 am and first choice 10:00 am game) to get the (in theory) best game of the week. (11:00 on sunday.)
Not ideal, but not too bad either.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.epltalk.com/latest-tv-listings-for-fsc-and-setanta-sports/273#comment-304 Anonymous Wed, 09 Aug 2006 17:39:00 +0000 http://www.epltalk.com/2006/08/09/latest-tv-listings-for-fsc-and-setanta-sports/#comment-304 The cable companies are the problem, not Setanta. The thing we need to do is to contact our cable companies and demonstrate a demand for Setanta. I'd happily pay an extra $15 a month if I can watch Tottenham more than twice. <br/><br/>Go Spurs!!! The cable companies are the problem, not Setanta. The thing we need to do is to contact our cable companies and demonstrate a demand for Setanta. I’d happily pay an extra $15 a month if I can watch Tottenham more than twice.

Go Spurs!!!

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