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Setanta Ireland Confirm UPC will have Full F1 2012 Coverage

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  • 24-02-2012 2:58pm
    #1
    ivanc
    Registered Users Posts: 125 ✭✭


    Setanta have confirmed that it will be screening FULL season coverage via UPC at no extra cost. :)

    Clicky


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    joeperry
    Closed Accounts Posts: 527 ✭✭✭joeperry


    Yesssssssss.... that is brilliant and all the practice sessions too :D:D:D


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    #3
    StephenHendry
    Registered Users Posts: 1,146 ✭✭✭StephenHendry


    thats great news, was worried some races might have been put on SS1


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    #4
    marco2068
    Registered Users Posts: 245 ✭✭marco2068


    between the f1 and nascar on free setanta for 3 months, i'm a happy bunny.

    I got the post office offer and they sent me out a sky card for my box and i get motors tv as well for the nationwide nascar:D:D


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    #5
    Infoanon
    Registered Users Posts: 4,621 ✭✭✭Infoanon


    marco2068 wrote: »
    between the f1 and nascar on free setanta for 3 months, i'm a happy bunny.

    Nascar is on Setanta Sports 1 - Premium pay service - unfortunately €180pa is to steep for me...


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    recyclebin
    Registered Users Posts: 3,501 ✭✭✭recyclebin


    marco2068 wrote: »
    between the f1 and nascar on free setanta for 3 months, i'm a happy bunny.

    I got the post office offer and they sent me out a sky card for my box and i get motors tv as well for the nationwide nascar:D:D

    I presume you got it free for three months on Satellite and not on UPC?

    Anyway for those who want to know more about the an post offer for setanta on satellite see here:

    http://www.anpost.ie/AnPost/MainContent/Personal+Customers/Money+Matters/Billpay/Setanta+Sports+Promotion.htm


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    marco2068
    Registered Users Posts: 245 ✭✭marco2068


    recyclebin wrote: »
    I presume you got it free for three months on Satellite and not on UPC?

    Anyway for those who want to know more about the an post offer for setanta on satellite see here:

    http://www.anpost.ie/AnPost/MainContent/Personal+Customers/Money+Matters/Billpay/Setanta+Sports+Promotion.htm

    you presume right.


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    antodeco
    Registered Users, Subscribers Posts: 13,425 ✭✭✭✭antodeco


    Saw the ad there! They're doing the practice too you said? Awesome! Are UPC going to be doing Setanta HD?


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    smurf22
    Registered Users Posts: 71 ✭✭smurf22


    antodeco wrote: »
    Saw the ad there! They're doing the practice too you said? Awesome! Are UPC going to be doing Setanta HD?

    Setanta HD has been on UPC since the end of 2010


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    antodeco
    Registered Users, Subscribers Posts: 13,425 ✭✭✭✭antodeco


    smurf22 wrote: »
    antodeco wrote: »
    Saw the ad there! They're doing the practice too you said? Awesome! Are UPC going to be doing Setanta HD?

    Setanta HD has been on UPC since the end of 2010

    But is it not SD scaled up to HD, as oppose to an actual HD feed?


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    smurf22
    Registered Users Posts: 71 ✭✭smurf22


    antodeco wrote: »
    But is it not SD scaled up to HD, as oppose to an actual HD feed?

    They somtimes show stuff that has been scaled from sd to hd but most of everything they show is full hd, with f1 last year i found that their sound was rubbish compared to bbc but their picture quality was better.


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    belle2e
    Closed Accounts Posts: 56 ✭✭belle2e


    F1 oh great,now where did i leave that paint brush.
    Wat next Carpet Bowls for the elderly.


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    amacachi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,316 ✭✭✭✭amacachi


    belle2e wrote: »
    F1 oh great,now where did i leave that paint brush.
    Wat next Carpet Bowls for the elderly.

    What's wrong with bowls? 2002 U18 Inter-Zone Teams champion here. :pac:


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    antodeco
    Registered Users, Subscribers Posts: 13,425 ✭✭✭✭antodeco


    belle2e wrote: »
    F1 oh great,now where did i leave that paint brush.
    Wat next Carpet Bowls for the elderly.

    I can get onto Setanta and see will they cover ESPN's extreme paint drying for you?


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    westdub
    Registered Users Posts: 690 ✭✭✭westdub


    belle2e wrote: »
    F1 oh great,now where did i leave that paint brush.
    Wat next Carpet Bowls for the elderly.

    I'm sure you you will eventually figure out how to change the channel to something you find interesting like Dancing on ice or a similarly exciting programme ;)


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    heebusjeebus
    Registered Users Posts: 3,783 ✭✭✭heebusjeebus


    When Setanta HD broadcast a HD feed it isn't too bad. There was a soccer match on last week (FA cup or Carling sumpting sumpting) and the HD was passable.
    It's the SD feeds that look god awful on the HD channel.


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    insomniac86
    Registered Users Posts: 148 ✭✭insomniac86


    do they have ads during the races that will really annoy me if they do, i've never watched a race on the setanta channel before i enjoyed the bbc coverage it's a shame they're not doing it this year


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    Minstrel27
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,818 ✭✭✭Minstrel27


    insomniac86 wrote: »
    do they have ads during the races that will really annoy me if they do

    Prepare to be annoyed


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    insomniac86
    Registered Users Posts: 148 ✭✭insomniac86


    thats just stupid and this is why i wanted the sky sports f1 channel cause martin brundle said he'd only commentate if there was a guarentee of no ads during the races, its just pointless you dont see a football match going on an ad break 20 minutes after it kicked off or with any other sport, it just ruins the enjoyment of the sport, think i'll watch it online instead.


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    kksaints
    Registered Users Posts: 4,701 ✭✭✭kksaints


    insomniac86 wrote: »
    thats just stupid and this is why i wanted the sky sports f1 channel cause martin brundle said he'd only commentate if there was a guarentee of no ads during the races, its just pointless you dont see a football match going on an ad break 20 minutes after it kicked off or with any other sport, it just ruins the enjoyment of the sport, think i'll watch it online instead.

    Think at one stage ITV used to do ads during Soccer matches. Remember the was controversey when a goal was missed due to an ad a few years ago. Dont like it myself either.


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    dastardly00
    Registered Users Posts: 13,305 ✭✭✭✭dastardly00


    Will Setanta have any pre- and post-race show?
    Last season I think they just had the BBC commentary feed, anyone care to speculate what they will do this season? Maybe it will be the Sky F1 commentary feed?


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    losthorizon
    Registered Users Posts: 4,565 ✭✭✭losthorizon


    insomniac86 wrote: »
    do they have ads during the races that will really annoy me if they do, i've never watched a race on the setanta channel before i enjoyed the bbc coverage it's a shame they're not doing it this year


    I dont think they had ad breaks last season (not 100% sure). With the BBC gone from certain races however things might change this season.

    The first few seasons Setanta covered F1 there were ad breaks every few minutes maddening. They used to time it with ITVs Ad breaks. :mad:


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    Myrddin
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    losthorizon wrote: »
    The first few seasons Setanta covered F1 there were ad breaks every few minutes maddening. They used to time it with ITVs Ad breaks. :mad:

    If they go that route I just couldn't watch it, even though I recieve the channel. I'd look at other options in that case


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    #24
    Charlie-Bravo
    Registered Users Posts: 5,619 ✭✭✭Charlie-Bravo


    Do RTL do ads? Is there a Spanish/French free to air equivalent with no ads?

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    rua1972
    Registered Users Posts: 171 ✭✭rua1972


    The Belgium channel "Canvas" has F1 without ad breaks. The commentary will put you to sleep though.


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    Minstrel27
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,818 ✭✭✭Minstrel27


    astrofluff wrote: »
    Do RTL do ads? Is there a Spanish/French free to air equivalent with no ads?

    RTL do ads. You wont find a FTA French or Spanish channel showing Formula 1 without adverts.


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    #27
    ivanc
    Registered Users Posts: 125 ✭✭ivanc


    No live BBC coverage until China! See that they've also stopped adding F1 stuff to their RSS feed (For the last two weeks anyway).

    Damn recession!:mad:


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    Northern Monkey
    Registered Users Posts: 1,593 ✭✭✭Northern Monkey


    ivanc wrote: »
    No live BBC coverage until China! See that they've also stopped adding F1 stuff to their RSS feed (For the last two weeks anyway).

    Damn recession!:mad:


    Crap, I was looking forward to the BBC for Australia, looks like it will have to be setanta or the net.


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    icdg
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,512 Mod ✭✭✭✭icdg


    kksaints wrote: »
    Think at one stage ITV used to do ads during Soccer matches. Remember the was controversey when a goal was missed due to an ad a few years ago. Dont like it myself either.

    They never deliberately showed adverts during matches. What happened in that particular case was that an advert was played out by mistake in the middle of a game on ITV HD only, just as England were about to score.

    Formula 1, however, was a different story...


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    kksaints
    Registered Users Posts: 4,701 ✭✭✭kksaints


    icdg wrote: »
    They never deliberately showed adverts during matches. What happened in that particular case was that an advert was played out by mistake in the middle of a game on ITV HD only, just as England were about to score.

    Formula 1, however, was a different story...

    Yeah found the match here. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009/feb/05/itv-fa-cup-coverage. Seemed they used the wrong broadcasting system.


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    lolie
    Registered Users Posts: 2,330 ✭✭✭lolie


    rua1972 wrote: »
    The Belgium channel "Canvas" has F1 without ad breaks. The commentary will put you to sleep though.

    Whats the story with Canvas? Can it be got with Astra19 satellite free to air? If it could be got and has no add breaks it would be better than RTL


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