Setanta going HD?

high heels

I see on Setanta Canada they are now HD...
http://www.setanta.com/ca/

Is Ireland going HD? Maybe it wasent a good idea for RTE to get the magners league I would of paid and all for the HD channel..

Manc-Red

high heels wrote: »

I see on Setanta Canada they are now HD...
http://www.setanta.com/ca/

Is Ireland going HD? Maybe it wasent a good idea for RTE to get the magners league I would of paid and all for the HD channel..

If they go HD in the next 2 years in Ireland i'll eat my hat.

Minstrel27

Setanta in Canada is not owned by the same people that own Setanta Ireland. Is this correct?

Dman001

Sabloss own a 40% share in Setanta Ireland, and own 100% of Setanta Sports North America.

high heels

Minstrel27 wrote: »

Setanta in Canada is not owned by the same people that own Setanta Ireland. Is this correct?

Its all ran out of Dublin.. All in the same building.. Dont know who gets the money from it all.. But it looks like its the same company?

icdg

Dman001 wrote: »

Sabloss own a 40% share in Setanta Ireland, and own 100% of Setanta Sports North America.

Foriegn companies are not allowed own majority stakes in Canadian broadcasters. In fact Rodgers Communications owns the majority (54%) or so stake in Setanta Canada.

Setanta no longer operates direct-to-home in the US, Setanta USA closed back in March.

STB

high heels wrote: »

I see on Setanta Canada they are now HD...
http://www.setanta.com/ca/

Is Ireland going HD? Maybe it wasent a good idea for RTE to get the magners league I would of paid and all for the HD channel..

RTE will be HD in 2011 terrestrially. I would imagine that it will especially geared towards sports coverage. And its free to air.

Sizzler

Manc-Red wrote: »

If they go HD in the next 2 years in Ireland i'll eat my hat.

Would you like some ketchup to go with that :P:confused:

http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/setanta-scores-a-first-in-highdefinition-revolution-2339299.html

wrote:

THE high-definition (HD) revolution continues with news that the sports channel Setanta Ireland is to launch a HD channel in January 2011, becoming the first indigenous broadcaster to use HD.

Initially the channel will be available on UPC's cable platform with a launch on satellite at a later date.

The station will be taking the lead from Sky and focusing on its major events first, with the emphasis on football and Gaelic games.

"High-definition channels have become established over the past couple of years and HD is rapidly becoming the standard in sports broadcasting. We are delighted to be the first Irish channel to make the move to HD," said Michael O'Rourke, the broadcaster's co-founder and chief executive.

"Sports content shows off HD at its best. In 2011 our HD viewers will be able to see the Barclays Premier League, the FA Cup, the Champions League and the Europa League, plus the pinnacle of Setanta's 2011 rugby coverage will be the Rugby World Cup with all games live in high definition," he added.

"We are thrilled to be able to broadcast Irish sport in HD. This will include the 2011 Allianz National League GAA football and hurling as well as domestic soccer action including the Setanta sports cup. It is important to thank UPC for providing us with a platform to launch the HD channel. Their support has meant that we can launch the HD channel earlier than expected and it will be a great addition to their existing HD channels."

UPC chief executive Robert Dunn was equally pleased with the move to HD.

"This partnership underlines our commitment in using cutting-edge technology to help produce and distribute outstanding content and the HD format is adding a new dimension to home entertainment for our customer base," he said.

Anyone who has watched television, especially sport, in standard definition and then watched the same broadcast in HD will testify to the startling difference in quality and, with TV3 planning to build a HD-compatible studio, it is a space to watch.

watty

No mention of that RTE is Starting HD this year (2010) and RTE & TG4 should be mostly HD before TV3* launches HD at all?
No mention that the MINIMUM spec for Ireland's DTT platform, Saorview, is HD (technical launch 31st October 2010, Full Public Launch 2011) to accomodate ALL the main Irish Channels in HD, without a subscription, just via the existing TV aerial?
No mention that almost HD sets sold in Ireland from 2011 are likely to work on TV aerial in Digital and shortly in HD for the indigenous broadcasters.

Setanta is only Pay TV and Sport, hardly a representative Indigenous Broadcaster, and likely to be 2nd Indigenous Broadcaster to HD.

We will see what happens by January 2011.


(*TV3 who have consistently refused to meet their licence conditions and only broadcast on 80% terrestrially as they won't pay the going rate for full coverage, TV3 who are the worst example of Indigenous Broadcasting, all their decent stuff is ITV or imports)

Manc-Red

Sizzler wrote: »

Would you like some ketchup to go with that :P:confused:

http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/setanta-scores-a-first-in-highdefinition-revolution-2339299.html

Onions too please lol

icdg

Thread already about this over in Broadcasting.