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    #1742
    Elmo
    Registered Users Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    It will be interesting to see if Setanta Ireland decide to remove Setanta Ireland from the Basic package of UPC channels.


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    #1743
    ftakeith
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,251 ✭✭✭ftakeith


    Stillhouette wrote: »
    ITV and ZDF currently show the Champions League FTA so why couldn't BT?

    In ireland, we have TV3 and rte2 for the champions league next season

    BT Sport's 'FTA' or second choice live games will be similar to the live games on sky one in the last few years


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    #1744
    Elmo
    Registered Users Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    ftakeith wrote: »
    In ireland, we have TV3 and rte2 for the champions league next season

    BT Sport's FTA live games will be similar to the live games on sky one in the last few years

    So they won't be FTA???


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    #1745
    Stillhouette
    Registered Users Posts: 208 ✭✭Stillhouette


    ftakeith wrote: »
    In ireland, we have TV3 and rte2 for the champions league next season

    BT Sport's FTA live games will be similar to the live games on sky one in the last few years

    What has what we have in Ireland got to do with anything? Also you contradicted yourself.


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    #1746
    ftakeith
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,251 ✭✭✭ftakeith


    Stillhouette wrote: »
    What has what we have in Ireland got to do with anything? Also you contradicted yourself.

    corrected now


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    #1747
    Stillhouette
    Registered Users Posts: 208 ✭✭Stillhouette


    Will it be FTA or 'FTA'?


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    #1748
    kooga
    Registered Users Posts: 2,882 ✭✭✭kooga


    Stillhouette wrote: »
    Will it be FTA or 'FTA'?

    or FTV


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    #1749
    ftakeith
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,251 ✭✭✭ftakeith


    kooga wrote: »
    or FTV

    FTV more likely for digital TV subscribers


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    #1750
    B17G
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,003 ✭✭✭B17G


    channelsurfer2 wrote: »
    it does mention "free to air" - but it could be on freeview only where they have space in the UK. I doubt they will be able to have it free to air on satellite.

    This article talks about Freeview. No firm details yet though.

    http://www.a516digital.com/2015/05/free-to-air-version-of-bt-sport.html

    Next season's Europa League action will be behind a paywall, but what about the final itself? Will it be FTA?


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    #1751
    Joo0
    Registered Users Posts: 417 ✭✭Joo0


    B17G wrote: »
    This article talks about Freeview. No firm details yet though.

    http://www.a516digital.com/2015/05/free-to-air-version-of-bt-sport.html

    Next season's Europa League action will be behind a paywall, but what about the final itself? Will it be FTA?

    I'd say it's the same as the champions league with a limited number of games on BTSPORT Showcase


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    #1752
    icdg
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,574 Mod ✭✭✭✭icdg


    No commitment for FTA Europa League games in either jurisdiction - in Ireland Setanta have exclusive rights.


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    #1753
    muffler
    Registered Users Posts: 45,922 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    B17G wrote: »
    This article talks about Freeview. No firm details yet though.

    http://www.a516digital.com/2015/05/free-to-air-version-of-bt-sport.html
    Thats great. Freeview will suit me fine :)


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    #1754
    ftakeith
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,251 ✭✭✭ftakeith


    muffler wrote: »
    Thats great. Freeview will suit me fine :)

    its freeview not freesat


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    #1755
    lertsnim
    Registered Users Posts: 9,732 ✭✭✭lertsnim


    ftakeith wrote: »
    its freeview not freesat

    A mad suggestion I know, but maybe that poster has Freeview.


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    #1756
    muffler
    Registered Users Posts: 45,922 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    ftakeith wrote: »
    its freeview not freesat
    I know. I have freeview here as Im only about 4 miles from the NI border and its a fantastic picture quality :)

    And the amazing thing is that the aerial must be up on the roof for at least 25 years so I didnt have to get a new aerial when we switched to digital some time ago.


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    #1757
    Elmo
    Registered Users Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    ftakeith wrote: »
    its freeview not freesat

    Even still it is FTA, not on Satellite but it is still FTA.

    I really don't get setanta's view of keeping Setanta Ireland behind a paywall.

    Setanta Ireland has about the same reach as Sky News HQ and yet only gets 0.3% v 1.5% of the audience.

    In terms of Saorview Setanta Ireland could provide a good sports service on a free basis and it would fit with the BAI's decision to give them funding.

    Both BT Showcase and Setanta Ireland would do well to have a sports news service coupled with their Free Live sports.

    I wonder if BT Showcase will be more than just sport?


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    #1758
    Joo0
    Registered Users Posts: 417 ✭✭Joo0


    Elmo wrote: »
    Even still it is FTA, not on Satellite but it is still FTA.

    I really don't get setanta's view of keeping Setanta Ireland behind a paywall.

    Setanta Ireland has about the same reach as Sky News HQ and yet only gets 0.3% v 1.5% of the audience.

    In terms of Saorview Setanta Ireland could provide a good sports service on a free basis and it would fit with the BAI's decision to give them funding.

    Both BT Showcase and Setanta Ireland would do well to have a sports news service coupled with their Free Live sports.

    I wonder if BT Showcase will be more than just sport?
    SetantaSports News UK didn't last long last time round!
    Can anyone else see btsport buying out Setanta sometime in the future?


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    #1759
    Elmo
    Registered Users Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    Joo0 wrote: »
    SetantaSports News UK didn't last long last time round!
    Can anyone else see btsport buying out Setanta sometime in the future?

    Yes but it had FTA competition with Sky Sports News behind a paywall now.

    Be interesting to see how the BAI would deal with giving BT Sports licence fee funding of that happened. Would it be worth it for BT?


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    #1760
    ftakeith
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,251 ✭✭✭ftakeith


    Elmo wrote: »
    Even still it is FTA, not on Satellite but it is still FTA.

    I really don't get setanta's view of keeping Setanta Ireland behind a paywall.

    Setanta Ireland has about the same reach as Sky News HQ and yet only gets 0.3% v 1.5% of the audience.

    In terms of Saorview Setanta Ireland could provide a good sports service on a free basis and it would fit with the BAI's decision to give them funding.

    Both BT Showcase and Setanta Ireland would do well to have a sports news service coupled with their Free Live sports.

    I wonder if BT Showcase will be more than just sport?


    french open tennis is on ITV on freesat and its on setanta Ire

    Setanta Ire would gain viewers from saorview and be the best place to tease viewers for the setanta pack

    Saorview could be used to give non pay tv viewers a tease of pay tv


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    #1761
    Elmo
    Registered Users Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    ftakeith wrote: »
    french open tennis is on ITV on freesat and its on setanta Ire

    Setanta Ire would gain viewers from saorview and be the best place to tease viewers for the setanta pack

    Saorview could be used to give non pay tv viewers a tease of pay tv

    And Setanta would be legitimate be entitled to the Sound and Vision fund by the BAI (have I ever told you that get some public funds :) )

    The opportunity to buy FTA sports and non-designated ones that are only given to FTA companies.

    E.g. Setanta's Pay service continues with its current GAA coverage while Setanta Ireland buys up TG4 GAA coverage for their saorview offering. Or Setanta airing Irish soccer exclusively of Setanta Ireland.


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    #1762
    icdg
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,574 Mod ✭✭✭✭icdg


    Their business is pay-TV. That's the long and short of it. It's like asking why Sky Sports doesn't go on Freeview. BT Sport wouldn't be creating this FTA channel at all if UEFA hadn't extracted the commitment to making a certain number of games FTA.


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    #1763
    Elmo
    Registered Users Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    icdg wrote: »
    Their business is pay-TV. That's the long and short of it. It's like asking why Sky Sports doesn't go on Freeview. BT Sport wouldn't be creating this FTA channel at all if UEFA hadn't extracted the commitment to making a certain number of games FTA.

    True, you'd think the BAI would insist also :)


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    #1764
    ftakeith
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,251 ✭✭✭ftakeith


    copa america appears to be on premier sports in the uk or setanta sports 1 in ireland


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    #1765
    ftakeith
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,251 ✭✭✭ftakeith


    ftakeith wrote: »
    copa america appears to be on premier sports in the uk or setanta sports 1 in ireland

    http://sport.bt.com/sport-football/news/bt-sport-to-show-exclusive-coverage-of-euro-2015-u21-championship-S11363981184625

    copa america and the above, setanta pack is better value for sky sports in june


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    #1766
    lertsnim
    Registered Users Posts: 9,732 ✭✭✭lertsnim


    That's disappointing. It would have been free on Youtube for everyone.


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    #1767
    mikeym
    Registered Users Posts: 3,985 ✭✭✭mikeym


    I wonder what Premier League match will be on Setanta Ireland this Sunday?


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    #1768
    icdg
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,574 Mod ✭✭✭✭icdg


    It usually isn't known till very late in the day as Sky must make their picks first.


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    #1769
    Stillhouette
    Registered Users Posts: 208 ✭✭Stillhouette


    Sky will concentrate on the relegation battle between Hull and Newcastle so I think Setanta might show Liverpool.


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    #1770
    sigmundv
    Registered Users Posts: 427 ✭✭sigmundv


    Yeah, I'd imagine that Sky will show Hull v Man Utd and Newcastle v West Ham, so Setanta will probably go with a team that's popular in Ireland, like Liverpool.


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    #1771
    icdg
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,574 Mod ✭✭✭✭icdg


    The Arsenal v Sunderland midweek game possibly will delay Sky's picks as they may opt to show Arsenal v West Brom if Arsenal were to lose on Wednesday (a win would secure, and a draw all but secure, Champions League group stage qualification). If Arsenal win, Chelsea v Sunderland will almost certainly be shown both for the trophy presentation and also because Sunderland would still be part of the relegation battle.


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