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No Wimbledon on TG4 this year

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  • 03-07-2015 3:32pm
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    John Joe Jones
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    First time in about 10 years, I wonder why ?


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    efb
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    Setanta have the rights it seems


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    Harry Palmr
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    Welcome to the future.


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    Elmo
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    John Joe Jones wrote: »
    First time in about 10 years, I wonder why ?

    Yeah Setanta took the rights for the next 3 years. What's their coverage like?


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    lertsnim
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    Who on earth would watch it over the BBC.


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    ftakeith
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    Elmo wrote: »
    Yeah Setanta took the rights for the next 3 years. What's their coverage like?

    its the bbc coverage not in hd


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    Elmo
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    ftakeith wrote: »
    its the bbc coverage not in hd

    Why bother, at least TG4 employed a few people, rather than just a simple rebroadcast.


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    lertsnim
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    I could never understand why Setanta bid for events available on other channels with superior coverage (Wimbledon being a prime example) to anyone with Setanta. It's not going to drive subscribers to their service and surely is a waste of money.


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    An Tarbh
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    ftakeith wrote: »
    its the bbc coverage not in hd

    It is on UPC.


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    Elmo
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    An Tarbh wrote: »
    It is on UPC.

    Setanta HD or BBC 1HD?


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    An Ciarraioch
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    lertsnim wrote: »
    I could never understand why Setanta bid for events available on other channels with superior coverage (Wimbledon being a prime example) to anyone with Setanta. It's not going to drive subscribers to their service and surely is a waste of money.

    Presumably by having a number of loss-leader events on Setanta Ireland, the BT Pack will be promoted in the advertising. That said, anyone who can afford to subscribe is doing so already, one suspects.


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    afatbollix
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    It fills a 2 week window where they would be showing nothing.

    They used to show movies in the summer if you remember.


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    Elmo
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    afatbollix wrote: »
    It fills a 2 week window where they would be showing nothing.

    They used to show movies in the summer if you remember.

    They had an Irish season with IFB/BSÉ one year but that was at night.

    Last time I saw Setanta Ireland it was largely filler.


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    dublinman1990
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    The BBC have coverage of Wimbledon on BBC 1 & 2 including in HD & 6 Red Button streams if you have them available on Satellite.


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    kooga
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    at least TG4 is showing le tour.............much more enjoyable


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    Digifriendly
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    It would be interesting to compare TG4's viewing figures re Wimbledon with Setanta's.


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    An Ciarraioch
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    Digifriendly wrote: »
    It would be interesting to compare TG4's viewing figures re Wimbledon with Setanta's.

    Would be interesting to see TG4 viewing figures full stop - unlike Medialive, they only update their website very sporadically!


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    kooga
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    you can't compare figures as wimbledon wasn't on tg4 this year.................


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    An Ciarraioch
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    Presumably, he means between 2015 and 2014.


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    Digifriendly
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    An Ciarraioch wrote: »
    Presumably, he means between 2015 and 2014.

    Exactly that was what I meant. TG4 must have greater reach than Setanta as it is FTA and even if you subscribed to Setanta here in NI, Wimbledon coverage was geo-blocked due to UK programme rights.


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