What kind of programming can we expect on FreeSports, the new FTA sport channel?

Gympodie

Apparently we will have a new FTA sport channel by end of August, and I am intrigued to see what kind of programming will be on it. I couldn't be certain, but I highly doubt that they will be showing Premier League games or anything like that, but I may be wrong.

What kind of programming do you think will be on it?

Dafyduck

Gympodie wrote: »

Apparently we will have a new FTA sport channel by end of August, and I am intrigued to see what kind of programming will be on it. I couldn't be certain, but I highly doubt that they will be showing Premier League games or anything like that, but I may be wrong.

What kind of programming do you think will be on it?

http://www.irishexaminer.com/business/eir-considers-future-free-to-air-setanta-channel-401904.html

This might be it

Gympodie

Dafyduck wrote: »

http://www.irishexaminer.com/business/eir-considers-future-free-to-air-setanta-channel-401904.html

This might be it

Thank you, Dafyduck. This has the potential to be a really great addition to the FTA line-up, if it delivers.

Strawberry HillBilly

That's from May 27th....2016 !!!

lertsnim

Dafyduck wrote: »

http://www.irishexaminer.com/business/eir-considers-future-free-to-air-setanta-channel-401904.html

This might be it

It is a different channel from the UK that is launching.

Harry Palmr

Gympodie wrote: »

Apparently we will have a new FTA sport channel by end of August, and I am intrigued to see what kind of programming will be on it. I couldn't be certain, but I highly doubt that they will be showing Premier League games or anything like that, but I may be wrong.

What kind of programming do you think will be on it?

Have to have a look at what eirsports 1 and 2 plus Premier Sport show as it's Setanta (as was) and Premier who are behind the channel.

Thargor

Would it be too much to hope for something like The Premiership at around 8 in the evening instead of having to wait until 11 at night for Match of the Day? We didnt know how good we had it with The Premiership on RTE 2, it was the perfect way to digest the days results.

Harry Palmr

No chance of that - Prem highlights in the UK are BBC exclusive, and they paid a fortune for them

L1011

Remember Eurosport circa 1994? That or worse.

steveon

Its been setup by the team behind the original Setanta Sports and after selling all there assets and just concentrating on certain markets which they are now running successfully they always stated they wanted to bring a free sports channel along and well this is it...so who knows

Mint Sauce

L1011 wrote: »

Remember Eurosport circa 1994? That or worse.

As in some of the more bizarre sporting events from mainland Europe? I actually miss them from the current Eurosport Platform.

dan1895

Mint Sauce wrote: »

As in some of the more bizarre sporting events from mainland Europe? I actually miss them from the current Eurosport Platform.

94 was probably the last time I got to watch tractor pulling.

Mint Sauce

Dafyduck wrote: »

http://www.irishexaminer.com/business/eir-considers-future-free-to-air-setanta-channel-401904.html

This might be it

Old article, but I imagine anything like that would end up on digital or Saorview. Cant see an Irish Sports Channel on FTA or Freesat, unless they were targeting the Expats in the UK like 'Irish TV' did.

Mint Sauce

dan1895 wrote: »

94 was probably the last time I got to watch tractor pulling.

I do remember Hill Climbing in buggys/rally trucks from Scandinavia in the mid noughties.

Great fun to watch!

The high horse brigade

dan1895 wrote: »

94 was probably the last time I got to watch tractor pulling.

The full pull...

_Kaiser_

Mint Sauce wrote: »

As in some of the more bizarre sporting events from mainland Europe? I actually miss them from the current Eurosport Platform.

Maybe something like this? - first thing I thought of when I read that...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8414uArsBOs

"if it's almost a sport, we've got it here!"

Seriously though, it is hard to imagine what they could show that hasn't already been taken by the big 2/3 and still expect to pull in an audience.

KCAccidental

Mint Sauce wrote: »

As in some of the more bizarre sporting events from mainland Europe? I actually miss them from the current Eurosport Platform.

World Ballroom dancing championships

Johnboy1951

I would like to see lots of minority sports on the channel ..... sports like table tennis, squash etc etc with more popular sports also of course.

Rather than repeats those other sports would be preferable IMO.