SETANTA BRINGING UFC TO IRISH FANS IN BT DEAL

John Ferguson · 24-06-2013 11:32AM #1

News from Setanta

SETANTA SPORTS ADD BT SPORT & ESPN CHANNELS TO BRING UFC TO IRISH FANS

Setanta Sports to add BT Sport 1, BT Sport 2 and ESPN from August 1st. The deal brings 30 live UFC events plus an array of other support programming to Setanta Pack customers in the Republic of Ireland.

Setanta Sports today announced a new deal with BT to add their two new BT Sport channels and the ESPN channel to the Setanta Sports pack. The deal means that Setanta Sports subscribers on satellite in the Republic of Ireland will receive the BT Sport 1 and BT Sport 2 channels from August 1st and with BT’s recent acquisition of ESPN in the UK and Ireland, Setanta subscribers will also receive the ESPN channel.

The deal means that Setanta customers will receive 30 Live UFC events including UFC 163 from Brazil in the early hours of August 4th with a main event of Aldo v Jung plus UFC 164 in late August. Setanta subscribers will also get to see the full range of UFC support programming.

Commenting on the deal Brian Quinn, Marketing Director of Setanta Sports said “This content is a real game changer for Setanta. It’s not Just 30 live UFC events but it will also include all associated UFC shows such as the Ultimate fighter, weigh-ins and the Road to the Octagon. The Setanta pack will be the only place to see the likes of Anderson Silva, Georges St-Pierre and Jose Aldo and we especially look forward to Conor McGregor’s upcoming appearance in Boston on August 18th.”

The new channels launch on satellite on August 1st. To subscribe to Setanta Sports on satellite visit www.setanta.com/ie/gamechanger for more information or call 0818 20 30 40. Further details of the Setanta Pack on cable and broadband will be released before Aug 1st.

Maynard · 24-06-2013 02:27PM

Good news I suppose.

JoeyJJ · 24-06-2013 04:34PM

How does this work on UPC I wonder, have to pay the Setanta 1 sub I suppose?

MrStuffins · 24-06-2013 05:03PM

I was happy before paying for my Sports pack, with ESPN included, and not bothering with Setanta. Now I guess i'm gonna have to pay more

GTR63 · 24-06-2013 11:07PM

Will the price of the setanta subscription increase by much?
Hope the weigh ins will be live though.

Ian Whelan · 25-06-2013 12:09PM

I'm going to dump Sky Sports, only had it because of free ESPN. Never thought I would be getting rid of Sky Sports in exchange for Setanta.

Dtp79 · 25-06-2013 08:27PM

Jaysus the thoughts of goin back to setanta. Found them terrible when I used to be with them for the UFC a few years back

Professey Chin · 25-06-2013 08:31PM

The things I do for this sport

Johnny Drama_11 · 26-06-2013 10:34AM

Any idea how much Setanta will be on Sky? I am going to have drop Sky Sports in favour of Setanta....

DrPhilG · 26-06-2013 12:07PM

Johnny Drama_11 wrote: »

Any idea how much Setanta will be on Sky? I am going to have drop Sky Sports in favour of Setanta....

Prices not released yet. I don't have Sky Sports at the minute, just ESPN. So anything more than the €15 (I think) that ESPN costs will be a pain in the ass.

Deisler · 26-06-2013 07:48PM

Will these channels be in HD?

TCP/IP · 26-06-2013 08:03PM

Prices released not bad value €17 per month

http://www.setanta.com/ie/subscribe/

TCP/IP · 26-06-2013 08:09PM

Deisler wrote: »

Will these channels be in HD?

BT Sport 1+2 and ESPN will be in HD

xtal191 · 26-06-2013 11:54PM

TCP/IP wrote: »

Prices released not bad value €17 per month

http://www.setanta.com/ie/subscribe/

Is that the price for just Sky customers? Or is it for UPC customers too?

DrPhilG · 27-06-2013 01:20AM

TCP/IP wrote: »

Prices released not bad value €17 per month

http://www.setanta.com/ie/subscribe/

Yeah I can live with that. I wasn't getting Sky sports anyway so it's not much change from what I'm currently paying. And with Cage Warriors on Setanta too I can't complain.

Going to be a stinker for those who were gettin ESPN free with Sky Sports though.

Jamie OD · 27-06-2013 11:01AM

DrPhilG wrote: »

Yeah I can live with that. I wasn't getting Sky sports anyway so it's not much change from what I'm currently paying. And with Cage Warriors on Setanta too I can't complain.

Going to be a stinker for those who were gettin ESPN free with Sky Sports though.

I'm more annoyed at the thought of losing ESPN America.

scottie pippen · 27-06-2013 11:16AM

Will the UFC be gone from ESPN on upc?

El Guapo! · 27-06-2013 12:22PM

scottie pippen wrote: »

Will the UFC be gone from ESPN on upc?

Yep.

scottie pippen · 27-06-2013 01:08PM

El Guapo! wrote: »

Yep.

feck it anyway, just got upc with epsn (basic package)

El Guapo! · 27-06-2013 01:17PM

scottie pippen wrote: »

feck it anyway, just got upc with epsn (basic package)

Yeah it's a bit of a pain, but when the time comes, if you drop ESPN and get the Setanta package it's not much dearer. And the fact that cage warriors signed a deal with them helps to soften the blow a bit.

Dtp79 · 27-06-2013 08:47PM

El Guapo! wrote: »

Yeah it's a bit of a pain, but when the time comes, if you drop ESPN and get the Setanta package it's not much dearer. And the fact that cage warriors signed a deal with them helps to soften the blow a bit.

Isn't cage contender shown on setanta too?

El Guapo! · 27-06-2013 10:09PM

Dtp79 wrote: »

Isn't cage contender shown on setanta too?

Yeah.
If the coverage is good on Setanta then this might work out well for the fans. Hopefully it keeps up and we get a lot of mma on tv.
Setanta have been pretty bad in the past though, but with a bit of luck they'll have good mma coverage.

GSPfan · 28-06-2013 02:32AM

I Fookin hate Setanta. But I love my UFC more. Feels like doing a deal with the devil.

lertsnim · 28-06-2013 11:10PM

scottie pippen wrote: »

Will the UFC be gone from ESPN on upc?

The ESPN on UPC will become part of this new Setanta package.

magic_murph · 02-07-2013 12:26PM

I have the full SKY sports package that includes ESPN
Will I need to subscribe to Setanta in order to keep my ESPN or will that continue to be rolled out with SKy sports?

Who said change was a good thing!

xtal191 · 02-07-2013 02:50PM

You'll have to subscribe to Setanta

Setanta Sports: Niall · 02-07-2013 03:04PM

Just to let you know that we have announced our pricing for the Setanta Pack, which includes exclusive rights to show all the live UFC events from August 2013 until August 2016!

A lot of you have been asking about price changes given that we have added in 3 new channels of great content. You would be forgiven for thinking that because we are adding in 38 extra Premier League games, 25 FA Cup games, the SPL, Bundesliga, the Aviva Premiership, UFC and lots more that we would be putting up the price considerably. But we’re not. In fact we are giving all customers the chance to reduce their price! Take the annual offer of €199 per season and it works out at just €16.58 a month. That’s cheaper per month than we currently charge! Given that we have 71 Premier League games including 18 Top Picks, more than ever Setanta is a subscription for the full season so this deal may suit you best. Of course you may want pay monthly. In that case the price will be €19.99 per month. Today we sent out letters to all our customers confirming these great new prices.

More information on the Setanta Pack can be found here

Thanks,

Setanta

xtal191 · 02-07-2013 03:50PM

What about UPC customers?

Setanta Sports: Niall · 02-07-2013 04:10PM

xtal191 wrote: »

What about UPC customers?

There is no deal done with UPC yet. You will need to contact UPC directly if you require more info.

Thanks,

Setanta

Ray Mond · 02-07-2013 04:15PM

Setanta Sports: Reps wrote: »

Just to let you know that we have announced our pricing for the Setanta Pack, which includes exclusive rights to show all the live UFC events from August 2013 until August 2016!

More information on the Setanta Pack can be found here

Thanks,

Setanta

Disgraceful price, my sky digital is already around 90euro a month so I'm looking at 110 now... It's a joke how sky sports couldn't do a deal

magic_murph · 02-07-2013 04:17PM

Dear Setanta Sports Rep.

Is your name really Setanta, as you sign off your post's with.

What an amazing coincidence - I wonder is that why you were hired?

Thanks for the feedback.

SETANTA BRINGING UFC TO IRISH FANS IN BT DEAL

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