EvilEuro said:
Nope. Setanta has the rights to the C3 and Fox has no desire to air a "second tier" league. Guess that explains why the MLS is no longer on Fox Soccer Channel. *rimshot*
Nice.
EvilEuro said:
Also, with regards to Setanta and showing Celtic/GAA events, you have to remember that Setanta *is* an Irish company so they do have an emphasis on Irish events at times. However, they do show a ton of football including the C3 and, most importantly, multiple Champions League matches per match day.
Well your view of this will of course be tinged by your preference in sports, but showing "a ton" of matches doesn't make a worthwhile channel. I invite people to look at Setanta NA's schedule: I would estimate that, of the non-exhibition, first-run programming
that you can't get on other channels only about 30% is football. The schedule took a big dive (football-wise only) after the New Year and a good part of the football Setanta shows now consists of ManUTV and ChelseaTV reruns of EPL matches you can see on FSC live. Still, the stuff you couldn't get elsewhere (SPL, Coca-Cola League, a few Cup matches) were worth the $12/month to me. Unfortunately Setanta have, in their own words, determined that football will take second place to Rugby, et al. (at least on Setanta NA) so that should a good soccer match a fan expected to see run up against a contest in one of those sports, it would be bumped. This basically pushes me (and, I would venture to say, many other soccer fans) to the point where the extra money for Setanta isn't worth it. Of course, YMMV.
Plus, as noted earlier, it's not just football that people want. Since Fox Sports World switched over to being Fox Soccer Channel, Setanta is now the only source for Rugby (Super 14 and Six Nations), Aussie Rules Football and other sports that have their audiences.
Absolutely. I'm just speaking from the perspective of a football fan and trying to give others of my ilk a heads up in case they were thinking of asking for, and subscring to, Setanta.
If Dish offers Setanta as an a la carte then it's good for all. I just want them to offer it.
If bandwidth were costless, absolutely. Otherwise, it would be great for AFL, Rugby, etc. fans and I wish them all the luck in the world in getting it. It's up to Dish to decide if the demand is there.
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