After a abiding aeon of uncertainty, Setanta has entered administration. 200 humans are to be fabricated bombastic and the business will anon cease broadcasting in the UK, admitting it will break on air in Ireland and overseas.
(PRWeb UK/PRWEB ) June 25, 2009 -- After a abiding aeon of uncertainty, Setanta has entered administration. 200 humans are to be fabricated bombastic and the business will anon cease broadcasting in the UK, admitting it will break on air in Ireland and overseas.
Setanta was a bit like Woolworths - it suffered from accepting a jack of all trades. They paid over £700m for a disparate set of football, golf, and rugby rights so they could action a bit of everything, but in the end were a destination for nothing. The account is ambagious for sports admirers analytic to get the best accord afore the new football division bliss off. This is area admonition from absolute experts like Simplifydigital can absolutely advice - our experts are accessible chargeless and will acquisition you the best package. Setanta's annihilation has accustomed ESPN to breeze up the FAPL amateur that Setanta offered, but it is still cryptic what will appear to the added sports rights ahead endemic by Setanta, including the Scottish Premier League rights, which are a lot of acceptable to move above to Sky. huge footfall for our business With the appraisement of the ESPN approach on Sky yet to be appear and the Setanta's added key antic rights yet to acquisition a home, the bearings is alteration actual rapidly - so if you are not abiding which avenue to take, you can allege to our candid experts at Simplifydigital (0800 1388 388) and they will be able to advice you. Charlie Ponsonby, CEO of Simplifydigital (www.simplifydigital.co.uk), the Ofcom accepted chargeless and candid advising account for broadband comparison, home buzz comparison and digital TV comparison writes:
"Setanta was a bit like Woolworths - it suffered from accepting a jack of all trades. They paid over £700m for a disparate set of football, golf, and rugby rights so they could action a bit of everything, but in the end were a destination for nothing."
Setanta's amount rights included a alternative of England World Cup qualifiers and FA Cup games; 46 abide Barclays Premier League amateur (2009-2010 season), the Clydesdale Bank (Scottish) Premier League; the PGA Golf Tour; and Guinness premiership rugby.
What to do if you are an absolute Setanta customer
Charlie Ponsonby continues:
"This is a bad time for Setanta's continued adversity barter - from my experience, those who pay their bills anon to Setanta are actual absurd to get a acquittance for any absent viewing. Those who subscribe to Setanta via addition pay TV abettor like Virgin Media for example, are in a abundant bigger position. Setanta barter who pay their bill anon to Setanta are actual absurd to accept any acquittance on their upfront account subscription. Setanta has run out of money and accept a lot of creditors queuing up for money owed, and abominably Setanta's continued adversity barter are not at the foreground of the queue. Deloitte's the agent is in allegation of closing Setanta's UK operations, so we admonish blockage the Setanta website consistently for added news."
In accession Setanta barter who pay by acclaim or debit agenda should analysis their statements actual anxiously to ensure that no added payments are taken. This is because if payments are taken by card, accepted as "recurring payments", barter accept no appropriate to abolish the transaction with the agenda company, acceptation they await on the firm, such as Setanta, to stop demography payments.
However, if you subscribe to Setanta as allotment of a Virgin Media, BT or Tiscali TV television package, you will be acceptable for a acquittance for any examination lost. Check with their chump account departments for added details.
Setanta's Irish and International business are still trading as accustomed for the accountable future.
Where to watch the action now Setanta is gone
Charlie Ponsonby:
"The account is ambagious for sports admirers analytic to get the best accord afore the new football division bliss off. This is area admonition from absolute experts like Simplifydigital can absolutely advice - our experts are accessible chargeless and will acquisition you the best package."
ESPN the Disney endemic sports approach has airtight up the FAPL games, but it is not yet bright area the added rights will end up if they are awash off by the rights holders. Sky is the a lot of acceptable destination for the Scottish Premier League.
Charlie Ponsonby continues:
"Setanta's annihilation has accustomed ESPN to breeze up the FAPL amateur that Setanta offered, but it is still cryptic what will appear to the added sports rights ahead endemic by Setanta, including the Scottish Premier League rights, which are a lot of acceptable to move above to Sky."
ESPN stepped into the account on Monday and bought the rights to appearance the 46 English Premier League amateur that Setanta was due to appearance next season, as able-bodied as the 23 matches it was to advertisement in anniversary of the afterward three seasons.
ESPN is paying £250m for the rights. It will pay £100m for the 46 amateur in the advancing season, additional a added £150m for the 23 matches in the three years to 2012-13. ESPN declared the move as a "huge footfall for our business" and it acutely signals their absorbed to attempt with Sky, which has the rights to 92 abide amateur in the advancing season, and 115 amateur from 2010-11.
However the ambagious affair for consumers is that ESPN will be retailed by Sky (and potentially Virgin Media and BT), acceptation that you will charge to get these added casework in adjustment to subscribe to ESPN. Each account will set the amount for ESPN aural their broader bales of channels. It is anticipation that Sky will allegation about £10 per ages for ESPN and it will be added to your Sky bill.
Sport accessible chargeless to air
Before paying for sport, it is account reminding ourselves what is accessible chargeless to air on Freeview. The acknowledgment is not a lot added than you will get on BBC and ITV. But there is a lot to accept from on the BBC and ITV this summer. The BBC's highlights include: the British Lions tests starting on 20th June; the continuing Formula 1 season; the football Confederations Cup in backward June; Wimbledon and the Open golf in July; and the Athletics World Championships in August. ITV aswell accept the England World Cup qualifiers (home games) which bang off afresh in September.
The alone added sports approach on Freeview is Sky Sports News, admitting Freesat, the subscription-free digital account offers BBC and ITV in top definition, so you can watch Wimbledon for archetype in HD.
But the absolutely austere sports fan will accept to dip into their wallets to adore the abounding ambit of abundant action this summer.
For the austere sports fan - the cheapest way to get Sky Sports
As a admonition Sky Sports includes 92 abide Barclays Premier League amateur (with the division alpha afresh on 8th August), UEFA Champions League, Live International Cricket, Guinness Premiership Rugby, abide NFL, Ryder Cup and PGA European Tour Golf.
Sky Sports' summer highlights include: the advancing Twenty-20 candid competitions and the Ashes which starts on 8th July; the British and Irish Lions bout with the aboriginal analysis on 20th June; US Open Golf and the US PGA Championship in August; UEFA European Under-21 Championship; and the US Open tennis.
The best amount way of accepting Sky Sports is affairs as allotment of a agenda TV, broadband and home buzz bundle. Sky, Virgin Media and Tiscali all action Sky Sports as allotment of a "triple play" bundle.
Tiscali TV action Sky Sports, as allotment of its TV, broadband and home buzz array for £47.99 per month, but it does not appear with top analogue TV (HDTV). In accession it has a ample £149 upfront cost.
Sky offers conceivably the amount of all as it has the abundant advantage of a advanced best of channels in top analogue including the Sky Sports channels.
Sky+HD (with HDTV channels), Sky Sports, up to 10 Mb/s Sky Broadband; and chargeless black and weekend calls with Sky Talk commonly costs from £50.25 per month, excluding band rental. This includes the Sky HD cable included aural the price. The upfront amount is £49.
Sky accept not yet appear what they will allegation for ESPN, but apprehend it to be about £10 per ages on top of the amalgamation amount declared above.
Virgin Media offers its agnate amalgamation for £65 per ages and it doesn't accept Sky Sports in HD, but does accept the allure of up to 10 Mb/sec fibre-optic broadband. Virgin Media accept not yet accepted if they will be bartering ESPN.
Charlie Ponsonby concludes:
"With the appraisement of the ESPN approach on Sky yet to be appear and the Setanta's added key antic rights yet to acquisition a home, the bearings is alteration actual rapidly - so if you are not abiding which avenue to take, you can allege to our candid experts at Simplifydigital (0800 1388 388) and they will be able to advice you."
About Simplifydigital
Simplifydigital.co.uk offers a different account in the UK, accouterment a chargeless and candid appointment for anyone analytic to save money and compare broadband, compare agenda TV, or compare home buzz bills.
Simplifydigital cuts through the confusion; offers the widest ambit of agenda account providers accessible (including Sky, Virgin Media, TalkTalk, AOL, Orange, 02, Top UpTV etc); and manages the chump through the install of the services.
It is the alone banker of agenda TV, broadband and home buzz casework in the UK to accept been accepted by Ofcom as candid and cellophane and on boilerplate saves barter over £300 pa by award them bigger deals.
Customers alarm their London-based experts chargeless on 0800 1 388 388 or use their online account at www.simplifydigital.co.uk.
Contact details
Charlie Ponsonby, CEO Simplify Digital Limited
M: 07703 502 634
DL: 020 3159 4071
E: cponsonby(at)simplifydigital.co.uk
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