Setanta switch off is looming

[MWC123]

Setanta to be switched off 12 midnight tonight, so they said on the news.

[maca]

its not like were really going to miss it....

[jaggermicky]

poor picture quality

[maca]

poor everything m8

[davieboy.rfc]

what the hell is your own bit of bbcode about?

satman was only makin a point m8y as he feels he was being ridiculed as he supports one of the big 2 in scotland & gettin classed as a village idiot so stop stickin ur oar in.

[mtv1]

which one m8

[dylanwilliamson]

Whats happeneing then with Setanta? Not been watching the news haha Are they closeing?

[caveman_nige]

Whats happeneing then with Setanta? Not been watching the news haha Are they closeing?

you best read this then http://www.digital-kaos.co.uk/forums...ollapse-40788/

and the first post in this thread.... was hard to misss

[lfc4life]

and can't wait so much talk about a crap tv station

[mcgeoff]

Sports broadcaster Setanta faces a day of reckoning today as it struggles to negotiate a rescue deal while fighting off a Premier League threat to pull a major contract.

The firm has until today to fulfil "certain contractual requirements" or face losing the last part of its existing ?392m (?460m) three-year deal, under which it will show 46 Premier League football matches next season.

An emergency tender of Setanta's games for 2009/10 has already been launched but will be cancelled if the broadcaster manages to meet demands.

Meanwhile Setanta is attempting to stave off administration by raising funds to help pay TV rights bills, which include the Barclays Premier League, as well as the FA Cup and Scottish Premier League (SPL).

A deal has been put forward by US tycoon Len Blavatnik's Access Industries, which is reportedly offering ?20m (?23.5m) in return for a 51% stake. 'Big Brother' maker Endemol has also been linked with an investment.

The company, which started taking new subscriptions again this week on hopes of a rescue, boasts around 1.2 million subscribers - but that is still short of the reported 1.9 million it needs to break even and customer numbers have been hit by the recession.

Setanta suspended new subscriptions last week, prompting fears over the future of the business. It also missed a ?3m (?3.5m)payment due to the SPL under the current deal - forcing the league to pay clubs from its own pocket.

It owes ?30m (?35m) to the Barclays Premier League.

Deloitte has been lined up as administrator if the broadcaster's survival efforts fail.

[glic83]

well thats them ~~~~ed now they have mot made the payment so the games they were supposed to show next season will be going up for auction