UK Terrestrial Channels Pass on Prem Matches!

mike65

As you prolly know the EU has sought to bring some diversity of channels to football rights as seen with CL.
Anyway there was a package of Prem matches up for grabs from SKY and NONE of the UK 4 was willing to bid enough to secure the rights. SKY have the whole bally lot for the next 3 years.

Mike.

Mossy Monk

at least there will be some games on RTÉ

Kone

Crappy! :dunno:

mike65

Your sure Mossy?

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Yeah, RTE definitely got some deal off the Premier League to show a certain amount of matches from next season I think. I can't remember the full details.

It's the first time the Premier League has seen the Irish market as seperate to the UK one, and sold live rights to an Irish broadcaster.

DMC

Setanta and RTÉ got a joint deal with the Premier League for 30 games, kicking off at 3pm Saturdays. 15 will be shown by RTÉ, the other 15 by Setanta on PPV when RTÉ dont have rugby or other live sport showing.

Whats most concerning for me, is that the UK radio rights have not been settled, and its 4 days until the end of the season. We don't know if Five Live will be broadcasting any games next season.

mike65

Originally posted by DMC
Setanta and RTÉ got a joint deal with the Premier League for 30 games, kicking off at 3pm Saturdays. 15 will be shown by RTÉ, the other 15 by Setanta on PPV when RTÉ dont have rugby or other live sport showing.

Whats most concerning for me, is that the UK radio rights have not been settled, and its 4 days until the end of the season. We don't know if Five Live will be broadcasting any games next season.

Great news except for the last bit which is a worry. I live for 5 Live match commentry, well...

Mike.

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Originally posted by mike65
I live for 5 Live match commentry, well...

Does your life go all fuzzy at the most important parts too?

Mossy Monk

Originally posted by seansouth
Does your life go all fuzzy at the most important parts too?

thank christ for 5 live on the FM band. its about all NTL are good for

AdMMM

I just listen on Today FM!

celticfc

Dissapointing news about the UK Terrestrials, I was looking forward to them having having getting that package, even if BBC & ITV were to share the rights to them (Just like they do with the international euro/world cup matches).

mike65

Originally posted by |.Murderer.|
I just listen on Today FM!

They only have one match on Saturday though, 5 Live have at least 4-5 a week. Often more.

Mike.

KdjaCL

5 Live is the perfect sound for the Norwegian channel ,live game and audio from all other games.

Also ever listen to the phone in after ,all the pissed off fans going home ,some classic calls there.


kdjac

Dewey

I'm glad RTE have the rights for the next 3 seasons. I dont think i have ever watched a Premiership football match at 3pm. why doesnt sky show any matches at 3pm?? But thats poor from ITV and BBC, they should of even put a join bid together just to get Premiership matches on terrestrial tv again. Now sky are going to be showing 88 live matches and 50 on PPV, plus Champions League, FA Cup, Carling Cup, Scottish Cup, England, Rep. of Ireland, Wales, internationals matches.

Thats alot of football!!

NightStrike

Whats the five live frequency? Can u get it in your car say in Ireland?

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Only on AM/MW in normal radios.

909/990/693 on that band.

Its also available via SkyDigital and NTL.

eirebhoy

MW is too fuzzy in my house. I can get it very clear on FM 95.10. I'd actually love someone to try that out and let me know if you get it in, not a lot of people can get it on FM. I can also get BBC Radio 1 on FM 99.7.

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you serious eirebhoy? where do you live ( if you don'y mind me asking? ).

I like Radio1, and wouldn't mind listening.

eirebhoy

Aye, I'm living in D2.

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City centre?...I live D5 and don't seem to be able to get it...do you have some kind of super aerial?

Mossy Monk

if you have NTL or Sky you can receive all the BBC radio channels perfectly, maybe not always perfect with NTL but listenable in any case

DMC

Hook up your hi-fi to the NTL inlet and tune in!

RTE Radio 1 89.4
2FM 91.7
RnaG 93.9
Lyric FM 97.5
98FM 99
FM104 104.6
Today FM 100.6
BBC Radio 1 99.7
BBC Radio 2 90.1
BBC Radio 3 92.3
BBC Radio 4 96.35
BBC Radio 5 LIVE 95.1
BBC World Service 97.1
Classic FM 101.9
BBC Radio Ulster 94.5
Radio Deutsche Welle 101.1
World Radio Network 102.7

eirebhoy

Originally posted by seansouth
City centre?...I live D5 and don't seem to be able to get it...do you have some kind of super aerial?

its actually just a normal wire hi-fi aerial. I can't hook it up to an NTL inlet because I don't have one*.

* I don't pay cable charges.

Mossy Monk

signal bleed then i'd say, you're getting it from someone elses connection

enjoy

irishgeo

Originally posted by Dewey
why doesnt sky show any matches at 3pm??

The FA wont allow any games to be shown a 3pm as it could affect football attendances.

Big Ears

Originally posted by Dewey
I'm glad RTE have the rights for the next 3 seasons. I dont think i have ever watched a Premiership football match at 3pm. why doesnt sky show any matches at 3pm?? But thats poor from ITV and BBC, they should of even put a join bid together just to get Premiership matches on terrestrial tv again. Now sky are going to be showing 88 live matches and 50 on PPV, plus Champions League, FA Cup, Carling Cup, Scottish Cup, England, Rep. of Ireland, Wales, internationals matches.

Thats alot of football!!

And Northern Ireland .

phenom

I am glad that RTE will show some Premiership matches its about time too.
Pity the uk channels didnt take the offer that would certainly put ratings up if they got games like Arsenal vs Man Utd.

Mossy Monk

Originally posted by phenom
Arsenal vs Man Utd.

i'd be surprised if RTÉ even showed matches like that

they will all be on Sky Sports on Super Sunday or some other time when Sky can show games. rare enough do games like that get shown at 3pm on Saturday

sikes

only when there are a number of big games in a weekend might rte get one

ie the arsenal - spurs and liverpool - united were shown on the same weekend, sky chose the spurs game and thus the liverpool - united game was on at 3 pm

Hyzepher

RTE have a better chance of showing the big clubs on SAturday than you would think. Especially during the CL when the big teams will need to play Saturday to ensure enough time for rest to their tues/wed CL game. None of the big clubs played on SUn/Mon when they had a CL game mid-week

Hyzepher

kida

A lot of Uniteds Saturday games have been lunchtime kick offs as are most big Saturday games- is the deal solely for 3.00 kick offs.

johnor

Aye wont be Arsneal v ManU and the sort, it'll be ManU v Villa or Bolton v Southampton. The dodgy Norweign channel has had em for ages..botu tim RTE sorted something out....

Mossy Monk

Originally posted by kida
is the deal solely for 3.00 kick offs.

yes which works well for those with Sky Sports

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Originally posted by johnor
..botu tim RTE sorted something out....

In fairness to RTE, it was never their fault. It's the first time in ages the Premier League has viewed the Irish market as distinctly seperate from the British one.

sikes

there were many high profile games that kicked off at 3 pm this year

arsenal - spurs

arsenal - chelsea

united - liverpool

liverpool - everton

to name a few, can't wait til next season

DMC

But Sky Sports will be showing 88 live games next season (was 66) and Prem Plus are showing 50 (was 40). And they have first choice. The games at 3pm Saturday will be leftovers. So expect loads of Charlton and Middlesborough on RTÉ next season.

iasc

all in all its 15 extra games live on a saturday that we didnt have this season, its great