Setanta's rights to Premier League football have been sold The Irish broadcaster Setanta Sports has gone into administration after failing to make a number of payments to sporting organisations.
The administrator Deloitte said that it would shortly cease broadcasting to customers in Great Britain but would continue to operate elsewhere.
They said they would immediately stop collecting subscription payments.
About 200 employees involved with the British operations will be made redundant, the firm said.
Setanta had a total of 420 employees in the UK and Ireland.
"This is a sad day for all concerned," said Sir Robin Miller, chairman of Setanta.
"Unfortunately, in a difficult and highly competitive market, and despite strenuous efforts by the board and management, it has not been possible to find sufficient additional funds in the time available to ensure its survival."
Zellery wrote:I quite like the look of that Utd shirt.
I thought it looked good. I must admit though, having lost 2 members of the Fab Four this summer, I do not like the idea of having a shirt with a down arrow on it.
To my knowledge, Setanta Ireland [the station we get over here] is a seperate entity and we will continue to get that statio along with its few prem games.
Photek wrote:To my knowledge, Setanta Ireland [the station we get over here] is a seperate entity and we will continue to get that statio along with its few prem games.
Setanta's rights to Premier League football have been sold The Irish broadcaster Setanta Sports has gone into administration after failing to make a number of payments to sporting organisations.
The administrator Deloitte said that it would shortly cease broadcasting to customers in Great Britain but would continue to operate elsewhere.
They said they would immediately stop collecting subscription payments.
About 200 employees involved with the British operations will be made redundant, the firm said.
Setanta had a total of 420 employees in the UK and Ireland.
"This is a sad day for all concerned," said Sir Robin Miller, chairman of Setanta.
"Unfortunately, in a difficult and highly competitive market, and despite strenuous efforts by the board and management, it has not been possible to find sufficient additional funds in the time available to ensure its survival."
My immediate reaction was "Gario - posting in the footie thread?"