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Looks like espn will only be available through Sky: http://www.espn.co.uk/subscribe/.

Not a problem for me as i have it already but when i look at the options it seems they will be charging £9 a month for it :(. Now i know this is £4 less than Setanta but still seems a little pricey for just the footy. Have subscribed anyway but cant help but feel a little ripped off again.
 
Will ESPN be picking up everything Setanta showed though?
If not then £9 seems a little steep.

My Setanta bill was always around £10 - £11 per month and I watched the SPL, EPL and the Boxing. I know ESPN are picking up some SPL games but I'm not sure if they are going to show as many as Setanta did. Also haven't heard if they will show the boxing either, I guess not.
 
hmm so no offer for freeveiw then damn! even though ESPN is there on freeveiw and now has the freeveiw channel that Setanta once had, i thought they would offer that service too.
 
Happy days, £9 a month for the footy as well as the American sports in HD, bargain I reckon, £2 a week can't really complain :p
 
From what I've read on other forums negotiations are still going on with virgin Media and other suppliers (Freeview, BT Vision etc)
 
Announced today :

ESPN has secured TV rights to show football from the German, Russian, Portuguese and Dutch top divisions, alongside the remainder of the US Major League Soccer season.

Coverage from the four leagues for 2009/10 - and the rest of the MLS action up to November - will be shown on the firm's forthcoming ESPN channel, along with its English Premier League and Scottish Premier League matches.

The station will officially launch on August 3 in standard definition and high definition at 417 and 443 respectively on Sky's EPG.

Ahead of this, the Disney-owned network has agreed a multi-year deal with Germany's Bundesliga for five live games per week, including a "selection of HD matches, plus weekly preview and highlight packages".

It has also negotiated a UK and Ireland exclusive deal with the Portuguese Liga and an arrangement with IMG for two Dutch games per week from the Eredivisie, as well as full live coverage from the Russian Premier League.

The MLS coverage will include five playoff games to the end of the season, alongside action from the MLS Cup championship and ten matches featuring David Beckham's LA Galaxy, starting with their tie against New England on August 8 at 11pm.

To mark ESPN's opening weekend, the channel will show the Italian SuperCup between Seria A champions Inter Milan and Coppa Italia winners Lazio, with live coverage from The Bird's Nest stadium in Beijing, starting at 1pm on August 8.

Alongside this, the station will show pre-season friendly games from Real Madrid's tour of North America - including live matches against Toronto FC on August 7 and DC United on August 9 - as well as Benfica's warm-up match against AC Milan on August 8 and Tottenham Hotspur's contest against Olympiakos on August 9.








Could sell a few subs on the back of that lot?
 
Grouch said:
From what I've read on other forums negotiations are still going on with virgin Media and other suppliers (Freeview, BT Vision etc)
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It's a shame that the Blue Square coverage seems to have gone with Setanta. That offered a refeshing alternative to watching the likes of £15M Darren Bent missing open goals.
 
Rumours are a deal will be announced on Friday about ESPN having the rights to show the UFC in the UK
 
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