Setanta

Pub income hit in wake of Setanta's collapse

09-Jul-2009 By Gemma McKenna

Pubs across Britain are losing out after the plug was pulled on Irish sport on TV with the collapse of broadcaster Setanta in the UK. The games,...

Pubs ponder compensation over Setanta

25-Jun-2009 By James Wilmore

Licensees paying Sky for Setanta channels are still trying to find out whether they could receive compensation after the demise of the Irish...

ESPN snaps up Premier League football rights

23-Jun-2009 By Ewan Turney

US-based broadcaster ESPN snaps up Premier League football rights from Setanta but things unlikely to change for pubs.

'ESPN eyes entry into English soccer with Setanta rights'

17-Jun-2009 By James Wilmore

ESPN, the US sports cable channel owned by Walt Disney, will bid for the Premier League rights held by Setanta in the event that the struggling media...

Pubs could benefit from Setanta football rights failure

15-Jun-2009 By Ewan Turney

Pubs could benefit from the sale of some Premier League football rights for next season if Setanta fails to pay up. The embattled broadcaster holds...

'Setanta fights administration - but needs £30m to pay Premier League'

10-Jun-2009 By James Wilmore

Sports broadcaster Setanta will hold an emergency board meeting today to try to stave off administration - days before they need to settle a £30m...

Top TV football games pub 'blackout'

18-Sep-2008 By Tony Halstead

Thousands of pubs were caught up in a soccer-TV black-out of England's vital World Cup qualifying matches following satellite channel Setanta's capture of exclusive rights.

'TV and football chiefs to crackdown on pubs showing games illegally'

28-Oct-2007

TV and football chiefs have launched a crackdown on hundreds of Scottish pubs and clubs who draw in huge crowds by showing major games without paying...

LETTERs

13-Sep-2007

Why is Setanta so costly? Having dispensed with Sky TV in April 2007 (for the obvious reasons) I recently telephoned Setanta to find out the cost of...

What the Sunday papers said

07-May-2006

Having seen off a £4.6bn bid from R20 last week, managed pub and bar group Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) is considering snapping up Whitbread's...