the goal machine 7,810 Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 LONDON (AP) -ESPN has bought the rights to broadcast Major League Soccer live in Britain and Ireland as well as games from some European leagues. The Disney-owned network is building up its live football content in Britain after already securing rights to show some Premier League matches. The first live MLS match will be on Aug. 8 when England midfielder David Beckham's Los Angeles Galaxy plays New England. ESPN also announced Tuesday it has won the rights to show German, Portuguese, Russian and Dutch league football. ESPN has been picking up rights previously held by Setanta after the network collapsed in Britain due to financial problems. Next season, ESPN will show 46 live top-flight English matches in Britain and 30 Scottish fixtures. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/socc...0125/index.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
disgruntled_bear 157 Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 Cool Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duffy86 0 Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 how do you go about getting this channel Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpRFC1 3 Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 mls Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy500 463 Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 That sounds fantastic! If I was ever in any doubt about getting this channel I'm not anymore! Sounds like it will be a great channel for all football lovers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo 28 Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 Yes!!! The Bundesliga returns Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueSuedeSambas 54,197 Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 Fantastic. Hopefully they pick up the French league (which I think will be fantastic next year) and the Turkish league too. Does anybody know how this is going to work? Is it going to be a stand alone channel like Setanta was, or is it incorparted into your sky package? I'm gonna have to get me Sky + next year as I won't have time for all this football Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the goal machine 7,810 Posted July 28, 2009 Author Share Posted July 28, 2009 Fantastic. Hopefully they pick up the French league (which I think will be fantastic next year) and the Turkish league too. Does anybody know how this is going to work? Is it going to be a stand alone channel like Setanta was, or is it incorparted into your sky package? I'm gonna have to get me Sky + next year as I won't have time for all this football It's a separate channel like Setanta. It will be 417 on Sky and it's £9 a month if you are already a Sky Sports subscriber. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueSuedeSambas 54,197 Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 Fantastic. Hopefully they pick up the French league (which I think will be fantastic next year) and the Turkish league too. Does anybody know how this is going to work? Is it going to be a stand alone channel like Setanta was, or is it incorparted into your sky package? I'm gonna have to get me Sky + next year as I won't have time for all this football It's a separate channel like Setanta. It will be 417 on Sky and it's £9 a month if you are already a Sky Sports subscriber. I have Skysports 1 but I'm planning to get the whole lot switched on so I can watch more Champions League and La Liga. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluenose_72 198 Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 Still no Serie A Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilstonloyal 186 Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 thats really good just made ma day that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juno 2 Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 Portuguese AWESOME Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy500 463 Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 Who is going to pick up the Italian football though ffs!?! Surley that is more appealing than the Portuguese and Dutch leagues. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy WATP 86 Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 Great deal for football lovers I am looking forward to seeing the russian league Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the goal machine 7,810 Posted July 28, 2009 Author Share Posted July 28, 2009 A multiyear deal with the German Bundesliga includes up to five live matches per week, plus weekly preview and highlight packages. ESPN has also struck deals with the Portuguese Liga and IEC in Sports for exclusive UK and Ireland rights and with IMG for rights to two Dutch matches a week from the Eredivisie, and live matches from the Russian Premier League. Additionally, it will broadcast pre-season friendlies from Real Madrid’s North American tour. Benfica’s warm-up match against AC Milan and Tottenham Hotspur’s game against Olympiakos will air over the weekend of 8 and 9 August, which will also see the Italian SuperCup Live, the traditional curtain raiser to the Italian football league season. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/broadca...5004036.article Some more info. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juno 2 Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 You know, I was starting to reall, really worry about ESPN and how it just wouldn't be anywhere near as fulfilling as Setanta. Clearly I was wrong. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam 0 Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 Does anyone know anything about this channel and its availability on Virgin Media? I would love it if they had a similar deal like they had with Setanta - getting it free if you have the XL package, but thats wishful thinking on my part! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juno 2 Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 EPL - 2 games a week SPL - 1 game a week USA Major League - 2009 only German Football - FIVE games per week Portuguese Liga - Two games per week The Eredivisie - Two games per week The Russian Premier League The Italian Super Cup MLB - 10 games per week NHL - 7 games per week NCAA basketball - 5 games per week NCAA Football - 100 live and as-live regular season games, live ESPN mid-week games, Conference Championship games, Bowls Games and the Bowl Championship Other - PTI, ATH, Plus highlight shows for NASCAR, NBA, NHL, MLB and NCAA Football everyday Holy f... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allzo 91 Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 How do I get this on freeview? I've convinced my mum to get it in the living room for the Rangers games (We've already got Sky Sports) but I'd rather have ESPN in my room so I can get all of this! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boab 73 Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 NCAA Football everyday That fake Football spoils it but oh well, it is America. The rest is making the channel even more appealing (Tho I'd have got the channel anyway for the SPL but I do love to enhance my Footballing knowledge). Every cloud (the Gridshit) has a silver lining. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boab 73 Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 I'm almost glad I'm very recently out a job! Wae all this Football - thats real Football and not Gridshit! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasGers 96 Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 NCAA Football everyday That fake Football spoils it but oh well, it is America. The rest is making the channel even more appealing (Tho I'd have got the channel anyway for te SPL but I do love to enhance my Footballing knowledge). Every cloud (the Gridshit) has a silver lining. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy 69 Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 is it an extra £9 a month if you have Sky Sports on VirginMedia? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boab 73 Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 is it an extra £9 a month if you have Sky Sports on VirginMedia? Thats a good question, don't know the answer yet tho. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boab 73 Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 NCAA Football everyday That fake Football spoils it but oh well, it is America. The rest is making the channel even more appealing (Tho I'd have got the channel anyway for the SPL but I do love to enhance my Footballing knowledge). Every cloud (the Gridshit) has a silver lining. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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