The TV schedule has been announced for this weekend's FA Cup matches for both the USA and UK TV markets. The schedule is as follows: Friday, January 23 Derby County v Nottingham Forest, 2:45pm ET, Setanta Sports USA Derby County v Nottingham Forest, 7:45pm GMT, Setanta Sports UK Saturday, January 24 Hartlepool v West Ham […]

I'm On Setanta Sports, the cult TV hit featuring a parody of Jose Mourinho, will be returning as a new show entitled Special 1 TV. EPL Talk broke the news on January 9th. The rumor has now been substantiated in the January 17th episode of I'm On Setanta Sports, which clearly shows the "office" door […]

An insider source at ESPN has revealed that the Disney-owned company is planning on bidding for one to two of the six UK TV packages available for the 2010-2013 Premier League seasons, according to Bloomberg. While the news hardly comes as a surprise to regular readers of EPL Talk, we at least now have confirmation […]

Setanta is reporting that the Saturday, January 10, 2009 episode of I'm On Setanta Sports will be the final show. It's either the best marketing ploy of early 2009 or the end of the greatest football show ever to come to the Internet. "Regulars “IT,” Sven Goran Eriksson and “The Boy,” Wayne Rooney and “Ronnie” […]

I'm On Setanta Sports is back with a highlight reel of the best clips in 2008 as well as some new content such as which special manager received the 2008 Manager Of The Year Award. It's quite an accomplishment for Mario Rosenstock when a weekly five minute program is more entertaining online than some of […]

The third round of the FA Cup is usually one of the highlights of the year when we get to watch tiny non-league teams (i.e. David) battle it out against massive Premier League clubs (i.e. Goliath) at quaint football grounds in the cold of winter. This year, for TV viewers in the United States, the […]

On Monday, the Premier League formally send out invitations to the UK networks interested in bidding on the next round of TV rights for the league, for the 2010-2011 to 2012-2013 seasons. If you've been reading EPL Talk for a while, you won't be surprised to read that the invitations were sent to ESPN, Setanta […]

Here are three articles from this weekend, all of which discuss a different aspect of how technology and television are changing the way we experience football. Enjoy. "Setanta In Funding Talks For UK Soccer TV" — Setanta is reportedly seeking new funding to prepare itself for the new bidding for the next round of Premier […]

The latest U.S. TV schedules have been released for the Premier League now through March, 2009. For example, Setanta Sports will show Tottenham against Arsenal on February 8. Here's the latest schedule as of writing. TV schedules are subject to change: Saturday, December 13 Middlesbrough v Arsenal, 7:45am, Setanta Sports Man City v Everton, 10am, […]

Setanta Sports is now available on RCN Cable in the following markets: Washington DC, Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia and New York. Setanta Sports will cost subscribers $14.95/month. RCN digital customers in the above areas will be able to get a free peek at Setanta's exclusive live soccer and rugby coverage and other programs when RCN offers […]

In the latest episode of I'm On Setanta Sports, the trio of Jose, It and The Boy have fun pretending to be on the set of Sky's Soccer Saturday complete with It and The Boy calling games from their TV monitors. Except they're not games. Rooney gives us play-by-play commentary from the movie ET, while […]

Setanta Sports is now available on AT&T U-Verse, as of this week. U-Verse is AT&T's Internet protocol television (IPTV) solution that starts at $44 per month and is available nationwide. Setanta Sports is available for $15 per month. U-Verse also offers Fox Soccer Channel and GolTV, so if you're unable to get DirecTV and you […]

This Saturday night in Singapore, New Delhi, Beijing and Sydney, the sounds of TV sets blaring Arsenal and Manchester United will be heard when the game will be televised live during prime time in Asia and at midnight down under. For TV producers in Asia and Australasia, it's a dream come true. Two of the […]

ESPN and Setanta announced last week that both networks will immediately begin sharing the broadband rights in the United States for the Carling Cup, Coca-Cola Championship and Football League. But how exactly will games be split between Setanta Broadband and ESPN360? Here's how: ESPN360 will have the first pick of Carling Cup matches from round […]

Setanta Sports's decision Thursday to sub-license the U.S. Internet rights to the Carling Cup, Coca-Cola Championship League and Football League to ESPN sends a message loud and clear that the Disney-owned corporation has the Premier League in its sights. In the agreement between ESPN and Setanta, ESPN will broadcast many live Carling Cup, Championship and […]