TFoA Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 LinkWell, considering that I don't have FSC and will now have to rely on streaming to watch the Champions League, ESPN made up for that loss by capitalizing on Setanta Sports' loss, picking up the rights to show EPL games LIVE and in HD.And as Mockba will inform you in a few posts, this is for the UK, not the US. No EPL stateside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew22 Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 Awesome! Eagles/Heels/Dawgs/Falcons/Hawks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cappital92 Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 I'm not too happy about this if I'm MLS. I think that this is going to hurt them way more than it'll help them. http://www.wizardsxtra.com Is it the shoes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac the Knife Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 No, probably not... at least, not in the way you might think.EPL's games, if aired live, are going to air on late afternoon/evenings in the U.S. Plus the overlap between seasons isn't that significant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-kj Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 Time out.This deal is only for the UK rights, not the US rights. Buy some t-shirts and stuff at KJ Shop! KJ Branded | Behance portfolio POTD 2013-08-22 On 7/14/2012 at 2:20 AM, tajmccall said: When it comes to style, ya'll really should listen to Kev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottysprings Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 Oh man I would love to see the EPL regularly on ESPN, especially in HD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFoA Posted June 22, 2009 Author Share Posted June 22, 2009 Time out.This deal is only for the UK rights, not the US rights.That's what I was thinking. Dammit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still MIGHTY Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 Time out.This deal is only for the UK rights, not the US rights.BooooI was all excited for a minute | ANA | LAA | LAR | LAL | ASU | CSULB | USMNT | USWNT | LAFC | OCSC | MAN UTD | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwabel Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 LinkWell, considering that I don't have FSC and will now have to rely on streaming to watch the Champions League, ESPN made up for that loss by capitalizing on Setanta Sports' loss, picking up the rights to show EPL games stateside LIVE and in HD.I'm trying to see if this means that US soccer fans can watch or if this just means that ESPN in Europe gets the rights to show it. I hope that's the case, it'll be damn cool to have the Premier League on ESPN. Makes it that much easier to follow the Villans. The rights they won in auction from Setana are only for the rights to air in the UK; BSkyB has the majority of the EPL rights. On the other hand, you will be able to see La Liga on ESPN2 (~20 games), ESPN360.com, and ESPN Desportes starting this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew22 Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 I hate you Flame. I was all excited. Eagles/Heels/Dawgs/Falcons/Hawks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintsfan Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 I think the fact that ESPN has now got a relationship with EPL may well mean in the medium to long term coverage of the EPL on ESPN in the US. Incidentally, if they were shown live in the US, Kick off times for EPL games would range from around 10am to about 3pm Eastern time. 2011/12 WFL Champions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maz Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 I think the fact that ESPN has now got a relationship with EPL may well mean in the medium to long term coverage of the EPL on ESPN in the US. Incidentally, if they were shown live in the US, Kick off times for EPL games would range from around 10am to about 3pm Eastern time.Certainly better than the same episode of SportsCenter over and over again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwertman Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 will Setanta still broadcast games in the US? Kings Cross AFC -BIP, Winnipeg Falcons - TNFF, St. Louis Archers - MLF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwabel Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 will Setanta still broadcast games in the US?Yes. It has a separate agreement with the EPL for US broadcasts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFoA Posted June 23, 2009 Author Share Posted June 23, 2009 I hate you Flame. I was all excited.Well , we still get La Liga, which, IMO, is more exciting than the EPL. They actually have a whopping 6 teams that could possibly win the title instead of 4. Seriously, though, good for ESPN for getting La Liga to the US. It really is an exciting league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew22 Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Really? Well, I have that to look forward to. Eagles/Heels/Dawgs/Falcons/Hawks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJ Sands Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 This is all a precursor to ESPN Classic becoming ESPN3 or ESPN International, with European soccer as the cornerstone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkrdevil Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 This is all a precursor to ESPN Classic becoming ESPN3 or ESPN International, with European soccer as the cornerstone.One problem with that. ESPN basically has little of the US rights to the Euro league. ESPN lost the US rights to the EPL and Champions league recently. All they have now I believe is just a few games of La Liga. That is not enough to support a new/restructured channel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattF Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 This is all a precursor to ESPN Classic becoming ESPN3 or ESPN International, with European soccer as the cornerstone.One problem with that. ESPN basically has little of the US rights to the Euro league. ESPN lost the US rights to the EPL and Champions league recently. All they have now I believe is just a few games of La Liga. That is not enough to support a new/restructured channel.The EPL international rights come up for bid later this season, and I fully expect ESPN to get them then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewPF Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 So FSC is not affected? http://i.imgur.com/4ahMZxD.png koizim said: And...and ya know what we gotta do? We gotta go kick him in da penis. He'll be injured. Injured bad. COYS and Go Sox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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