Setanta Saturday Isn't All Good News...

steve689 · Post by **steve689** » 13 Jan 2008, 14:53

...for Freeview viewers anyway. The line up seems a good night of Boxing but Skelton-Chagaev is on Setanta 2 which is only available for SKY customers and then the Trinidad-Jones Jnr fight starts at 3am which is precisely the time Setanta cuts off air by law of their airing times!

So Freeview customers will have to wait for replays, hopefully next day. Seemed a good planned night until i noticed

whicker · Post by **whicker** » 13 Jan 2008, 17:04

Also there is a 2 month minimum subscription, and you have to give 30 days notice to cancel.

Thats a little annoying- I got the impression that you could ring up, just pay for a month etc.

I'm not a big fan of live football, so there isn't really much appeal.

Poncey · Post by **Poncey** » 13 Jan 2008, 17:04

Does that mean we get the UFC card on FV instead?

TerribleTerry · Post by **TerribleTerry** » 13 Jan 2008, 17:08

Emerson Poncey Name Ghent wrote:Does that mean we get the UFC card on FV instead?

UFC card is on the same time as the boxing on normal Setanta

UFC Setanta Sport 1 8pm
Boxing Setanta Sport 2 8pm

Thanks God for Sky+!

Do you get both Setanta channels on freeview?

BAMBI · Post by **BAMBI** » 13 Jan 2008, 18:58

If the Jones/Trinidad coverage begins at 3am, then theres a possibility we will miss most of the undercard??

Poncey · Post by **Poncey** » 14 Jan 2008, 04:41

TerribleTerry wrote:
Emerson Poncey Name Ghent wrote:Does that mean we get the UFC card on FV instead?
UFC card is on the same time as the boxing on normal Setanta

UFC Setanta Sport 1 8pm
Boxing Setanta Sport 2 8pm

Thanks God for Sky+!

Do you get both Setanta channels on freeview?

Nope. Same price for one channel. What's a real kick in the tets is that I can't have SKY or Virgin.

FreeView tend to show channel 1 over channel 2, so looks like I'll have to record the repeat shows during the week.

Feck.

TerribleTerry · Post by **TerribleTerry** » 14 Jan 2008, 09:26

Emerson Poncey Name Ghent wrote:
TerribleTerry wrote:
Emerson Poncey Name Ghent wrote:Does that mean we get the UFC card on FV instead?
UFC card is on the same time as the boxing on normal Setanta

UFC Setanta Sport 1 8pm
Boxing Setanta Sport 2 8pm

Thanks God for Sky+!

Do you get both Setanta channels on freeview?
Nope. Same price for one channel. What's a real kick in the tets is that I can't have SKY or Virgin.

FreeView tend to show channel 1 over channel 2, so looks like I'll have to record the repeat shows during the week.

Feck.

That is hardsh - you shouldnt have to pay the same fee for a restricted/partial service.

Whilst they do repeat their boxing shows it is on a main event only, 1 hr show basis. Harsh for FV viewers IMO.

dondada · Post by **dondada** » 14 Jan 2008, 16:53

I think it's worth the money, in comparison to Sky.

Rocky Balboa · Post by **Rocky Balboa** » 14 Jan 2008, 17:19

Whoever runs the show at Setanta on Freeview, well, I think they are very disorganised & highly incompetent.

For Setanta advertise the likes of Jones-Trinidad, but in the end, the result is that if you are a subscriber to Setanta on Freeview, you will not be able to watch any boxing on that Channel after 3AM.

For the company to still advertise such events after which commence from 3AM onwards, is fcuking ridiculous, not to mention extremely misleading & misinforming to Freeview customers.

I have got the right arse-ache now I have just realised that us Freeview customers may not get to see the live showing of Pavlik-Taylor 2 & we may not even get to see the whole bout of Haye-Maccarinelli.

Setanta on Freeview need to fix up & pronto. They need to pay whatever the license fee's are to broadcast beyond 3AM.

Who's up for doing some sort of petition or letter to Setanta on Freeview? I for one would suggest Setant stop advertising/claiming they are showing events which start at 3AM or thereafter.

Might not be a good thing after all having Haye-Maccarinelli on Setanta, after all?

Please, please, BBC, wake up & smell the coffee. Boxing would be good on the BBC.

Poncey · Post by **Poncey** » 14 Jan 2008, 17:23

Rocky Balboa wrote:Whoever runs the show at Setanta on Freeview, well, I think they are very disorganised & highly incompetent.

For Setanta advertise the likes of Jones-Trinidad, but in the end, the result is that if you are a subscriber to Setanta on Freeview, you will not be able to watch any boxing on that Channel after 3AM.

For the company to still advertise such events after which commence from 3AM onwards, is fcuking ridiculous, not to mention extremely misleading & misinforming to Freeview customers.

I have got the right arse-ache now I have just realised that us Freeview customers may not get to see the live showing of Pavlik-Taylor 2 & we may not even get to see the whole bout of Haye-Maccarinelli.

Setanta on Freeview need to fix up & pronto. They need to pay whatever the license fee's are to broadcast beyond 3AM.

Who's up for doing some sort of petition or letter to Setanta on Freeview? I for one would suggest Setant stop advertising/claiming they are showing events which start at 3AM or thereafter.

Might not be a good thing after all having Haye-Maccarinelli on Setanta, after all?

Please, please, BBC, wake up & smell the coffee. Boxing would be good on the BBC.

I'll back you Rocky. It's annoying.

London Boy · Post by **London Boy** » 15 Jan 2008, 15:26

Cheers for the info. Lucky I see that. Looks like Skelton fight on straight after. Setanta 1. 23:00.

silkov · Post by **silkov** » 15 Jan 2008, 15:41

Rocky Balboa wrote:Whoever runs the show at Setanta on Freeview, well, I think they are very disorganised & highly incompetent.

For Setanta advertise the likes of Jones-Trinidad, but in the end, the result is that if you are a subscriber to Setanta on Freeview, you will not be able to watch any boxing on that Channel after 3AM.

For the company to still advertise such events after which commence from 3AM onwards, is fcuking ridiculous, not to mention extremely misleading & misinforming to Freeview customers.

I have got the right arse-ache now I have just realised that us Freeview customers may not get to see the live showing of Pavlik-Taylor 2 & we may not even get to see the whole bout of Haye-Maccarinelli.

Setanta on Freeview need to fix up & pronto. They need to pay whatever the license fee's are to broadcast beyond 3AM.

Who's up for doing some sort of petition or letter to Setanta on Freeview? I for one would suggest Setant stop advertising/claiming they are showing events which start at 3AM or thereafter.

Might not be a good thing after all having Haye-Maccarinelli on Setanta, after all?

Please, please, BBC, wake up & smell the coffee. Boxing would be good on the BBC.

I'd call it more than annoying, I'd call it a rip off!... the trouble is that while people continue paying like sheep then these channels will continue to happily take the money and provide their shoddy services!. And this is just the begining, in about 5 or 10 years time we'll be having to pay individually for every fight show like they do in America....

Max Molyneux · Post by **Max Molyneux** » 15 Jan 2008, 16:35

People actually care for Trinidad Vs Jones?

Air Rodney · Post by **Air Rodney** » 15 Jan 2008, 19:12

wiil you be able to see the Skelton fight on the internet? thanks

Mario · Post by **Mario** » 15 Jan 2008, 20:00

Does anyone know what time the Skelton fight will actually be on yet? I promised my kid brother he could come and watch the UFC forgetting they were the same night! Not too fussed about the undercard but i definitely wanna catch Matt winning the World title!

dondada · Post by **dondada** » 16 Jan 2008, 03:00

Can someone clarify for me...do you still have to pay 9.99 a month to watch Setanta via 'free'view? If so, no wonder people are pissed off.

steve689 · Post by **steve689** » 16 Jan 2008, 03:56

Max Molyneux wrote:People actually care for Trinidad Vs Jones?

If it costs me a tenner then yes!

Poncey · Post by **Poncey** » 16 Jan 2008, 04:34

Mario wrote:Does anyone know what time the Skelton fight will actually be on yet? I promised my kid brother he could come and watch the UFC forgetting they were the same night! Not too fussed about the undercard but i definitely wanna catch Matt winning the World title!

I thought it was 23.00 UK time?

Poncey · Post by **Poncey** » 16 Jan 2008, 04:35

Ian 'Mr' McNeilly wrote:Can someone clarify for me...do you still have to pay 9.99 a month to watch Setanta via 'free'view? If so, no wonder people are pissed off.

Unfortunately it does Ian. I can't have SKY (due to fcking nature/trees) and can't have Virgin (as I'm off the main road).

Chambers2 · Post by **Chambers2** » 16 Jan 2008, 06:10

Emerson Poncey Name Ghent wrote: Unfortunately it does Ian. I can't have SKY (due to fcking nature/trees)

Nothing a gallon of petrol and a match can't sort out

Mario · Post by **Mario** » 16 Jan 2008, 07:00

Emerson Poncey Name Ghent wrote:
Mario wrote:Does anyone know what time the Skelton fight will actually be on yet? I promised my kid brother he could come and watch the UFC forgetting they were the same night! Not too fussed about the undercard but i definitely wanna catch Matt winning the World title!
I thought it was 23.00 UK time?

Thanks, i'd read that somewhere else too but in Setanta's tv listings, the Skelton fight is on live from 8 till 11 on Setanta 2 so im not quite sure how they're gonna manage that one!

Slightly better news that its repeated at on setanta 1 at 11pm straight after the UFC so my problems solved!

Poncey · Post by **Poncey** » 16 Jan 2008, 08:23

Chambers2 wrote:
Emerson Poncey Name Ghent wrote: Unfortunately it does Ian. I can't have SKY (due to fcking nature/trees)

Nothing a gallon of petrol and a match can't sort out

I never thought of that. Hopefully one of them is Treebeard and will fck off.

WelshDevil · Post by **WelshDevil** » 17 Jan 2008, 20:24

Ian 'Mr' McNeilly wrote:Can someone clarify for me...do you still have to pay 9.99 a month to watch Setanta via 'free'view? If so, no wonder people are pissed off.

Yes you do Ian,

I upgraded my digibox to one that had a card(cost £50) inorder to watch the Haye vs Mormeck fight in November. Watch it no problem then I stayed up for the Cotto fight on the same night and at 3am all I got was an advert telling me how I could subscribe.

Now having seen Setantas fantastic schedule - I am fuming cos I'm not going to see any of the American fights and it looks like not even the Skelton clash.
Still they keep advertising these fights and not a mention of it only being available to some viewers.

Setanta have made alot of money off the back of boxing fights that new subscribers then learn that they can't actually watch.

Abbo · Post by **Abbo** » 17 Jan 2008, 21:11

What time does Skelton take the ring UK time?

nickd · Post by **nickd** » 18 Jan 2008, 04:03

I would guess about 10pm as Setanta are televising 8-11.

Can't wait for Saturday, going to watch UFC then Skelton v Chagaev is repeated straight after than on Setanta 1 and then Jones v Tito after although I might record that last bit and watch on Sunday not sure it warrants staying up until 5am to watch.