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Setanta Sport is the Independent sport provider that can be added on to most Freeview, Cable and Digital Viewing packages. BT Vision is a freeview system that has extra service of movies and sport on demand. Sky TV is the first and the biggest of digital TV and offers different packages including ones specific for entertainment, movies and sports.
The Premiership is less than 2 weeks away and many are getting excited yet panicked, as to which sport provided will give you the best games at the best times. Sky Sports, BT Vision and Setanta Sports have been named as the best for Football coverage, description and comparison is needed to see who can give the best deal.
Setanta Sports has 8 channels covering the top sporting events all over the world. In terms of the Premiership Football, 46 games will be shown exclusively live. In addition to this they will play 60 of the Scottish Premiership and pre-season games.
The other 7 channels include: Setanta 2, which will show live European Football and Rugby. Celtic TV and Ranger TV are available for you Scottish Football followers. Setanta also offers Racing TV for recent horse events, Setanta Ireland for Live Gaelic Football matches and NASN that shows the top 16 Ice hockey teams playing their games.
Setanta is available without a contract for £9.99 a month with any freeview, cable and digital.
BT Vision offers on demand Football but although it is same day Football it is not live but a few hours later. BT Vision offers 242 Premiership games, 60 Scottish Premiership games and 123 of the league and Carling Cup matches. Although the games are not live, they are available on demand with no breaks, showing the full ninety minutes. BT Vision also offers the US PGA Golf tour and other classic sports.
BT Vision sports is available for £4 a month with a BT Vision freeview service. If you are new to digital viewing altogether sign up to one month viewing and receive a free box worth £199 and free installation worth £60. The sign up fee is a one off £30 connection fee with monthly subscription packages starting from £6 a month. Read full BT Vision review. Sky TV is the original in digital TV and they have 4 channels dedicated to sport. This season Sky Sports is showing 92 exclusively live Barclays Premier League games, plus 103 live UEFA Champions League matches. Options to add on Chelsea TV or MUTV to the package can be done with the sky extra package. Sky Sports also show international sporting events including Cricket, Golf, American Football and Horse riding events. Sky TV shows live coverage of the Guinness premier Rugby as well. If you would like Sky sports you can add it on to your existing Sky Package for £16 a month. If you don't already have sky you can join this new offer of Sky TV offers Sky TV 2 mix, Sky Sports plus and broadband for £35 a month.
Setanta Sports can be purchased alongside a Sky Sports or BT Vision package. Setanta Sports bought with BT Vision sport is £12 a month. Sky Sports with Setanta sports and a 6 mix Sky TV is available for £47.99. They all offer very good packages for sports fans, Football lovers in particular. Sky Sports offer the most live premiership games as they show 92 live games. They also show a great range of other live events in different sporting events. . BT vision sport is better for all round football lovers who want to watch football whenever they switch on the TV. BT Vision covers 242 premiership games that can be viewed on demand and uninterrupted from a few hours after the game. BT Vision also offers more football games from the different divisions. Setanta Sports offers 46 different live games to Sky Sports and also have 8 channels to cover other top sports across the world. In conclusion sign up to Sky Sports if you cant get to the stadiums but have to see the matches live. Also choose Sky Sports if you enjoying watching other sports such as Golf, Cricket and Rugby. Go with BT vision if Football is your life and you want to watch football 24/7. Setanta Sports is a good add-on option to get those extra games that are not included with Sky Sports. Setanta sports is also the best to go for is you are a fan of the Scottish Premiership, Gaelic Football and American Ice hockey.
Staff editor, Digital TV Section, August 2007 |
