GAA chiefs ‘monitoring’ Setanta situation

GAA chiefs admit they are “monitoring” the situation at troubled broadcaster Setanta Sports.

GAA chiefs ‘monitoring’ Setanta situation
Tue, 23 Jun, 2009 - 01:00
Colm O’Connor

The company is believed to be on the brink of collapse having failed to find a solution to rescue it from administration. The sports broadcaster lost its right to broadcast live football matches on Friday, after failing to make a £10m (€11.9m) payment to the Premier League.

Yesterday the Premier League awarded all of the live matches formerly held by Setanta to the Disney-owned broadcaster ESPN.

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