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BBC NEWS | Scotland | SPL pays up in lieu of TV money

The Scottish Premier League is to pay £3m to 12 member clubs from its own funds to tide them over in lieu of money owed by broadcaster Setanta.

Cash-strapped Setanta was due to make the final payment of the season on Monday for its football match coverage.

But, after a second board meeting in three days, the SPL has decided to dip into its own coffers to prevent any clubs facing financial difficulties.

Meanwhile, negotiations between the SPL and Setanta will continue this weekend.

The broadcaster, which last year agreed to pay £125m over four seasons for extending its exclusive live coverage from 2010, has been attempting to renegotiate a number of its contracts because of cash-flow problems.



Not great news.
 

There's been talk elsewhere today about ESPN taking control of Setanta. They've already bought a piece of Eurosport.

EDIT: taking Setanta's contract up; they once owned a third of Eurosport.
 
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I wish it was Sky who were struggling,another increase on the cards in August to pay for their high bidding in getting the rights.
I wish the premier league would allow some games on free to air channels
 

What's wrong with them making another rise? Just means more money for us. If Sky ever collapsed the EPL would struggle alot, including us
 
It would give more people the opportunity to watch the football without paying through the nose for it.
I'm sure we would survive along with the other 19 teams
 
Go on then, fill the void that Sky pays through the nose for, £50m is alot of money lid
 
The premier league would adjust costs as needed,transfers and wages would be reduced and there would be revenue from the advertising lid.
No priority to any given team so Man Utd and the other 3 would get less from not being on sky
 

if you're quite happy to finish 5th so be it but it would be better if teams were treated evenly in terms of money for television rights.
Since Sky took over there is no other team than 4 who are going to win the prem,unlike pre sky there was a chance of more than 4 winnig it.
The scottish prem is a joke and this league is getting predictable before a ball is kicked and the underlying reason is money and a large portion is coming from sky
 
So you don't want the teams that finish higher to get more money? You'd be happy if West Brom had got the same as us?
 
The Sky money is dealt out fairly even, the higher you finish the more you get, there isnt a great spread from 1st to last. Thats not the reason. Its the £40m a season from the Champions League that the CL clubs get that makes the difference.
 
Everytime a team is on sky they get a payment.
Man U were on more than West brom.
I didnt say it was the reason there is a gap,its part of the reason.
All Im asking for is free live prem football on the free to air channels and let more of the population see it rather than people who are able to subscribe to sky
Not too much to ask for
 
yes it is, ITV are struggling financially and their service is crap, as is C5s, BBC... if you wanted them to buy the football for the Prem then the TV license would fly up, and then you'd probably complain about that, C4 I can't see getting into the market.
 

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