Setanta Sports Goes Off Air In The UK

After weeks of uncertainty the Irish pay-per-view sports broadcaster Setanta took it’s UK channels off air last night after it called in administrators.

Subscribers were met with a message saying that the firm had “ceased trading in Great Britain”.

The troubled broadcaster also announced they would immediately stop collecting subscription payments.

Neville Kahn, one of the joint administrators, said: ‘After a huge effort by the Setanta board, management team and its backers, it has not been possible to save the GB business, which will be wound down in due course.

‘We can confirm that no further monthly subscriptions or direct debits will be accepted from customers of the UK business.’

Sir Robin Miller, chairman of Setanta, said it was a ’sad day for all concerned’.

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