Thanks to early first half goals from Didier Drogba and Carlos Tevez, Chelsea and Manchester United weakened the will of their opposition and saw out relatively elementary victories to advance to the FA Cup Semi-Finals. Yea, Coventry City then Fulham folded up cheaper than any cheap tent or umbrella. If you woke up early Saturday […]

Breaking news: The Premier League has announced that out of the six TV packages available for bidding in the UK for the 2010-2013 seasons, Sky Sports won five of those packages with Setanta getting the sixth and final one. That means that ESPN's attempt to bid on the rights ended in failure — in the […]

Once the final two TV packages are finalized in the United Kingdom, the Premier League will focus next on the bidding for TV rights in the US. While the rights in the UK will still primarily be owned by Sky Sports, there may be more revolutionary changes in the United States. But who will win? […]

The Guardian newspaper is reporting that ESPN and Setanta Sports are expected to team up to try to win the U.S. TV rights to the Premier League from Fox Soccer Channel for the 2010-2013 seasons. The relationship between Setanta and ESPN is already close. In October 2008, Setanta Sports sub-licensed some of its internet rights […]

In the next 24 hours, we'll find out if the future of Premier League TV coverage will change forever. Sky Sports has already won the bids for the first four of six packages made available by the Premier League for TV coverage from 2010-2013 for an estimated £1.3 billion. By Thursday night, we'll learn whether […]

The first episode of Special 1 TV has premiered, and it's an instant classic. Be sure to check out the tribute to Robbie Keane, a call from Beckham in Milan (sounding clueless) and even a surprise phone call from a closet West Ham United supporter in the United States. It's all here in the first […]

The characters from Special 1 TV, the new show to replace I'm On Setanta Sports, have spoken. The show will debut after the Manchester United versus Everton match this weekend on Setanta Sports UK, and will be available shortly thereafter on the interweb. Here's the latest statement from our favorite trio, The Special One, The […]

Special 1 TV has launched a short advert to tease viewers about the launch of the new show. Special 1 TV, which is the name of the new show to replace I'm On Setanta Sports will debut on Saturday, January 31 on Setanta Sports after they air the Manchester United against Everton game on Setanta […]

The TV schedule for the fifth round of the FA Cup has been announced for the United Kingdom. And by looking at the schedule, we can also determine which matches will be on US television. The only question mark about US television is which 3pm GMT kickoffs on Saturday, February 14th will be shown (to […]

The TV schedule has been announced for this weekend's FA Cup matches for both the USA and UK TV markets. The schedule is as follows: Friday, January 23 Derby County v Nottingham Forest, 2:45pm ET, Setanta Sports USA Derby County v Nottingham Forest, 7:45pm GMT, Setanta Sports UK Saturday, January 24 Hartlepool v West Ham […]

I'm On Setanta Sports, the cult TV hit featuring a parody of Jose Mourinho, will be returning as a new show entitled Special 1 TV. EPL Talk broke the news on January 9th. The rumor has now been substantiated in the January 17th episode of I'm On Setanta Sports, which clearly shows the "office" door […]

An insider source at ESPN has revealed that the Disney-owned company is planning on bidding for one to two of the six UK TV packages available for the 2010-2013 Premier League seasons, according to Bloomberg. While the news hardly comes as a surprise to regular readers of EPL Talk, we at least now have confirmation […]

Setanta is reporting that the Saturday, January 10, 2009 episode of I'm On Setanta Sports will be the final show. It's either the best marketing ploy of early 2009 or the end of the greatest football show ever to come to the Internet. "Regulars “IT,” Sven Goran Eriksson and “The Boy,” Wayne Rooney and “Ronnie” […]

I'm On Setanta Sports is back with a highlight reel of the best clips in 2008 as well as some new content such as which special manager received the 2008 Manager Of The Year Award. It's quite an accomplishment for Mario Rosenstock when a weekly five minute program is more entertaining online than some of […]

The third round of the FA Cup is usually one of the highlights of the year when we get to watch tiny non-league teams (i.e. David) battle it out against massive Premier League clubs (i.e. Goliath) at quaint football grounds in the cold of winter. This year, for TV viewers in the United States, the […]