Setanta Sports battles for survival: how to protect your payments

hillwoods

We pay for Setanta as part of our Top Up TV contract. Does anyone know if they are doing anything towards cancelling subscriptions?

scotsbob

hillwoods wrote: »

We pay for Setanta as part of our Top Up TV contract. Does anyone know if they are doing anything towards cancelling subscriptions?

Setanta stated this afternoon that they are still in business, still broadcasting and anyone cancelling direct debits or other payments would be in breach of contract

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8092595.stm

mrs2fat

the thing i dont get is one of setanta's big claims was 'there is no annual contract, you pay for it on a monthly basis'

sjc_2

Unless they offered you a deal, in place of the then £15/Mth they were offering £7.50/Mth if you agreed to a 12 Month contract.

Remember the days when it was £34 for the year to see all away Old Firm Games in the SPL, great price but the coverage wasn't good like a bloke at the back of the stand with his video camera

scotsbob

sjc wrote: »

Remember the days when it was £34 for the year to see all away Old Firm Games in the SPL, great price but the coverage wasn't good like a bloke at the back of the stand with his video camera

LOL that brought back memories.
I remember watching a game from Tynecastle and it was all done with one camera.
Gave me a headache watching, because all closeups had to be zoomed in and then zoomed back out again.

wallace53

To view the "official" update from Setanta, see their website. (Sorry, the link will not be accepted by Martin).

emo_2

setanta took my monthly subscription one week early and it has cost me £35 in a bank charge. Couldn't get through on the phones so sent off e-mail asking why they had done this and if they would refund my bank charge. Can they do this? I know the DD is classed as variable and can be taken on or around a given date but 1 week?

GeoThermal

Looks like they have been saved:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/article6489238.ece

Impet_Limpet

But they are taking new subscriptions accordin to the link shown a few posts ago.


http://www.setanta.com/global/gb.html

"As has been widely reported in various media channels, Setanta Sports and investors are in the process of securing the future of the business.
All of our channels are still broadcasting across all platforms and our subscribers can continue to enjoy our programming and we are delighted to bring you live events this weekend such as UFC 99 and the St. Jude PGA TOUR golf event from Memphis.
We are taking subscriptions from new customers for our great sports content both online at www.setanta.com and at our call centres.
Our customer services operations are open and available to handle customer’s queries, but there are a series of frequently-asked questions, the answers to which are set out for you below.
We thank you for your continued interest in Setanta Sports and look forward to bringing you a wealth of sport over the coming months and years."

Impet_Limpet

oops sorry I was replying to a post on page 3 and hadn't seen these replies ...I look like a dozy madam now!! Sorry!