Soccer Blogs Posts Tagged DirecTV

Setanta Sports Now Available in Boston Area on Comcast

2008-11-18T16:00:24+00:00

Slowly but surely, it's getting easier and easier to subscribe to Setanta Sports via your cable and satellite provider. Just last week, Comcast in Boston, Massachusetts added Setanta Sports to its selection of channels to choose from. Comcast now carries Setanta Sports in Allston, Back Bay, Beacon Hill, Brighton, Brookline, Charlestown, Downtown Financial, East Boston, Fenway, Jamaica [.

Setanta Now Available On AT&T U-Verse

2008-11-06T13:00:35+00:00

Setanta Sports is now available on AT&T U-Verse, as of this week. U-Verse is AT&T's Internet protocol television (IPTV) solution that starts at $44 per month and is available nationwide. Setanta Sports is available for $15 per month. U-Verse also offers Fox Soccer Channel and GolTV, so if you're unable to get DirecTV and you want to [.

Setanta Sports Xtra Moving On DirecTV

2008-10-09T10:26:49+00:00

As of October 15, 2008, DirecTV customers who subscribe to Setanta Sports will find Setanta Xtra on channel 622. The main Setanta Sports channel will continue to remain on channel 621. The change was made by DirecTV to better organize its channels. Bookmark to:

A Soccer Fan's Dream Come True: DirecTV and TiVo Announce Partnership

2008-09-04T01:14:12+00:00

If you're like me and subscribe to DirecTV for its unsurpassed soccer options (Dish has dropped Gol TV and cable TV customer service is abysmal) you'll be heartened to learn that DirecTV and TiVo have renewed a once deteriorating relationship and will offer TiVo DVR's as an option again.

Ever since my TiVo died I've been forced to use the clunky, not particularly intuitive DirecTV DVR.

GolTV Tells Dish Network Customers To Switch

2008-08-31T01:00:20+00:00

DISH customers can practically kiss their chances goodbye of seeing GolTV back on their satellite provider. The 24/7 soccer network says that it doesn't see any compromise with DISH being reached in the near future and is recommending that DISH customers select an alternate source such as DirecTV. On August 1st, DISH Network dumped GolTV from its [.

Got Gol?

2008-08-26T22:44:00+00:00

Gol TV has my favorite soccer announcer, Phil Schoen.

Problem is, it's not that easy to find the channel any more.

It's only on DIRECTV.

And as far as what's only on GolTV - the upcoming 2010 World Cup qualifying matches and exclusive TV coverage of Spain's La Liga.

Let’s not get our hopes up

2008-08-11T18:01:05+00:00

An earlier post on this blog about FSC moving on DirecTV prompted a comment today: Tough1 // Aug 9, 2008 at 1:59 am Could this be a possible lead in for FSC HD? Channel 617 and 617 have been cleared. Maybe there is a football god. Well, don't go getting baptized yet. While HD is coming eventually, it's safe [.

Soccer On Dish News

2008-08-06T23:01:03+00:00

Greetings from the sister site! Over at Soccer on Dish, we're back from a summer holiday, and we're ready and raring to wake up at 5:45 to watch the Community Shield. But there are a few items you might want to know about: Aside from dropping GolTV, Dish Network has added the NBC Olympics Soccer Channel, and [.

FSC Scores With Spanish Supercopa

2008-08-06T22:47:04+00:00

The Spanish Supercopa, which matches the winner of La Liga against the winner of the Copa del Rey in a home and home series, is heading to FSC for the first time. The matchup pits Real Madrid against Valencia on Aug. 17 and 24 at 4 p.m. EDT. The first leg is at Valencia, with the [...]

All Olympic Soccer, All The Time

2008-08-06T21:10:59+00:00

I got a nice little treat today while surfing the channels on Dish Network. Sure, I don't have GolTV anymore (although I do now have Fox Sports en Espanol, so it's not like I'm totally without soccer on channel 407), but now I have 24 hours a day of Olympic soccer. As part of the 10 [...]

GolTV No Longer Available On DISH Network

2008-08-02T14:04:17+00:00

As of August 1, GolTV - the 24/7 soccer network - has been removed from DISH Network due to a contract dispute. According to GolTV, "this occurs despite efforts to continue GolTV's availability to Dish customers." DISH Network, in retort, inserted this message when you hit the INFO button where GolTV's channel used to be: "GolTV [.

GolTV Removed From DISH Network

2008-08-02T13:43:00+00:00

Olympic Soccer - 21 Days and Counting

2008-07-16T06:01:20+00:00

With tonight's friendly between the US Women and Brazil (join us at Coester's at 9:00 pm!), I thought I'd take some time to update you on what to expect in terms of broadcast schedules and related info.

First the good news - I've updated the SGFsoccer.com calendar to reflect ALL of the games that I found on the TV schedule at the NBColympics.

Olympic Soccer - 21 Days and Counting

2008-07-16T06:01:20+00:00

First the good news - I've updated the SGFsoccer.com calendar to reflect ALL of the games that I found on the TV schedule at the NBColympics.

The Pitfalls Of Watching Soccer On Satellite TV

2008-06-22T00:08:20+00:00

Sometimes readers ask me why I don't have DirecTV or DISH Network. One of the main reasons why was on display today, and it's definitely one of the pitfalls of watching soccer on satellite television.The culprit is the weather in South Florida. During the summer here, you can almost guarantee that by 2pm that the [.

Fox Soccer Channel Moving On DirecTV

2008-06-14T09:22:36+00:00

Fox Soccer Channel (FSC) has announced that it'll be changing its DirecTV channel number. Instead of channel 613, it'll be moving to 619 as of June 18. Bookmark to:

Max Bretos is my hero …

2008-05-08T14:08:26+00:00

except he's not. Well, hello there! I'd like to thank The Gaffer for letting me out of the cage and onto the Interwebs as a new helper with this little venture. I'll try not to make a fool out of him or myself (if I can make sure to tag things correctly). As for other people, well, [...]

Chelsea v Man United Decider to be Aired on Setanta Sports in U.S.A

2008-04-15T03:35:04+00:00

What may become the most important match of the season when Chelsea plays Manchester United on Saturday, April 26 will be televised around the world. Viewers in America, however, be forewarned. The match will be shown live on Setanta Sports, not Fox Soccer Channel. The kickoff time will be 7:45am ET/12:45pm GMT.

ITVN and Setanta: Service Comes to an End

2008-03-15T16:21:42+00:00

It's official. ITVN, who we reported a few weeks ago was in serious financial trouble, will discontinue its Setanta Sports feed this month, according to Setanta Sports. Many ITVN customers complained today of difficulty accessing their Setanta feed and were met with "Cannot Connect - Server May Be Down" messages.

EPL Fixture Congestion Reveals DirecTV Benefits

2007-09-08T01:59:00+00:00

If you live in the United States and you can't decide whether to choose DirecTV, DISH Network, your local cable company or ITVN to watch as many soccer matches as possible, the next Premier League weekend will help answer that question for you.

When the English Premier League returns from the international break on Saturday, September 15, that Saturday will feature four massive matches:

Everton v Manchester United
Tottenham v Arsenal
Portsmouth v Liverpool, and
Chelsea v Blackburn.