: Fri Aug 21, 2009 10:01 pm  

Any word on La Liga TV coverage yet for the coming season?

: Fri Aug 21, 2009 11:25 pm  

FireWire wrote:

Any word on La Liga TV coverage yet for the coming season?

Still Sky, surely?

: Sat Aug 22, 2009 9:06 am  

Robbie Rotten wrote:

Still Sky, surely?

No, still not sorted in the UK, and ESPN has won the rights to show it in the States.

Given the track record of the administrators of Spanish Football expect it to be finalised about 15 minutes before the season kicks-off - I'll always remember the start of the 07/08 season when SKY were supposed to be showing the Madrid derby, but had to switch games about 10 minutes before kick-off.

: Sat Aug 22, 2009 9:24 am  

Asim wrote:

No, still not sorted in the UK, and ESPN has won the rights to show it in the States.

Given the track record of the administrators of Spanish Football expect it to be finalised about 15 minutes before the season kicks-off - I'll always remember the start of the 07/08 season when SKY were supposed to be showing the Madrid derby, but had to switch games about 10 minutes before kick-off.

I hope ESPN gets it to add to their vast amount of European football already on show. I don't have Sky so it'd be great if ESPN gets it.

: Sat Aug 22, 2009 9:45 am  

The first weekend's schedule has been announced anyway...

Real Madrid-Deportivo (SƔbado 29 a las 20:00 horas).
Zaragoza-Tenerife (SƔbado 29 a las 22:00 horas).
Mallorca-Xerez (Domingo 30 a las 17:00 horas).
Racing-Getafe (Domingo 30 a las 17:00 horas).
Osasuna-Villarreal (Domingo 30 a las 17:00 horas).
MƔlaga-AtlƩtico (Domingo 30 a las 17:00 horas).
Athletic-Espanyol (Domingo 30 a las 17:00 horas).
Valencia-Sevilla (Domingo 30 a las 19:00 horas).
AlmerĆ­a-Valladolid (Domingo 30 a las 21:00 horas).
Barcelona-Sporting (Lunes 31 a las 22:00 horas).

I'm hoping to fit in Betis' first game in Liga Adelante (against Cordoba) on the Saturday night and the Malaga-AtlƩtico games, if the heat in Andalucia doesn't kill me.

: Sun Aug 23, 2009 8:54 am  

Robbie Rotten wrote:

I hope ESPN gets it to add to their vast amount of European football already on show. I don't have Sky so it'd be great if ESPN gets it.

I bloody hope not. The La Liga coverage is one of the few things Sky actually does well.

: Mon Aug 24, 2009 5:14 pm  

The Penguin wrote:

I bloody hope not. The La Liga coverage is one of the few things Sky actually does well.

Sky sports have signed up for another 3 years la liga coverage,just seen it on the SSN ticker.

: Mon Aug 24, 2009 5:30 pm  

DAR130 wrote:

Sky sports have signed up for another 3 years la liga coverage,just seen it on the SSN ticker.

Indeed.

Real Madrid/Deportivo and Zaragoza/Tenerife on the box this weekend.

If I was here I'd be annoyed that Valencia/Sevilla isn't being broadcast, but I guess schedules were pretty full with the deal only being concluded today.

: Mon Aug 24, 2009 6:11 pm  

JWP wrote:

He's never even flattered for me. I've always felt short changed watching him. I've seen him have one good game, it was in Euro 2004 for Sweden. Never scored a goal in the knockout phases of the CL.

Just doesn't do it for me, at all.

If he plays even 80% of his potential Barca will win the league regardless of who Madrid have signed.

: Mon Aug 24, 2009 7:45 pm  

Asim wrote:

If I was here I'd be annoyed that Valencia/Sevilla isn't being broadcast, but I guess schedules were pretty full with the deal only being concluded today.

You can say that again. Didier Zokora aside (what on earth was Monchi thinking?) Sevilla have had a good summer transfer wise and look to be leading the best of the rest pack again this seasons.