Things have only really begun happening in the past couple of days, with ESPN confirming that they had successfully won the rights to English Premier League football previously held by Setanta, on the 22nd of June.
- June 22nd - ESPN awarded the rights to show 46 English Premier League games for the 2009/10 season, and to show 23 games from the following three seasons.
- On the same day, www.espn.co.uk goes live, saying the following:
"ESPN is pleased to announce that it will broadcast a selection of games from the 2009/10 - 12/13 Premier League seasons LIVE and in HD."
- ESPN also confirmed its new channel would be available through Sky.
- June 23rd - ESPN confirms that its new channel will be available on cable, satellite and Freeview.
It is expected that ESPN will be awarded more of Setanta's rights, which they lost when they went into administration yesterday, and ceased broadcasting in the United Kingdom. These include the FA Cup games, Europa League, England away games and the SPL. It has yet to be confirmed when these rights will be awarded or who has shown interest so far, but no doubt ESPN will want to add to their Premier League games.
Keep checking this blog for the latest information.
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