放送者s to 企て，努力，提案 for Setanta's 首相 League games

By Daily Mail Reporter
Updated: 08:03 BST, 22 June 2009

放送者s were given a 最終期限 of today to 宿泊する 企て，努力，提案s to buy the 権利s to 46 首相 League games which have been taken away from troubled Irish 会社／堅い Setanta.

BSkyB and US-放送者 ESPN are 推定する／予想するd to buy 権利s to 23 games each, although they may 直面する 競争 from 数字表示式の 支払う／賃金 TV service 最高の，を越す Up TV.

利益／興味d parties must 服従させる／提出する their 企て，努力，提案s today, although it is thought the sums they will 申し込む／申し出 for the 権利s may 落ちる below what Setanta was 支払う／賃金ing.

The beleaguered 会社／堅い lost the 権利 to broadcast the matches on Friday after failing to 会合，会う a 最終期限 for a £10million 支払い（額） to the 首相 League - the 最新の chunk of the £30million it 借りがあるs to them.

BSkyB is 推定する／予想するd to buy Setanta's 一括 of Monday night 首相 League games, as it has already won the 権利s to broadcast these from 2010/2011.

Manchester 部隊d players celebrate with the Barclays 首相 League トロフィー. BSkyB and ESPN are 推定する／予想するd to 宿泊する 企て，努力，提案s to broadcast 46 matches.

However, EU 法律制定 means it cannot own all the 権利s, making it likely that ESPN will 選ぶ up the Saturday teatime games.

Setanta was unable to 会合，会う its 支払い（額） 最終期限 に引き続いて the 崩壊（する） of a 可能性のある を取り引きする US 大君 Len Blavatnik's 接近 産業s.

The 取引，協定, which was thought to be 価値（がある） £20 million, would have seen 接近 産業s buy a 51 per cent 火刑／賭ける in the 放送者, but it failed to go ahead after 'a number of 問題／発行するs' were not 解決するd in time.

一方／合間, the 管理／経営 of Setanta is understood to be 会合 this 週末 to look at ways to save the company.

Deloitte has been lined up to 行為／法令／行動する as 行政官／管理者 if the 会社／堅い, which 雇うs 430 people, fails.

If the company did go into 行政 it would lead to broadcasting 権利s for a host of 冒険的な events becoming 利用できる, 含むing FA Cup matches, England games and the Scottish 首相 League.

Setanta has around 1.2 million 加入者s, but this is below the 1.9 million it needs to break even and it is 現在／一般に thought to be running at a loss of nearly £100 million a year.

It 一時停止するd new subscriptions earlier this month, 誘発するing 恐れるs over the 未来 of the 商売／仕事, and recently also 行方不明になるd a £3 million 支払い（額） to the Scottish 首相 League.