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SPL chairman Lex Gold is optimistic a new live television contract will be secured in time for the start of the season after formally terminating the ailing deal with Setanta yesterday.
The failure of the Irish broadcaster to meet a final deadline for an outstanding payment of GBP 3 million to the SPL left Gold and his fellow board members with no option but to begin the process of selling the rights elsewhere.See the full content of this document
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Spl Faces Race to Find Tv Saviour As Gbp 125m Setanta Contract Torn Up
A year ago, Gold was hailing the biggest television deal in Scottish football history when the SPL announced a new GBP 125 million four-year extension to their agreement with Setanta which was scheduled to run until 2014.
Now, with the kick-off ...See the full content of this document
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