Setanta Ireland

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Setanta Sports
Setanta Sports logo
Launched 1990
Owned by Setanta Sport Holdings Ltd
Website www.setanta.com
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital terrestrial Channel 34
Satellite
Sky Digital Channel 429
Dish Network Channel 406
DirecTV Channel 615
Star Choice Channel 239
Bell ExpressVu Channel 420
Foxtel Channel 525
Austar Channel 510
Cable
UPC Ireland Channel 105/401
NTL Channel 555
Virgin Media Channel 538 (Setanta 1) Channel 539 (Setanta 2)
Foxtel Channel 525

Setanta Sports Ireland (pronounced [sɛˈtantə]) is an Irish sports channel featuring local and international sports. Setanta also operates in 12 channels in 24 countries. The availability of these channels varies depending on the delivery platform and location.

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[edit] History

Setanta Sports was formed in 1990 to facilitate the broadcasting of Irish sporting events to Irish expatriates. More recently the network has expanded and it now broadcasts an extensive array of top live sporting events aimed at international English-speaking audiences. Setanta Ireland's CEO is Niall Cogley, former Director of Sport at RTÉ. The company's headquarters is 4th Floor, Georges Quay House, 43 Townsend Street, Dublin 2, Ireland. Joint Group CEOs Michael O'Rourke and Leonard Ryan, COO Mark O'Meara and CFO Nigel Brennan are all based in that area. The very name 'Setanta', comes from the name of the ancient Irish Warrior 'Setanta' from Ulster who frequently played the oldest known field sport, hurling, and who was later given the name 'Cúchulainn' as described in the ancient Irish texts of the 'Annals of Ulster'.

[edit] Availability

Setanta Sports offers commercial venues in several countries around the world programming of sports such as football (soccer), Gaelic football, hurling, golf, cricket, Australian rules football, rugby union and rugby league and boxing

[edit] Ireland

In Ireland, Setanta Sports' Channels are available on a number of different platforms. Its flagship Channel Setanta Ireland is available for free on UPC Ireland's basic cable package and as a subscription service on Sky Digital. With Sky Digital subscribers receive the full array of Setanta Sports channels — Setanta Sports Ireland, Setanta Sports 1 & 2, Setanta Golf, Setanta Sports News, Liverpool FC TV, Celtic TV, Rangers TV, NASN, Racing UK and Racing World.

Setanta also offers a commercial service for Business premises comprising of Setanta Ireland, Setanta Golf, Setanta Sports 1, Setanta Sports 2, Celtic TV, Rangers TV and Racing World.

[edit] Other channel available in Ireland

Setanta are hoping to have a High-definition channel launched by August 2008, in time for the new Barclays Premiership season.[1]

[edit] Coverage

[edit] Soccer

Setanta's is the leading broadcaster of soccer in Australia currently covering a variety of competitions from Europe & South America. Setanta Sports is the only channel in Australia who will broadcast coverage of every game of the UEFA Euro 2008 Finals in June 2008. Setanta current soccer rights are:

[edit] Leagues

[edit] Domestic Cups

[edit] International Club Competitions

[edit] Club Channel Coverage

[edit] International Matches

[edit] Rugby Union

Setanta is the leading broadcaster of European Rugby in Australia including the World's biggest annual rugby tournament the Six Nations Championship. Setanta's full rugby line up is

[edit] GAA

Setanta honours its Irish origins with in depth coverage of the Gaelic Athletic Association football and hurling championships. This includes the

[edit] Cricket

Setanta has signed up with Nimbus Sports to show One Day International and Test match cricket taking place in India and Bangladesh's from November 2007. Coverage started with the recent Pakistani tour of India in November & December 2007. Upcoming serie being broadcast by Setanta are

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/broadcasting/a81234/setanta-sky-spar-over-high-def-channel.html. Digital Spy, Thursday 6 December 2007.
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