Setanta Sports North America
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| Launched | April 26, 2005 |
| Owned by | Ireland Setanta Sports Group |
| Website | www.setantaus.com |
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| DirecTV | Channel 615 |
| Globecast | Channel 752 |
| Star Choice | Channel 239 |
| Shaw Comm. | Channel 154 |
Setanta Sports North America is a television channel launched in 2005 by the Irish sports broadcaster Setanta Sports. While still offering a pay-per-view subscription for events at commercial venues, customers in the US can now enjoy live and tape-delayed events in their homes.
On August 4, 2006 Setanta announced it would be showing more than 90 live Barclay's Premiership matches during the 2006/2007 season and raised its monthly fee to $14.99(USD). Currently, it is available via DIRECTV, DISH Network, and Globecast World TV satellite providers.
Setanta also offers a broadband subscription service, Setanta Broadband, allowing customers with a high speed internet connection to view some of the Setanta Sports channel content on their computers. The monthly rate is $14.99(USD). The annual service fee of $149.99(USD) includes access to all pay-per-view events as well. Portuguese League soccer is available exclusively on Setanta Broadband. Barclays Premier League matches are also broadcast starting the 2007-08 season on Setanta Broadband.
The channel has exclusive North American rights to delayed Manchester United and Chelsea matches on MUTV and Chelsea TV, which are shown in segments within the channel. Any given broadcaster can only gain access to a maximum of 2 club channels under the current Premier League international TV rights.
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[edit] Programming
[edit] Setanta Sports Channel (Domestic system for residential and commercial viewing featuring live events)
[edit] Soccer
- Shared live rights with Fox Soccer Channel of the Barclays Premier League. Matches are currently Saturdays at 7:30am and 10am ET (a second live match airs on Setanta Xtra and is rebroadcast on the main channel later that day), Sundays at 8:30am, Mondays at 3:00pm and first-choice of any mid-week matches.
- Exclusive live Carling Cup football.
- Shared live rights with ESPN of the UEFA Champions League (Setanta also has some matches delayed to later that night or the following day).
- Shared live rights with FOX Soccer Channel of the UEFA Cup.
- Exclusive live Coca-Cola Championship, League One and League Two matches, including play-offs.
- Live Euro 2008 qualifiers. Others air on tape delay either later on in the day, or a few days later if the live broadcast was on pay-per-view.
- Dutch Eredivisie football.
- Live French Ligue 1 football.
- Scottish FA Cup football.
- Delayed Scottish Premier League matches. The delayed matches consist of Old Firm matches which air live at designated bars/restaurants on Setanta Premium.
- Live Asian Cup football.
- Live international football, including friendlies.
- Highlights shows for most of the leagues Setanta broadcasts.
[edit] Rugby League and Rugby Union
- Live Rugby World Cup.
- Live Guinness Premiership, rugby union club competition of England.
- Live Magners League, rugby union clubs of Ireland,Scotland, & Wales.
- Live Heineken Cup, rugby union club cup competition for 6 top European nations.
- Live Super League, rugby league clubs of England & France.
- Live Super 14, rugby union clubs of Australia, New Zealand, & South Africa.
- Live NRL, rugby league clubs of Australia & New Zealand.
- Live IRB U-19 World Cup.
- Live Currie Cup, rugby union club cup competition for South Africa.
[edit] Other Events
- Live Australian Rules Football - Australian Football League premiership matches.
- Selected live Gaelic Athletic Association events; delayed GAA Championship matches.
[edit] Setanta Premium (Live Pay-Per-View in bars only, some content shown delayed on Domestic System)
- Gaelic Athletic Association Championship and League events.
- Scottish Premier League.
- FA Cup.
- Six Nations Championship in rugby union.
- Euro 2008 qualifiers, international soccer friendlies.
- UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup matches
This service charges fans a cover charge of $10-$20 per head, depending on the match, to see games live in pubs in the USA.
[edit] Setanta Sports Xtra
Since buying Barclays Premier League rights, Setanta has offered the Setanta Sports Xtra Channel at no extra charge to DirecTV customers. This channel only broadcasts extra BPL matches that otherwise would not be shown at all. Due to space constraints on other platforms, DIRECTV is the only provider that currently has this channel (670). Any matches shown are later rebroadcast on the main channel.
[edit] Setanta Mobile
Setanta Mobile from Setanta Sports delivers all the latest scores, results, news and interviews, direct to your US mobile phone.
[edit] Other Info
In late March 2006 it was announced that Setanta North America had picked up the American rights to the principal Australian rules football league, the Australian Football League, from Fox Sports, after Fox Soccer Channel declined to cover the AFL in 2006.
[edit] Scheduling Abbreviations [1]
JIP = Joined In Progress, SDC = Same Day Coverage
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