Setanta Sports North America

Infobox_TV_channel
name= Setanta Sports
logofile= Setanta Sports.gif
logoalt= Setanta Sports logo| launch= April 26, 2005
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owner= Ireland Setanta Sports Group
web= [http://www.setantaus.com www.setantaus.com]
terr avail=Not Available
sat serv 1=DirecTV
sat chan 1=Channel 621 (Alternate channel on 670)
sat serv 2=Globecast
sat chan 2=Channel 752
sat serv 3=Dish Network
sat chan 3=Channel 406
sat serv 3=Star Choice
sat chan 3=Channel 239
sat serv 4=Shaw Comm.
sat chan 4=Channel 154
sat serv 5=Verizon FIOS
sat chan 5=Channel 1009 (NOTE:Starts in August)
IPTV chan 1=ITVN
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Setanta Sports North America is a television channel launched in 2005 by the Irish sports broadcaster Setanta Sports to offer live and tape-delayed events.

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 [http://www.directv.com/setanta DIRECTV] , [http://www.dishnetwork.com/content/whats_on_dish/a_la_carte/index.shtml DISH Network] , and [http://www.globecastworldtv.com Globecast World TV] satellite providers.

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.

Programming

Setanta Sports Channel

occer

*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, which becomes the UEFA Europa League in 2009-10.
*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.
*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.

Rugby League and Rugby Union

*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.

Other Events

*Live Australian Rules Football - Australian Football League premiership matches.
*Selected live Gaelic Athletic Association events; delayed GAA Championship matches.
*Tape delayed A1GP - Auto racing; "world cup of motorsport"

etanta Premium

This is available only to commercial subscribers for Pay-Per-View events while 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.

etanta 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. Because of space constraints on other platforms, DIRECTV is the only provider that currently has this channel.

Platforms

Broadband

Setanta also offers a broadband subscription service, [http://play.www.setanta.servecast.net/setanta/us/default.aspx?aff=1 Setanta Broadband] , allowing customers with a high speed internet connection to view some of the Setanta Sports channel content on their computers and includes access to pay-per-view events. Portuguese League soccer is available and English Premier League matches are also broadcast starting the 2007-08 season on Setanta Broadband. Broadband customers do not receive Australian Football League matches as of July 2008, due to the AFL's new distribution deal with aussiesport.tv.

External links

* [http://www.setantaus.com Setanta Sports]
* [http://epltalk.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=240943 Interview with Setanta Sports about their DISH Network announcement]