Setanta Sports USA

Setanta Sports

Launched	April 26, 2005
Closed	February 28, 2010
Owned by	Setanta Sports
Country	United States
Language	English
Replaced by	Fox Soccer Plus (unconnected)

Setanta Sports USA was a premium television channel launched in 2005 by the Irish sports broadcaster Setanta Sports to offer live and tape-delayed mainstream sports events in the United States and Caribbean.

Setanta Sports had the rights to delayed Manchester United and Chelsea matches on MUTV and Chelsea TV, which were 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.

On January 27, 2010, Setanta Sports announced that they had reached an agreement with Fox Soccer Channel to transfer rights to select programming (soccer & rugby) that would be effective as of March 1. In addition, Setanta Sports announced that they would cease broadcasting the channel in the US and Caribbean on February 28, 2010.^[1] The channel signed off on March 1, 2010 at 12:00 AM EST.

Ownership changes

As of July 27, 2009 the ownership structure of Setanta Sports North America Limited changed. Setanta Sports North America Limited was owned by Sabloss. Both Setanta Sports Channel Ireland Limited and Setanta Sports North America Limited were licensed by the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland.^[2]

Programming

Setanta Sports USA

Soccer

Shared live rights with ESPN2 and Fox Soccer Channel of the Barclays Premier League.^[3] Matches are currently Saturdays at 10am ET (a second live match airs on Setanta Xtra and is rebroadcast on the main channel later that day), Sundays at 8:30am and first-choice of any mid-week matches. Matches from the Saturday 10am ET timeslot that were not originally shown live on ESPN or Fox Soccer Channel are shown on tape delay in the evening on Setanta Sports.
Shared live rights with ESPN360 of live Carling Cup football.
Shared live rights with Fox Soccer Channel of the UEFA Champions League (Setanta also has some matches delayed to later that night or the following day).
Shared live rights with ESPN360 of Football League Championship, League One and League Two matches, including play-offs.
Live Euro 2012 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.
Live Russian Premier League football.
Scottish Cup football.
Delayed and Live Scottish Premier League matches. The delayed matches consist of Old Firm matches which aired live at designated bars/restaurants on Setanta Premium. On the rare occasion where neither Celtic nor Rangers are on, the game aired live.
Live international football, including friendlies and 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.
Highlights shows for most of the leagues Setanta broadcasts.

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 Rugby, rugby union clubs of Australia, New Zealand, & South Africa.
Live IRB Sevens Rugby.
Live Currie Cup, rugby union club cup competition for South Africa.
Six Nations rugby union competition on tape delay
Summer and fall internationals, a mixture of live and tape delayed
Live Tri-Nations, international Southern Hemisphere rugby union competition.

Other Events

Selected live Gaelic Athletic Association events; delayed GAA Championship matches.
Tape delayed A1GP - Auto racing; "world cup of motorsport"
Same-day tape delayed Superleague Formula - Auto racing; fusion of soccer (football) and motorsport

Setanta Premium

This was available only to select commercial subscribers for Pay-Per-View events while most are broadcast delayed on the full-time Setanta Sports US channel.

Gaelic Athletic Association Championship and League events.
Scottish Premier League.
FA Cup.
Six Nations Championship in rugby union.
Euro 2008 qualifiers, international soccer matches.
FIFA World Cup Qualification, international soccer matches.
UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup matches

This service charges fans a cover charge of $10–$20 per head, depending on the match.

Setanta Sports Xtra

Setanta offered the Setanta Sports Xtra Channel at no extra charge to DirecTV customers when two live events need to be aired simultaneously.

Platforms

Broadband

Setanta-I also offered a broadband subscription service, Setanta Broadband, which allowed 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 Liga soccer was available and Premier League matches were 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 league's new distribution deal with aussiesport.tv.

References

External links

Sports television in the United States

Broadcast divisions

English	CBS Sports ESPN on ABC Fox Sports NBC Sports

Spanish	Azteca América MundoMax NBC Deportes (Telemundo/NBC Universo) Univision Deportes

National channels

English	beIN Sports CBS Sports Network ESPN ESPN2 Fox Sports 1 Fox Sports 2 NBCSN

Spanish	beIN Sports en Español ESPN Deportes Fox Deportes Univision Deportes Network

Specialty channels

College	Big Ten Network ESPNU Fox College Sports Longhorn Network Pac-12 Network SEC Network

Single sport	Cricket Ticket^O ESPN College Extra ESPN Goal Line/Buzzer Beater^P Fox Soccer Plus^P GOL TV Golf Channel In Demand^P MLB Network MLB Extra Innings^O MLB Strike Zone^P MLS Direct Kick^O NBA League Pass^O NBA TV NFL Network NFL RedZone^P NFL Sunday Ticket^O NHL Network NHL Center Ice^O Tennis Channel TVG TVG2 Willow

Outdoors	Frost Great Outdoors Outdoor Channel Pursuit Channel Sportsman Channel

Other	ESPN Classic ESPNews ESPN PPV^P MAVTV ONE World Sports

Occasional broadcasts

Syndicators

Broadband services

Video on demand only services

Regional sports networks

Regional sports television networks in the United States

Fox Sports Networks	Arizona Detroit Florida / Sun Midwest (Indiana, Kansas City) North Ohio / SportsTime Ohio Southeast / South (Carolinas, Tennessee) Southwest (Oklahoma, New Orleans) West / Prime Ticket (San Diego) Wisconsin Root Sports YES Network

Comcast SportsNet	Bay Area California Chicago Mid-Atlantic New England Northwest (Oregon Sports Network) Philadelphia

Time Warner Cable SportsChannel	TWC SportsNet LA TWC Sports Channel (KC) TWC SportsChannel Ohio TWC SportsNet/TWC Deportes TWC Sports 32

Independents	4SD Altitude Sports and Entertainment Bright House Sports Network Buckeye Cable Sports Network BYUtv Sports The Cox Channel Cox Sports Television FiOS1 Longhorn Network Mid-Atlantic Sports Network Midco Sports Network MSG Network (MSG Plus) New England Sports Network SportsNet New York SWX Right Now

Defunct networks

Defunct television sports networks in the United States

O. Out-of-market sports packages P. Premium channel

Setanta Sports

General channels (Ireland)	Setanta Sports 1 Setanta Sports Ireland Setanta HD

Former channels (International)	Setanta Sports 2 Setanta Sports Asia Setanta Sports News Setanta Golf Racing UK Racing World Setanta Sports USA Setanta Sports Canada Setanta Sports Australia Setanta Africa Setanta Action Arsenal TV Celtic TV LFC TV Rangers TV

Sports competitions sponsored by Setanta	Setanta Sports Cup Setanta Shield

Premium television services in the United States

Premium television services in the United States (movies, series and specials)

Movies, series, and specials

Adult

Other

Additional resources on North American television

North America	List of local television stations in North America DTV transition North American TV mini-template

Canada	Canadian networks List of Canadian television networks List of Canadian television channels List of Canadian specialty channels Local Canadian TV stations List of United States stations available in Canada 2001 Vancouver TV realignment 2007 Canada broadcast TV realignment

Mexico	Mexican networks Local Mexican TV stations

United States	American networks List of American cable and satellite networks List of American over-the-air networks Local American TV stations (W) Local American TV stations (K) 1994 United States broadcast TV realignment 2006 United States broadcast TV realignment List of Canadian television stations available in the United States Insular Areas TV

Pay-per-view television services in the United States

Pay-per-view

In Demand (HD)
TVN Entertainment

Adult

Playboy TV	Playboy TV Playgirl Climax

Spice Networks	RKTV Brazzers TV BangU. Mofos

The Erotic Network	Blox Blue Clips Juicy Real Xtsy Penthouse TV (HD) TEN

Other	Hot Choice Hustler TV In Demand TVN Entertainment Too Much For TV

Sports packages

Pro sports	ESPN College Extra NHL Center Ice (HD) NFL RedZone (HD) NFL Sunday Ticket (HD) NBA League Pass (HD) MLB Extra Innings (HD) MLS Direct Kick (HD)

College sports	NCAA Mega March Madness (HD)

Other	Cricket Ticket

Additional resources on North American television

North America	List of local television stations in North America DTV transition North American TV mini-template

Canada	Canadian networks List of Canadian television networks List of Canadian television channels List of Canadian specialty channels Local Canadian TV stations List of United States stations available in Canada 2001 Vancouver TV realignment 2007 Canada broadcast TV realignment

Mexico	Mexican networks Local Mexican TV stations

United States	American networks List of American cable and satellite networks List of American over-the-air networks Local American TV stations (W) Local American TV stations (K) 1994 United States broadcast TV realignment 2006 United States broadcast TV realignment List of Canadian television stations available in the United States Insular Areas TV

Defunct premium television services in the United States

Premium services	AMC¹ Bravo¹ Channel 100 The Disney Channel¹ Front Row Festival Galavisión¹ Home Theater Network Spotlight Sundance Channel¹ Star Channel² Take Two

Adult premium	American Exxxtasy Escapade

Pay-per-view	Action Pay-Per-View Cable Video Store Drive-In Cinema Guest Cinema The HiLife Channel Rendezvous Request TV Spectradyne

Sports	ESPN GamePlan ESPN Full Court Mega March Madness PASS Sports Setanta Sports USA

Subscription TV	Hawkvision In-Home Theatre ONTV Phonevision Preview PRISM SCORE SelecTV Spectrum Sportsvision SuperTV Tele1st Telemeter VEU Wometco Home Theater Z Channel

¹ Indicates the channel is still in existence, but currently operates as a basic cable channel. ² Star Channel was part of Warner Communications' QUBE interactive cable service, and was the precursor to present-day The Movie Channel.

Additional resources on North American television

North America	List of local television stations in North America DTV transition North American TV mini-template

Canada	Canadian networks List of Canadian television networks List of Canadian television channels List of Canadian specialty channels Local Canadian TV stations List of United States stations available in Canada 2001 Vancouver TV realignment 2007 Canada broadcast TV realignment

Mexico	Mexican networks Local Mexican TV stations

United States	American networks List of American cable and satellite networks List of American over-the-air networks Local American TV stations (W) Local American TV stations (K) 1994 United States broadcast TV realignment 2006 United States broadcast TV realignment List of Canadian television stations available in the United States Insular Areas TV

See also: U.S. movie channels; Canadian movie channels; Canadian premium channels

Association football (soccer) on television

Broadcasters by top level league

Europe	Armenian Premier League (Armenia) Belgian Pro League (Belgium) Bundesliga (Germany) Ekstraklasa (Poland) Eredivisie (Netherlands) Gambrinus liga (Czech Republic) La Liga (Spain) Liga I (Romania) Ligue 1 (France) Nemzeti Bajnokság I (Hungary) Premier League (United Kingdom) Primeira Liga (Portugal) Russian Premier League (Russia) Scottish Premiership (Scotland) Serie A (Italy) Slovenian PrvaLiga (Slovenia) Super League Greece (Greece) Ukrainian Premier League (Ukraine)

Americas	Argentine Primera División (Argentina) Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (Brazil) Major League Soccer (United States/Canada) North American Soccer League (United States/Canada)

Other continents	Ligue 1 (Algeria) A-League (Australia) Thai Premier League (Thailand)

Broadcast contracts by country

Asia	Japan Middle East Philippines

Europe	Albania Denmark Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia France Germany Greece Ireland Israel Italy Kosovo Montenegro Netherlands Portugal Romania Russia Serbia Spain Sweden United Kingdom (commentators)

Americas	Canada Mexico United States Brazil Central America South America

Oceania	Australia New Zealand

Broadcast history by country

Broadcasters by event

FIFA World Cup	1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 World Cup Live

UEFA European Championship	2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

Dedicated channels

Canada	beIN Sports EuroWorld Sport Fox Sports World Canada Sportsnet World

India	STAR Sports 4 and its HD feed Ten Action

Italy	Premium Calcio Sky Calcio Juventus TV Milan Channel

Netherlands	Fox Sports Eredivisie Ajax TV

Spain	beIN Sports Canal+ Liga Canal+ Fútbol Real Madrid TV Barça TV

United Kingdom	Sky Sports 1 Sky Sports 5 PremPlus Arsenal TV Celtic TV Chelsea TV LFC TV MUTV Rangers TV

United States	beIN Sports Fox Soccer Plus GOL TV MLS Direct Kick Setanta Sports USA ESPN Deportes Fox Deportes Univision Deportes Network

Individual network coverage

A-League	Fox Sports FC Kick Off Matchday Saturday Shoot Out Thursday FC The World Game

Bundesliga	Soccer Made in Germany

Major League Soccer	ESPN MLS Game of the Week MLS Primetime Thursday MLS Soccer Saturday MLS Soccer Sunday Fox Soccer NBCSN TSN

Ligue 1	Téléfoot

Premier League	Monday Night Football Super Sunday Match of the Day Match of the Day 2 Match of the Day (U.S. TV series) The Premiership Soccer Central Matchday

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Setanta Sports USA

Ownership changes

Programming

Setanta Sports USA

Soccer

Rugby Union

Other Events

Setanta Premium

Setanta Sports Xtra

Platforms

Broadband

See also

References

External links