Setanta Sports is a sports television company based in Dublin, Ireland broadcasting throughout select Eurasian.
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14 Facts About Setanta Sports
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Setanta Sports was formed in 1990 to facilitate the broadcasting of Irish sporting events to international audiences.
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Setanta Sports sold the majority of its operations, however it continues to own and operate its operations in Georgia, Ukraine, and CIS.
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Setanta Sports previously operated a version of the channel in Canada as a joint venture with Canadian media company Rogers Communications.
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Setanta Sports previously operated services in the UK, following a period of administration its UK services ceased operating.
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Setanta Sports GB operated Arsenal TV, Celtic TV, LFC TV and Rangers TV with their respective clubs.
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Reports on 7 June 2009 suggested that Setanta Sports could be forced into administration that week, after failing to make payments due on TV rights.
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Setanta Sports GB went into administration 23 June 2009, following failure to make payments to a number of sporting organisations.
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Just as when Sky Sports, in the 1990s, first obtained the exclusive rights to screen live coverage of the England national football team's away qualifying matches for the World Cup, so Setanta attracted similar criticism as a result of it having obtained the same contract.
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Setanta Sports then accepted "a low, six-figure deal" with ITV to show delayed "extended highlights" a few days later.
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Setanta Sports GB received significant criticism of its cancellation policy, with the issue investigated by the BBC's Watchdog programme and Radio 5 Live.
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From 29 January 2020, Setanta Sports Asia has been replaced by the new dedicated rugby channel, Rugby Pass TV which launched its OTT service first, since February 2016.
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Fox Setanta Sports purchased the network's programming rights out of bankruptcy, adding them to Fox Soccer Channel's existing schedule and that on of a new network, Fox Soccer Plus.
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