Setanta Sports (the return of)

Yes you did read that - SS is coming back - sorta.

BCI gives green light to new Setanta

The Broadcasting Commission of Ireland says its board meeting yesterday backed changes in the ownership structure of two Setanta sports channels.

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The BCI also backed applications from Setanta Sports Channel Ireland Limited and Setanta Radio for two new satellite television services, Setanta Sports 1 and Setanta Sports respectively.

Setanta Sports 1 will be a subscription service that will broadcast live and delayed sports programmes, sports news and highlights programmes to Irish audiences. Setanta Sports will broadcast live and delayed sporting events, mainly at weekends, and will target audiences in Ireland and the UK.

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No excitement IMO - the channel being referred to is simply Setanta Ireland, which had been available in the UK for a while now, albeit with blackouts for rights restricted programmes. Is it still on the UK EPG? I imagine this is simply to allow it to continue to broadcast in this form, particularly in Northern Ireland.

The founders of Setanta have also bought back the North American operation from Setanta Sports Holdings' reciever.