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| Country | Singapore Philippines |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Philippines Previous: Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam, Singapore, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Mongolia, and Taiwan |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 480i/576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Eurasian Broadcasting Enterprise Ltd. |
| Parent | Philippines: Setanta Sports Philippines Ltd. |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 February 2011 3 November 2022 (Philippines; relaunch) |
| Closed | 29 January 2020 (8 years, 11 months and 4 weeks) |
| Replaced by | Rugby Pass TV (2020) Premier Sports Asia (2021) |
| Links | |
| Website | setantasports |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| YouTube | Watch Live (Philippines only; selected events only) |
| Blast TV (Philippines) | Watch Live (user membership and subscription required) |
Setanta Sports Philippines Limited is a pay television sports channel and over-the-top streaming service operating in the Philippines owned by Eurasian Broadcasting Enterprise Ltd.
Originally broadcasting as Setanta Sports Asia, an Asian pay television sports channel operating in the Asia Pacific region owned by Discovery Communications.[1][2] It primarily airs the sports of rugby union and rugby league. The channel was available on TV platforms in Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia/Brunei, Singapore, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Mongolia, and Taiwan.
As of 2024, Setanta Sports is only available in the Philippines after the latter's owners (including founder Michael O’Rouke and Georgia-based Adjara Group) relaunched the platform in 2022 to sole exclusive broadcast rights for the Premier League.[3]
- ^ "Businesses & Brands – Discovery, Inc". Archived from the original on 28 August 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- ^ "Discovery acquires Setanta Sports Asia". Broadband TV News. 16 June 2015. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ^ Lingeswaran, Susan (3 November 2022). "Setanta Sports launches in the Philippines". Sportcal. Retrieved 27 February 2023.