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| Country | Ireland United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 16:9, 576i (SDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Virgin Media Television Setanta Sports |
| Sister channels | Arsenal TV Celtic TV ESPN America LFC TV Racing UK Racing World Rangers TV Setanta Sports 1 Setanta Sports 2 Setanta Golf Setanta Ireland |
| History | |
| Launched | 29 November 2007 |
| Closed | 23 June 2009[1] |
| Links | |
| Website | www.setanta.com/uk/news |
Setanta Sports News was a television channel from Virgin Media Television and Setanta Sports. The channel launched on 29 November 2007.[2] as a rolling 24-hour sports news channel using the strength of the Setanta Sports brand across the United Kingdom and Ireland. It was available to all Virgin Media customers and also free-to-view on satellite and online. The channel was seen as Virgin Media's rival to Sky Sports News, which was removed from their platform on 1 March 2007 as their contract with British Sky Broadcasting had ended. However, when Virgin Media reinstated Sky Sports News onto their television platform, their Setanta rival remained an active channel.
It was announced on 12 September 2007 that ITN was appointed producer of Setanta Sports News.[3]
The channel was transmitted by Red Bee Media, which also played in the commercial breaks.
The channel closed at just before 6pm on Tuesday 23 June 2009, following financial difficulties.[4]
- ^ Setanta Sports News to shut down tonight Digital Spy, 23 June 2009
- ^ Setanta Sports News launch date announced Digital Spy, 5 November 2007
- ^ "Sports News is about to get an exciting new look". BroadcastNow. 12 September 2007. Archived from the original on 1 July 2007. Retrieved 12 September 2007.
- ^ "Setanta UK goes into administration". Irish Times. 23 June 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2009.