Setanta Sports 1 & 2 currently covers soccer competitions such as the Scottish Premier League, Ligue 1 and the UEFA Cup, while also covering the Gaelic Games, International Cricket and WWE Wrestling. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland_(bordered). ... Artists impression of a Boeing 601 satellite, as configured for digital television transmission by SES Astra Satellite television is television delivered by way of communications satellites, as compared to conventional terrestrial television and cable television. ... Coaxial cable is often used to transmit cable television into the house. ... Telewest (formerly Telewest Broadband and Telewest Communications) is a trading name of NTL Incorporated, the dominant cable operator in the United Kingdom with more than 90% of the market. ... NTL Incorporated, a U.S.-listed British company, provides cable services (internet, telephone and television) While NTL has its headquarters in New York City, the companys activities focus heavily on the United Kingdom, with operational headquarters in Hook, Hampshire. ... The Scottish Premier League (SPL) is the top division within the current structure of football in Scotland. ... The Official Ligue 1 logo. ... The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams, organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). ... Gaelic games are the native sports of Ireland: principally Hurling, Gaelic Football and Camogie. ... World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ...

Setanta was one of only two broadcasters (the other being Sky) to secure rights to show live English Premiership football in Ireland and the UK from August 2007 - August 2010. It secured two of the six packages into which the rights had been divided under an agreement between the FA Premier League and the European Commission. Setanta also won exclusive rights in Ireland to show a live 3 o'clock kickoff on saturday's. However this is strickly for viewers in the Republic of Ireland. 2007 (MMVII) will be a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2010 (MMX) will be a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The FA Premier League (often referred to as the Barclays Premiership or just The Premiership in the UK and as the Barclays English Premier League, the English Premier League, or simply the EPL internationally) is a league competition for football clubs located at the top of the English football league... The European Commission (formally the Commission of the European Communities) is the executive body of the European Union. ...

Setanta is offering premiership football on the Freeview platform in the UK but is not yet known if it will be pay per view or monthly subcription.

Setanta Sports have signed Sky Sports number 1 Football League commentator Ian Crocker to join their growing list of broadcasters for the upcoming 2006/07 season, focusing mainly on covering SPL matches, eventually moving on to the English Premier League the following season.

Setanta has recently won the rights to televise Australian NRL Rugby League from 2007 outbidding Sky. There is no news on whether they will show State of Origin. Setanta broadcast last year's Ireland v Wales international live and has also shown Super League friendlies in the past. The logo of the National Rugby League. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

Setanta has won exclusive rights in Ireland and the UK of the U.S. PGA Tour golf for six years from 2007 for a reported cost of £103 million. The deal includes Champions Tour and the Nationwide Tour events, but like the main U.S. television deals it does not include the major championships. Setanta is expected to establish a specialist golf channel to present its coverage. ^[1] The PGA Tour is an organization headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA that operates the USAs main professional golf tours for men. ... The Champions Tour, a golf tour run by the PGA TOUR, hosts 30 events annually in the United States and Canada for golfers 50 and older. ... The Nationwide Tour is the developmental tour for the PGA Tour, and features professional golfers who have either failed to score well enough at that levels Qualifying School (the main tours qualifying tournament, popularly referred to as Q-School) or who have done so but then failed to...

Setanta is the sponsor of the Setanta Cup, an annual soccer tournament featuring teams from the Football League of Ireland and Irish Football League. The top 4 teams from each league are drawn into a 4 team group with 2 teams from each league. In the group stages, each team plays each other 2 times (home and away) and the top 2 qualify for the semi-final. The semi-finals are played at Windsor Park, Belfast and Tunrers Cross, Cork. The Final is played at Tolka Park, Dublin, The Football League of Ireland, usually known simply as the League of Ireland or the Eircom League (from the leagues sponsorship by Irish telecommunications company Eircom), is a league of football clubs in the Republic of Ireland. ... The Irish Premier League - formerly the Irish Football League - or Irish League, is the national football league in Northern Ireland. ... Windsor Park is the home ground of the Northern Irish football (soccer) club, Linfield FC, in Belfast. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 51. ... Tolka Park is located in the Dublin City, in the suburb of Drumcondra. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ...

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