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16 unusual facts about Setanta Sports


2007 British Touring Car Championship season

Full day's coverage (including support races) moved from MotorsTV to Setanta Sports.

2008 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

Irish satellite sports channel, Setanta Sports will provide coverage on the day for Australia, Canada, United Kingdom and United States of America.

2008–09 Conference League Cup

The Conference League Cup 2008–09, known as the Setanta Shield 2008–09 for sponsorship reasons, is the second season of the Conference League Cup cup competition after its resurrection by Conference sponsors Blue Square and competition sponsors Setanta.

2013 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Setanta Sports broadcasts live Championship matches in Australia.

Adam Virgo

He was awarded man of the match for his display by both broadcaster Setanta and the official Celtic website.

Championship Goals

Angus Scott previously had filled in before he left to work for Setanta Sports.

Chucky Venn

Prior to the Hull City-Tottenham Hotspur game on Setanta Sports on 23 February, Venn performed a strange monologue.

Conference League Cup

The Conference League Cup (formerly known as the Setanta Shield for sponsorship reasons, and before that the Bob Lord Trophy) was an English men's football competition open to clubs playing in levels 5 or 6 of the English football league system (steps 1 and 2 of the National League System), which covers the three Football Conference divisions.

Dave Kennedy

Since 1995 Kennedy has been a Formula One commentator for Irish television, first with RTÉ and more recently with Setanta Sports.

Football Conference

Known initially as the Bob Lord Trophy and then the Spalding Cup from 1995–96 until 2000–01, the League cup competition was reinstated in 2007–08 as the Conference League Cup, sponsored by Setanta Sports.

Scott Booth

He worked as a match co-commentator and pundit for Setanta Sports until its UK broadcasting operation went into administration.

Shane McFaul

He made his comeback to the Saints in a 0–0 draw with Glentoran live on Setanta Sports.

Soccer Night

ITV Wales lost the rights to show highlights of Wrexham's matches when the club was relegated to the Blue Square Premier league at the end of the 2007/8 season (a result of Setanta Sports possessing exclusive rights to the Football Conference leagues).

Spencer Fearon

Fearon previously served as a commentator for Frank Warren TV and until recently worked for Setanta Sports where his interviews with the likes of Mike Tyson, Roy Jones, Joe Calzaghe, David Haye and Amir Khan aired on Setanta Sports News and Steve Bunce's Boxing Hour.

UFC 89

This event aired live in Great Britain and Ireland on Setanta Sports and via tape delay in the United States and Canada on Spike TV.

Zoltán Lipták

Lipták was sent on loan to Stevenage Borough on the 22 November 2007 for one month and made his debut in front of the Setanta Sports cameras against Altrincham in the 2–1 win on 26 November 2007.


Cage Contender

Cage Contender events are currently broadcast in over 100 territories globally through television partners including Sky Sports, Setanta Sports, Premier Sports UK, The Fight Network, Fight Now TV, Black Belt TV and 365 Network (Stod2) reaching an audience of around 180 million homes.

Darryl Broadfoot

He has been chief football writer with The Herald newspaper in Glasgow, as well as a regular guest on football shows such as Sportscene on BBC One Scotland, Radio Clyde and Setanta Sports.

Lindsey Archibald

Lindsey Archibald was a local Scottish television presenter for the defunct Daybreak, Setanta Sports and Rangers TV.

Richard Sadlier

In 2006, Sadlier was approached to write a column for the Sunday Independent after previously doing some punditry work with Setanta Sports, he also contributes regularly to Newstalk.

Richie Woodhall

He currently co-commentates with Mike Costello on radio for some shows, while co-commentating with John Rawling on Setanta Sports at other times.

Xtraview Encryption System

Xtraview Video Encryption System refers to the now-defunct patented "encryption" system used on Xtraview and a number of other Top Up TV services, including Setanta Sports, Television X and Red Hot TV.