Most Common Questions
Can I watch the Setanta Sports channel in pubs?
Do you show live Barclays Premier League matches?
Do you show every Premiership & Champions League match that Chelsea & Manchester United play?
How many Champions League matches will Setanta Sports channel show?
What World Cup Qualifier coverage does Setanta Sports offer?
What other leagues and competitions does Setanta Sports show?
Does Setanta Sports show more than just the matches?
When will you be in HD?
Where do I find info about this channel on the Setanta website? I want to add this page to my favorites.
What is Setanta Sports?
What do you show on Setanta Sports?
Subscription to Setanta Sports Questions
How is Setanta Sports available in Canada?
How do I subscribe to Setanta Sports?
General Questions
Is Setanta Sports available outside of Canada?
Does Setanta Sports send out an email newsletter?
Is the Channel 24 hours?
Setanta-i Questions
How do I contact Setanta-i? And what is their website address?
Other Questions
What is Setanta Sports' web security policy on setanta.com?
What is the music played during SPL commercials?
I don't see my question.
Most Common Answers
Can I watch the Setanta Sports channel in pubs?
Yes, the Setanta Sports channel is available in many pubs and clubs. Bar and club owners can call their local cable or satellite company to order the Setanta Sports channel. Use the Setanta Sports channel venue finder to find a pub with Setanta Sports in Canada or whenever visiting the United States.
Do you show live Barclays Premier League matches?
Yes. Setanta Sports' extensive lineup includes live rights to more than 180 Barclays Premier League matches per season.
Do you show every Premiership & Champions League match that Chelsea & Manchester United play?
Setanta Sports airs comprehensive live coverage of both teams. Also, through Chelsea TV & MUTV, any match that we cannot show live will be shown delayed.
How many Champions League matches will Setanta Sports channel show?
Champions League matches are played on Tuesdays and Wednesdays every other week. Another broadcaster has first rights to the Champions League. They pick one match from Tuesday and one match from Wednesday, and then Setanta Sports picks our matches. Setanta Premium will show some of the matches live in pubs and clubs on closed-circuit TV and then the Setanta Sports channel will show those matches on a delayed basis. The Setanta Sports channel will show one live match from Tuesday and one live match from Wednesday.
What World Cup Qualifier coverage does Setanta Sports offer?
Setanta Sports offers extensive coverage of the path to the 2010 World Cup tournament in South Africa. The channel will feature live matches from European teams on qualifier days -- England and Ireland matches will be delayed. South American matches will also be shown on the channel delayed.
What other leagues and competitions does Setanta Sports show?
Setanta Sports covers a wealth of other programming on top of the Barclays Premier League, UEFA Champions League, and World Cup Qualifiers, including live and delayed coverage of the Carling Cup, Le Championnat, the Russian Premier League, the English Coca-Cola Championship, and the Scottish Premier League. Beyond the soccer programs, Setanta Sports airs rugby union, rugby league, the Australian Football League, and the GAA.
When it comes to these other sports, Setanta Sports is unrivalled in its coverage. The channel provides the very best rugby union coverage available in this hemisphere, showing the Heineken Cup, Guinness Premiership, Magners League, Super 14, Tri Nations, British & Irish Lions, and much more! Also, catch the Australian Football League, the GAA, and the National Rugby League live and delayed throughout their seasons.
Does Setanta Sports show more than just the matches?
Yes, the channel features numerous magazines and highlight shows such as The Football League Show, Press Box, Setanta Sports News, and Special 1 TV.
When will you be in HD?
Very little of the product we show is in High Definition because European pictures are better than SD, and they are not transitioning quickly. For example, only one Barclays Premier League game per week is offered in HD and the access and cost of bringing it in would mean we would need to charge $50 per person to make this option work. We know no one would pay that amount, and many of our cable and satellite carriers will not give us the bandwidth necessary to do it. We're looking into offering a SVOD HD product 2009-2010 when more of the product we offer is available.
Where do I find info about this channel on the Setanta website? I want to add this page to my favorites.
Go to www.setanta.com/ca and bookmark the homepage.
What is Setanta Sports?
Setanta Sports was established in 1996 in the United States. It began as a Pay Per View and Closed Circuit television business and was extremely successful serving a passionate audience (primarily European expatriates) with live sports broadcasts to pubs and clubs across the country. On April 26, 2005, a full sports television channel dedicated to European and international football, world-class rugby and other sports was established. The channel successfully launched with the live broadcast of the Champions League on the DIRECTV and GlobeCast WorldTV platforms as a premium channel.
What do you show on Setanta Sports?
For complete program information, click here.
Subscription to Setanta Sports Answers
How is Setanta Sports available in Canada?
Setanta Sports is available in homes and businesses through cable and small-dish satellite systems.
How do I subscribe to Setanta Sports?
The Setanta Sports channel is available on Cogeco, Star Choice, Bell TV, Rogers, Shaw and many other regional cable providers as well as through IPTV systems. Customers with high-speed broadband can also watch Setanta-i.
General Answers
Is Setanta Sports available outside of Canada?
Visit www.setanta.com for other Setanta Sports networks around the world.
Does Setanta Sports send out an email newsletter?
Yes. Click on the "Setanta Score" banner on the right or visit http://setanta.com/ca/footer-pages/newsletter/ and we'll put you on the email list, letting you know when we've got a new tournament or we've added newsworthy games to our schedule -- especially live games. We'll only send important items, and won't email you all the time. If you ever want to be off the list, just unsubscribe directly from the last email you received.
Is the Channel 24 hours?
Yes.
Setanta-i Answers
How do I contact Setanta-i? And what is their website address?
For Setanta-i queries only, please email can-setanta-i@setanta.com. Their website address is: http://setanta.com/i
Other Answers
What is Setanta Sports' web security policy on setanta.com?
Click here for Setanta Sports' privacy policy.
What is the music played during SPL commercials?
The song is called Superstar, and is by Michael Doris. To hear the song again, and to learn more about its author, go to www.garageband.com/artist/MichaelDoris.
I don't see my question.
If you can't find the answer you're looking for here, email us. For Setanta-i queries ONLY, please email can-setanta-i@setanta.com. Setanta-i can only be reached through email and it may take up to 48 hours for a response. For questions related to our television channel ONLY, please email customerservice-usa@setanta.com. Please note that our television channel's office hours are 9am-5pm PT Mon-Fri.