• Source: Setanta Sports Asia

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. 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.




History


In February 2011, Setanta Sports Asia launched in Hong Kong on Now TV, and in Malaysia and Brunei on Astro. In June 2015, Setanta Sports in Dublin confirmed it has sold its Asian operations to Discovery Communications.
From 29 January 2020, Setanta Sports Asia has been replaced by the new dedicated rugby channel, Rugby Pass TV which launched its OTT service first, since February 2016. Rugby Pass was later shut down due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and Premier Sports Asia took over the acquisition of all Rugby Pass subscribers in 2021.
In November 2022, Setanta Sports founder Michael O'Rouke and Georgia-based Adjara Group jointly relaunched the brand as a linear channel and OTT platform in the Philippines after it obtained its broadcast exclusivity rights to the Premier League for the said country after the league's contract with local broadcaster TAP Digital Media Ventures Corporation was expired.




Availability


Prior to its relaunch in the Philippines in 2022, the channel was available on the following platforms throughout Asia:

In Hong Kong via Now TV
In Indonesia via First Media, Big TV, and MNC Play
In Malaysia and Brunei on Astro
In Mongolia via Univision and Sky Media
In the Philippines on SkyCable
In Thailand via TrueVisions
In Singapore via Toggle
In Sri Lanka via LBN, Dialog and SLT Peo TV
In Taiwan via bbTV
Since 2022, Setanta Sports Philippines is available both as a linear channel and through video on demand on its official website and mobile application on a monthly subscription basis. In February 2024, Setanta Sports becomes available on local streaming service Blast TV.




Coverage






= Current

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Setanta Sports (Philippines) has broadcast rights to international sporting leagues, including:

Football
Premier League
Scottish Professional Football League
La Liga
Basketball
NBA
NBL Australia
Chinese Basketball Association
Liga ACB
Türkiye Basketbol Ligi
Lega Basket Serie A
LNB Pro A
Combat sports
Power Slap




= Past coverage

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Setanta was the leading broadcaster of rugby in Asia, covering a variety of competitions from the Northern and Southern hemispheres. Setanta's former Rugby rights were:



Rugby league

Super League
RFL Championship
National Rugby League (until 2017 season)



Rugby union

International tests
Six Nations Championship (2011–2013 on Setanta; Return in 2017)
The Rugby Championship (formerly Tri-Nations)
Super Rugby
Pro14
Premiership Rugby
Ligue Nationale de Rugby
Top 14
Pro D2
Mitre 10 Cup
Currie Cup
European Professional Club Rugby (2014–15 until 2017–18)
European Rugby Champions Cup
European Rugby Challenge Cup



GAA

Setanta provided coverage of the Gaelic Athletic Association football and hurling championships.




See also


Setanta Sports Eurasia
Fox League




References






External links


Official Website
GAA on Setanta Sports Asia
Rugby on Setanta Sports Asia
NRL on Setanta Sports Asia
TV Listings on Setanta Sports Asia

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