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Ofcom refers Sky's Pay TV movie practices to Competition Commission
Issues with the way packages are bought and sold are investigated 4 August 2010 10:19 GMT TweetAfter an investigation into Sky's Pay TV movie packages, Ofcom has decided to refer the company's practices to the Competition Commission.
Rival service providers Virgin Media, BT, Setanta and Top Up TV submitted complaints over 3 years ago...
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Setanta Sports goes into administration
UK operations shut down 24 June 2009 10:47 GMT TweetThe UK branch of Setanta Sports has gone into administration, following financial difficulties that saw bills to sporting organisations going unpaid.
A notice on the website for the broadcaster reads: "Setanta Sports customers from England,... -
Sports-themed iPlayer rival Setanta-i launches
Online catch-up service for sports fans 1 May 2009 14:20 GMT TweetSetanta's new online video offering, Setanta-i is now live, offering iPlayer-esque services for sports fans.
Replacing "Setanta By Broadband", the new on-demand service will offer both live and catch-up coverage of Setanta programming. -
Prices for TV sports packages putting fans off
12% of the UK population can't watch live matches because fees too high 15 September 2008 12:16 GMT TweetTV sports packages are prohibitedly expensive, claims a new report by the Liberal Democrats.
According to the reports, the results of which were revealed at a Virgin Media-backed CentreForum event at the Liberal Democrats' conference, sports... -
Arsenal TV kicks off on Virgin Media
A "must" for Gunners fans 14 March 2008 12:11 GMT TweetVirgin Media has announced the launch of "Arsenal TV" on its TV platform.
The new channel will be available from Tuesday 18th March, free for all Virgin Media's XL TV customers, and included as part of the Setanta Sports pack for TV customers... -
Hauppauge gives you Setanta Sports on your computer
Full-screen action for £9.99 a month 12 February 2008 16:14 GMT TweetSetanta Sports, the pay-TV broadcaster, has teamed up with Hauppauge Digital to bring live sports telly to desktop and laptop PCs.
Owners of a computer with a TV tuner card can plug Hauppauge's new pay-TV card reader into their PC to enjoy... -
Orange signs Premier League deal with Setanta
Football, Golf and Rugby on request 20 December 2007 13:00 GMT TweetOrange has agreed a deal with Setanta to offer live coverage of Setanta’s Barclays Premier League games to Orange mobile customers.
Orange claims that the deal will make it the only UK mobile operator to offer live coverage of every televised... -
Setanta Sports News to launch on November 29th
With "editorial input" from sports fans across the UK 6 November 2007 6:19 GMT TweetVirgin Media has announced that the new Setanta Sports News channel is to launch on November 29th.
The 24-hour channel will be available free-to-air on the Virgin Media platform, and also on satellite, and it will cover, in detail, all relevant... -
Virgin Media, Setanta Sports working on free sports news channel
Plus, Virgin's online sports coverage gets a revamp 26 July 2007 12:53 GMT TweetVirgin Media and Setanta Sports have announced that they are working together to launch a new TV channel, Setanta Sports News.
The new channel is expected to launch soon and will be available exclusively, and at no additional cost, to all... -
Virgin Media XL TV customers to get Setanta Sports
Cheaper footie offerings than Sky... 20 July 2007 17:54 GMT TweetVirgin Media and Setanta Sports today announced plans to give new and existing customers who take Virgin Media's XL basic TV package six Setanta Sports Channels for free.
The deal means that, from the 26th July, pay TV customers and sports... -
BT Vision Sports to offer Setanta coverage
Nearly-live Barclays premier league action from £4 a month 16 July 2007 10:02 GMT TweetBT Vision has teamed up with Setanta Sports to create the BT Vision Sport service, a move that means watching Barclays Premier League football could cost you less.
This new service lets you catch up with more matches in full than any other...