Country | Singapore |
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Broadcast area | Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam, Singapore, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Mongolia, Philippines and Taiwan |
Network | Eurosport Asia |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 480i/576i for the SDTV feed) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Discovery Networks Asia Pacific[1] |
History | |
Launched | 1 February 2011 |
Closed | 29 January 2020 (8 years, 11 months and 4 weeks) |
Replaced by | Rugby Pass TV |
Links | |
Website | setantaasia.com |
Setanta Sports Asia was an Asian pay television sports channel operating in the Asia Pacific region owned by Discovery Communications.[2] It primarily airs the sports of rugby union and rugby league.
Setanta Sports Asia was available on TV platforms in Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia/Brunei, Singapore, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Mongolia, the Philippines, and Taiwan.
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.[3]
From 29 January 2020, Setanta Sports Asia has been replaced by the new dedicated rugby channel, Rugby Pass TV which launched its OTT service first, since February 2016.[4] Rugby Pass was later shut down due to the effects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.
The channel was available on the following platforms throughout Asia:
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:
Setanta provided coverage of the Gaelic Athletic Association football and hurling championships.[11]