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Setanta to launch sports channel for Freeview
Published Thursday, Apr 17 2003, 00:22 BST | By Neil Wilkes
Irish broadcaster Setanta is planning to launch a free-to-air sports channel on Freeview, according to Media Week.
The new channel, pencilled in for the end of the year, will show "a combination of live sport, documentaries and archive footage."
Setanta currently broadcasts two pay-per-view stations on Sky Digital, but the new channel will be its first free-to-view offering.
The broadcaster is reportedly "in negotiations" to extend some of the rights it currently holds to the Freeview environment.
The new channel, pencilled in for the end of the year, will show "a combination of live sport, documentaries and archive footage."
Setanta currently broadcasts two pay-per-view stations on Sky Digital, but the new channel will be its first free-to-view offering.
The broadcaster is reportedly "in negotiations" to extend some of the rights it currently holds to the Freeview environment.
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