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Setanta Sports and Servecast launch Champions League Football
over Broadband in Ireland and the US
Dublin, Ireland
Monday, December 5th, 2005 |
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Setanta Sports, the leading international TV sports broadcaster
and Servecast, Europe's premier provider of new media sports
broadcasting, today announced the launch of a new service
to deliver live Champions League Football over the Internet
for the first time ever in Ireland and the US. This broadband
subscription service will offer fans in Ireland and the US
access to live and archive footage of Champions League action
over the Internet.
Using Servecast's media delivery platform, Media Studio,
Setanta will offer a broadband subscription service and provide
US and Irish audiences with exclusive online Champions League
Football content. Online subscribers will have access to a
full range of interactive media content, including live and
archive coverage of matches, video news bulletins, player
interviews and exclusive online highlights.
The attraction of this new broadband service for Champions
League is not only that it allows fans to have a richer sporting
experience through access to exclusive video content, but
also that they can access it whenever and wherever they want
online.
Darach Deehan, CEO of Servecast, said: "With the advent
of mass access to broadband and new media technologies both
at home and at work, demand for such online broadcasting of
sporting events is growing by the minute. The incredible popularity
of the Champions League around the world means fans are demanding
more access to online video footage irrespective of time or
location."
Setanta will also offer an extensive range of rugby, football
and other sports to Irish and US broadband subscribers, which
will be available live and on an archive basis to subscribers
to the service.
Speaking today, Leonard Ryan, Joint CEO of Setanta stated
"We are delighted to launch the first ever broadband
subscription service for Champions League Football in Ireland
and the US. Using Servecast's Media Studio platform, Setanta
can offer a seamless, high quality online viewing experience.
The added value content made available over broadband enables
us to reach a wider audience and generate new and profitable
revenue streams. "
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About Setanta Sports
Setanta Sports is a leading international sports broadcaster,
operating sports channels in Ireland, the UK, North America,
Australia and Continental Europe.
Its channels include Setanta Sports Ireland, Ireland's only
dedicated sports channel, Setanta Sports 1& 2 in Britain,
the exclusive broadcaster of the Scottish Premier League,
North American Sports Network, the leading European broadcaster
of North American Sports, Rangers TV, Celtic TV, Setanta Sports
USA and Setanta Australia.
Setanta holds rights to many leading sports properties, including
Champions League, Barclays Premiership, Scottish Premier League,
Serie A, Bundesliga, Six Nations, Super 14 rugby, Tri Nations
rugby, NHL, NFL, NASCAR and Major League Baseball.
Setanta has offices in Dublin, London, San Francisco, Glasgow,
Sydney and Vancouver.
About Servecast
Servecast is the leading provider of audio and video webcasting
solutions for the Sports and Media sectors. Through it's Media
Studio platform, Servecast provides access to a fast growing
global broadband audience for high value content such as News
and Sport thereby generating additional revenue streams for
content owners. Servecast is the partner of choice of sports
broadcasters such as Sky and Setanta and has facilitated the
most commercially successful sports webcasting projects in
Europe. Servecast customers include Sky Sports, Liverpool
FC, Man. Utd, Chelsea, Arsenal, Rangers, the GAA, At The Races
and the England and Wales Cricket Board.
Contact Servecast here.
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