Setanta Sports News is a television channel from Virgin Media Television and Setanta Sports. The channel launched on 29 November 2007. blank">Setanta Sports News launch date announced Digital Spy, 5 November 2007 The channel is a rolling 24-hour sports news channel using the strength of the Setanta Sports brand across the _Republic of Ireland and Great Britain. It is available to all Virgin Media customers and also free-to-view on satellite. The channel is seen as Virgin Media's rival to Sky Sports News which was removed from their platform on 1 March 2007 as their contract with BSkyB had ended.
It was announced on 12 September 2007 that ITN was appointed producer of Setanta Sports News.
The channel is transmitted by Red Bee Media, who also play in the commercial breaks.
