Setanta Sports Asia is a sports television channel operating in Asia

Asia

Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...

. Setanta Sports Asia is currently available on TV Platforms in Hong Kong, Malaysia-Brunei, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and Mongolia as well as across Asia through an online service, Setanta-i. Setanta Sports Asia is part of the Setanta Sports

Setanta Sports

Setanta Sports is an international sports broadcaster based in Dublin, Ireland. Setanta Sports was formed in 1990 to facilitate the broadcasting of Irish sporting events...

 Group of television channels that operate around the world in Ireland

Setanta Ireland

Setanta Sports Ireland is a subscription based Irish sports channel featuring local and international sporting events. The channel is available on some basic cable packages in the Republic of Ireland, while it is available upon direct subscription to the Setanta Sports package on other networks...

, Australia

Setanta Sports Australia

Setanta Sports Australia is a sports television channel operating in Australia and is available to homes and businesses across all of Australia...

, and Africa.

Current Setanta Sports Asia rugby broadcast content includes the RBS Six Nations, Super Rugby, Tri-Nations, NRL

National Rugby League

The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...

, England, Ireland and Wales home international tests

Rugby union

Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...

, The Churchill Cup

Churchill Cup

The Churchill Cup was an annual rugby union tournament, held in June, contested by representative men's teams from Canada, England, the United States, and other invited teams from a wide array of countries....

, Aviva Premiership, State of Origin

State of Origin

State of Origin is the name used in Australia for one existing sporting event which involves domestic representative teams. The term, when used in isolation, usually refers to rugby league football, and occassionally Australian Football matches, in which players are selected for the Australian...

, RaboDirect Pro12

Celtic League (rugby union)

The Celtic League is an annual rugby union competition involving professional sides from Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales....

, The ITM Cup, and Currie Cup

Currie Cup

The Currie Cup tournament is South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition, played each winter and spring , featuring teams representing either entire provinces or substantial regions within provinces...

. Setanta Sports Asia’s coverage also includes GAA Football and Hurling

Gaelic Athletic Association

The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders...

 .

History

In February 2011 Setanta Sports Asia launched in Hong Kong on Now TV, Malaysia-Brunei on the Astro platform.

Availability

Currently the Setanta Sports Asia channel is available on the following platforms... Now TV, Astro, Singtel mio TV, StarHub, LBN, Dialog and Univision throughout Hong Kong, Malaysia-Brunei, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Mongolia. Setanta Sports Asia is also available to personal computers via Setanta-i and available commercially to clubs, pubs and businesses via satellite throughout Asia.

Rugby

Setanta is the leading broadcaster of Rugby in Asia, currently covering a variety of competitions from the Northern and Southern hemispheres. Setanta's current Rugby rights are:

• RBS Six Nations
• Super Rugby
• Tri-Nations
• NRL
• RaboDirect Pro12
  Celtic League (rugby union)
  The Celtic League is an annual rugby union competition involving professional sides from Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales....
  
  
• Aviva Premiership
• Anglo-Welsh Cup
• Amlin European Challenge Cup
  European Challenge Cup
  The European Challenge Cup, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Amlin Challenge Cup, is one of two annual rugby union competitions organised by European Rugby Cup. The cup was known as the Parker Pen Shield from 2001 to 2003 and Parker Pen Challenge Cup from 2003 to 2005. The European...
  
  
• ITM Cup
• Currie Cup
  Currie Cup
  The Currie Cup tournament is South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition, played each winter and spring , featuring teams representing either entire provinces or substantial regions within provinces...
  
  

GAA

Setanta provides coverage of the Gaelic Athletic Association

Gaelic Athletic Association

The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders...

 football

Gaelic football

Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...

 and hurling

Hurling

Hurling is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic origin, administered by the Gaelic Athletic Association, and played with sticks called hurleys and a ball called a sliotar. Hurling is the national game of Ireland. The game has prehistoric origins, has been played for at least 3,000 years, and...

 championships.

• NFL
  National Football League (Ireland)
  The National Football League is a Gaelic football tournament held annually between the county teams of Ireland, under the auspices of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The prize for the winning team is the New Ireland Cup, presented by the New Ireland Assurance Company...
  
  
• NHL
  National Hurling League
  The National Hurling League is an annual hurling competition between the county teams of Ireland. Contested by 35 teams , it operates on a system of promotion and relegation between four different divisions, with Division One...
  
  
• Provincial championships
  Provincial championships
  A Provincial Championship occurs in the Gaelic Athletic Association in Ireland. There are four Provincial councils in Ireland; Ulster, Connacht, Leinster and Munster as well as councils outside Ireland such as that which covers Britain...
  
  
• All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
  All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
  The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the premier competition in Gaelic football, is a series of games organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association and played during the summer and early autumn...
  
  
• All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
  All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
  The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1887 for the top hurling teams in Ireland....
  
  
• All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship
  All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship
  The All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football tournament run since 1971, played between the thousands of senior football clubs in Ireland. The current champions are Crossmaglen Rangers of Armagh, who defeated St. Brigid's of Roscommon on March 17, 2011 to win their...
  
   traditionally played on St Patrick's Day.
• All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
  All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
  The All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship is an annual hurling tournament played between hundreds of senior hurling clubs in Ireland. The Tommy Moore Cup is awarded to the winners. The current champions are Clarinbridge...
  
  traditionally played on St Patrick's Day.

External links

• Setanta Sports Asia
• GAA on Setanta Sports Asia
• Rugby on Setanta Sports Asia
• NRL on Setanta Sports Asia
• TV Listings on Setanta Sports Asia