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Setanta Sports News - news archive

This is an archive of news about Setanta Sports News. Some links may no longer work, due to the transient nature of the internet.

Setanta sports news trains its sights on Sky
From Media Guardian. Posted November 29 2007, 8.47am
Setanta's new 24-hour channel is launching, and promises a 'fun, relaxed' alternative in sports news, writes Owen Gibson (more)

Nation Confesses To Sport On The Brain, Even During Sex!
From Press Release, via webitpr. Posted November 26 2007, 10.42am
- 17 per cent of men think about sport whilst having sex - - 1 in 5 blokes ditch dates in favour of sport - - 4 per cent of men admit to missing the birth of their child to watch sport - November 26, 2007:  New 24-hour sports news channel, Setanta Sports News, has published research proving just how much the nation really does have sport on the brain.  The results reveal 17 per... (more)

ITN's Wood confident about 'News at Ten'
From Digital Spy. Posted November 26 2007, 9.18am
ITN chief executive Mark Wood says he is confident about the News at Ten return and Setanta Sports News. (more)

Setanta Sports News launch date announced
From Digital Spy. Posted November 5 2007, 6.11pm
Virgin Media and Setanta Sports confirm that their joint-venture news channel will launch on November 29. (more)

ITV 10:30 editor Geoff Hill joins Setanta Sports News
From Press Gazette. Posted October 17 2007, 12.00am
Geoff Hill has been appointed editor-in-chief of the new Setanta Sports News channel, produced by ITN. (more)

Geoff Hill to lead Setanta Sports News
From Digital Spy. Posted October 16 2007, 2.29pm
ITN programme editor Geoff Hill is appointed editor-in-chief of Setanta Sports News. (more)

ITN programme editor Geoff Hill moves to Setanta Sports News
From Media Guardian. Posted October 16 2007, 1.00am
Geoff Hill, an ITN programme editor responsible for producing ITV News at 10.30, has been named editor-in-chief of the Setanta Sports News channel. By Mark Sweney. (more)

ITN to produce Setanta Sports News
From Brand Republic. Posted September 13 2007, 10.35am
LONDON - Virgin Media and Setanta Sports have appointed ITN to produce their soon-to-launch Setanta Sports News channel. (more)

Setanta's reach for the Sky cast into doubt
From Media Guardian. Posted August 7 2007, 1.00am
A question mark hangs over the launch of the Setanta Sports News service after TWI, the sports-content production arm of IMG Media, pulled out of the project. By Andrew Culf. (more)

Virgin, Setanta confirm sports news channel
From Digital Spy. Posted July 26 2007, 1.19pm
Setanta Sports News is expected to launch in time for the new football season next month. (more)