Setanta seal new Premier League deal

SETANTA SPORTS yesterday won the Irish rights to broadcast live coverage of 33 Barclays Premier League games for each of the next three seasons.

The broadcaster, whose British arm collapsed earlier this year, one year into a four-year deal worth in the region of £150 million (€166m), will broadcast the games live on Setanta in the Republic of Ireland at 3pm on Saturday afternoons during the 2010/11, 2011/12 and 2012/13 seasons.

Yesterday’s rights win sees the Irish sports broadcaster retain the package of games it won in July for the current Premier League season.