The deal will see the two broadcasters offering a combined package of sports channels for just £15 per month. Subscribers to the Setanta Sports Pack of nine channels will get more sporting action with access to Racing UK and Racing World’s unrivalled coverage of live UK and US horseracing. They will receive Setanta Sports 1, Setanta Sports 2, Setanta Ireland, Racing UK, Racing World, NASN, Celtic TV, Rangers TV and the soon to be launched Setanta Golf channel.
The combined channels will have in excess of 200,000 subscribers at the outset.
Subscriber numbers are expected to grow rapidly as PGA Tour golf and English Premier League football are added to the content line-up.
The deal with Racing UK is the third significant development for Setanta in the last six months. In May it acquired a package of 46 live FA Premier League matches and in June it signed a six-year exclusive deal to show live coverage of golf’s US PGA Tour.
