Setanta claims Premiere League success

Irish pay-TV provider Setanta saw its audience for English Premiere League coverage rise by 36.3% this year, with top matches including Liverpool v Everton and Newcastle Utd v Middlesborough attracting audiences of over one million.

Scottish Premier League and Blue Square Premier also saw audience rises, while Setanta scored its greatest success with England’s World Cup qualifying victory over Croatia, which was watched by 1.55 million people.