Fox Soccer Plus
| Fox Soccer Plus | |
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| Launched | April 26, 2005 |
| Owned by |
Fox Entertainment Group (21st Century Fox) |
| Picture format |
720p (HDTV) 480i (SDTV) |
| Slogan | Your Passion is Our Passion |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Formerly called | Setanta Sports (until February 28, 2010) |
| Sister channel(s) |
Fox Sports 1 Fox Sports 2 Fox Deportes Fox Sports Networks Fox College Sports Big Ten Network |
| Website | www |
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Availability
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| Satellite | |
| DirecTV (US) | 621-1 (HD) (part-time) 621 (SD) |
| Dish Network (US) | 391 (SD only) |
| Cable | |
| Verizon FiOS | 1009 (SD only) |
| Available on most U.S. cable systems | Consult your local cable provider for channel availability |
| IPTV | |
| AT&T Uverse | 1653 (HD) |
| Streaming media | |
| PlayStation Vue | Internet Protocol television |
Fox Soccer Plus (formerly Setanta Sports) is an American sports channel dedicated to soccer and rugby. Launched in 2005 by the Irish sports broadcaster Setanta Sports to offer live and tape-delayed mainstream sports events in the United States and Caribbean, it was rebranded on March 1, 2010 as a spin-off of the now-defunct Fox Soccer after its owner Fox Entertainment Group acquired the channel and its coverage rights from Setanta in January 2010.
Despite the September 2013 replacement of Fox Soccer with FXX, Fox Soccer Plus remains operational, supplementing soccer and rugby coverage on sister channels Fox Sports 1 and Fox Sports 2.
Launched on April 26, 2005 by Setanta Sports which is based in the Republic of Ireland, the channel had the rights to delayed Manchester United and Chelsea matches on MUTV and Chelsea TV, which were shown in segments within the channel. Any given broadcaster can only gain access to a maximum of 2 club channels under the current Premier League international TV rights.
As of July 27, 2009 the ownership structure of Setanta Sports North America Limited changed. Setanta Sports North America Limited was owned by Sabloss. Both Setanta Sports Channel Ireland Limited and Setanta Sports North America Limited were licensed by the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland.
On January 27, 2010, Setanta Sports announced that they had reached an agreement with Fox Soccer Channel to transfer rights to select programming (soccer and rugby) that would be effective as of March 1. In addition, Setanta Sports announced that they would "cease" broadcasting the channel in the US and Caribbean on February 28, 2010. The channel was rebranded from Setanta Sports to Fox Soccer Plus on March 1, 2010 at 12:00 AM EST.
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