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Timoweb
13-09-2007, 03:49 PM
ITN has been appointed producer of Setanta Sports News, the new channel being launched later this year by Setanta Sports and Virgin Media.

The channel will see the creation of 56 new editorial and production positions at ITN?s London studios. A number of video journalists, based around the UK, will also be appointed to cover sporting stories across the country.

Mark Wood, chief executive of ITN said: "ITN is excited to be involved in this new venture and will bring to bear its experience and skills as the producer of ITV News and Channel 4 News and as a multi-platform content provider. This new channel will set the sports news agenda in Britain with exclusive news, ground-breaking interviews and programmes which will be must-see television for sports fans everywhere."

The channel says the news focus will be on "key sports" such as football, rugby, horse racing, cricket, golf, boxing, and motor racing.

Michael O'Rourke, co-founder of Setanta Sports, said: "We are delighted to appoint ITN at such an exciting time in Setanta?s growth and are very confident that they will bring their expertise in producing rolling news to Setanta Sports News. This channel will sit well alongside our other range of sports channels and club TV channels and also delivers on a long held ambition to launch a sports news channel."

By Joanne Oatts, Media Correspondent

evilclive
21-09-2007, 08:36 PM
ITN has been appointed producer of Setanta Sports News, the new channel being launched later this year by Setanta Sports and Virgin Media.

The channel will see the creation of 56 new editorial and production positions at ITN?s London studios. A number of video journalists, based around the UK, will also be appointed to cover sporting stories across the country.

"New channel" implies that it will be more like Sky Sports News, which is unofficially a 24-hour advert for the main Sky Sports channels; as opposed to a sports bulletin programme similar to the BBC's Match Of The Day.

I would guess that it's more likely than not to be FTV, and would be delighted if space could be found for it to be broadcast on Freeview.