august 10 2007 owned by rogers media a division of rogers communications rogers sportsnet inc. picture format 480i sdtv 1080i hdtv slogan fuelled by fans country canada broadcast area national headquarters toronto ontario formerly called setanta sports 2007 2011 sister channel s sportsnet sportsnet 360 sportsnet one sportsnet ontario website sportsnet world availability satellite bell tv channel 420 sd channel 1414 hd shaw direct channel 460 433 sd channels 121 621 hd cable available on many canadian cable systems check local listings channels may vary iptv bell aliant channel 119 sd channel 619 hd bell fibe tv channel 420 sd channel 1420 hd mts channel 521 sd channel 1521 hd optik tv channel 1021 sd channel 1001 hd 1002 1007 snw plus sasktel channel 245 sd channel 545 hd vmedia channel 370 hd sportsnet world is a canadian english language category b digital cable and satellite specialty channel that is owned by rogers media . sportsnet world primarily airs top level association football soccer featuring exclusive coverage of the premier league along with content from other leagues in europe . in addition it airs matches from rugby league . contents 1 history 2 programming 2.1 soccer 2.2 rugby league 3 sportsnet world hd 4 see also 5 references 6 external links history edit the channel was launched as setanta sports in partnership with ireland based setanta sports on august 10 2007 in time for the 2007 08 premier league season as a dedicated channel within rogers sports pay per view service sportsnet ppv . although operating under a pay per view licence setanta acted as a pay television service with a 24 hour commercial free schedule rather than a pay per view service where customers are prompted to pay a price for each individual event . original setanta sports logo used from 2007 to 2011 . rogers later applied to the canadian radio television and telecommunications commission crtc for a category 2 digital licence which was approved on july 15 2008 under the name sportsnet 2 . 1 in mid 2009 rogers swapped licences for setanta sports from using the pay per view licence to the category 2 digital licence without interrupting service ; at which point the irish based setanta sports company gained a 33.33 % interest in the rogers subsidiary that owns 80 % of the channel as well as a 20 % interest in the channel itself . 2 in july 2011 rogers announced that setanta sports would be rebranded as part of the rogers sportsnet family of networks on october 3 2011 becoming sportsnet world . the change was intended to allow the channel to be cross promoted through other sportsnet properties which would also be rebranded with a new logo and image campaign on the same day . 3 4 in preparation for the relaunch setanta sports minority stake in the channel was sold to another company mlm management 5 and the rights to setanta programming were maintained by the channel . despite being branded as a sportsnet service it remained a premium channel separate from the sportsnet regional networks and sportsnet one . 3 mlm management s interest in the channel was sold to rogers in early 2012 giving rogers 100 % interest in the service . 6 programming edit sportsnet world features live and recorded events from the following leagues and competitions 7 8 soccer edit united kingdom premier league fa cup scottish premier league . 9 continental europe bundesliga 9 europe fifa world cup and uefa euro qualifiers international friendlies north america toronto fc concacaf champions league south america brazilian league campeonato paulista the sportsnet family of channels broadcasts 5 premier league games a week the other 5 of which are broadcast on the tsn family of channels . sportsnet world typically broadcasts 3 matches a week often one of which is broadcast simultaneously on the sportsnet regional channels . the sportsnet channels show one third of all toronto fc matches the other two thirds of which are shown on the tsn family of channels . toronto fc matches are often shown on sportsnet world while simultaneously broadcast on another sister channel such as sportsnet 360 or sportsnet one . rugby league edit australia national rugby league europe engage super league canada the rugby league show sportsnet world hd edit original setanta sports hd logo used from 2010 to 2011 . sportsnet world hd logo used since 2011 . sportsnet world hd is a high definition simulcast of sportsnet world s standard definition feed . it was launched on august 1 2010 as setanta sports hd . 10 it was renamed sportsnet world hd on october 3 2011 to coincide with the rebranding of setanta sports to sportsnet world . it is currently available on bell tv bell fibe tv shaw cable 11 rogers cable eastlink mts optik tv sasktel vmedia vid otron and telus . see also edit soccer on canadian television references edit archived broadcasting decision crtc 2008 142 . crtc.gc.ca 2008 07 15 . retrieved on 2013 12 23 . 1 archived october 28 2006 at the wayback machine . a b krashinsky susan . rogers builds sportsnet brand with soccer station . the globe and mail . retrieved 27 july 2011 . krashinsky susan . sportsnet drops the rogers and gains a whole new look . the globe and mail . broadcasting information bulletin crtc 2011 748 pdf . crtc . retrieved 6 may 2012 . crtc ownership chart retrieved on 2012 08 12 sportsnet world sports . www.sportsnet.ca . retrieved april 14 2012 . sportsnet announces four year agreement with espn star sports for international cricket council events . www.ca . retrieved october 6 2011 . a b sportsnet world sports . retrieved july 24 2015 . setanta sports hd to launch in august broadcaster magazine july 15 2010 . https twitter.com shawinfo status 175022278994698242 https twitter.com shawinfo status 175022278994698242 external links edit official website v t e rogers communications corporate directors 2 bonnie brooks david peterson edward rogers iii charles sirois fixed line telecommunications rogers cable rogers hi speed 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