Celtic TV were closed, Celtic announced that Celtic TV has ceased broadcasting and the channel would not return until a deal with a new rights holder is struck. In 2011, it returned as an internet-only channel, replacing Channel 67 under the Celtic TV name, and the channel is 100% owned by the club. Celtic TV It was a television channel until 2009 but it has since relaunched online, replacing Channel 67. Launched in 2004, Celtic TV was operated by the Irish company Setanta Sports, and was available on satellite and cable platforms in the UK and Ireland until the demise of the
Sports broadcasting contracts in the United Kingdom Sports broadcasting contracts in the United Kingdom This article refers to sports broadcasting rights in the United Kingdom. For a list of sports broadcasting rights in other countries, see List of sports television broadcast contracts. Certain sporting events are protected by the Ofcom Code on Sports and Other Listed and Designated Events and must be broadcast live and free-to-air on terrestrial television in the UK. Presently, free-to-air means a TV channel which is free and covers 95% of the population. Qualifying free-to-air channels are BBC One, BBC Two, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5. With Ofcom permission, certain events are