S. It
provides top sports leagues and events to more than 60 million digital
television homes globally and to commercial venues in six countries including
the U.2Mt in 2002, mainly because of increasing Chinese output, the data
for which are unreliable . Nevertheless, output in 2001 stood at almost 1. International trade in silicon metal and ferrosilicon 239

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For more information visit
http: //www.com/reports/c17922

Laura Wood
Senior Manager
Research and Markets
press@researchandmarkets.

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Setanta Sports will feature no less than 1,000 LIVE and short -delay sports
events, including the UEFA Champions League, the premiere club competition for
European Club teams; the FIFA World Cup Qualifying matches; the UEFA Cup, the
secondary, Europe-wide knock -out competition for Club sides; the Coca Cola
Championship (previously the National League); Manchester United and Chelsea
matches, the British and Irish Lions rugby tour and Tri-Nations rugby. in 1996 .46Mt in
1996.

Countries covered in the report include:

Argentina, Australia , Bhutan, Bosnia + Herzegovina, Brazil, Canada, Chile,
China, Egypt, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland , India, Iran, Italy, Japan,
Kazakhstan, South Korea, Macedonia, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand , Norway,
Peru, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Slovenia,
South Africa , Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Turkey, Ukraine, UK, Uruguay, USA,
Venezuela, Vietnam, Zimbabwe

The contents of this report are as follows:

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m.S.,
Setanta Sports expects its European -style on-air presentation and programming
line-up will also attract sports fans from all walks of life.

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Setanta Sports debuts on DIRECTV on Tuesday, April 26 at 6:00 a. Setanta Sports is also negotiating digital distribution deals with
other cable, satellite, broadband and wireless providers . The
company was founded in 1992 and began operating its close-circuit television
business in the U. World production of ferrosilicon stood at 4.

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The channel will also provide integrated sponsorship packages for
sponsors and advertisers to reach this passionate football audience.
(Logo: http://www. Silicon metal is produced in 15 countries and in
2001 Chinese production accounted for about 39% of world production, with
output in Norway (12%), the USA (11%) and Brazil (10%) accounting for most of
the remainder.

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DIRECTV reaches over 13. With the growing phenomenon and interest in soccer in the U. Ferrosilicon, on
the other hand, depends for a major part of its demand on cast iron, the
market for which has been stagnant for some years.5%py up to 2007, but demand for use in steels will exceed 2%.

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Bob Marsocci , 310-726-4656, ramarsocci@directv.

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99 a month and
commercial subscribers for $100 a month.
Setanta Sports worldwide is a leading, international pay television
broadcaster and the number two sports broadcaster in the United Kingdom.4Mt, compared with 376kt
in 1985.

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Setanta Sports Launches on DIRECTV as a Premium Subscription Service April 26 2005

The network's parent company , Setanta Sports, has already delivered
successful, pay-per-view sports event programming on DIRECTV and has attracted
a loyal following with its closed-circuit television business that broadcasts
unique , LIVE sporting events around the country.S.

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setanta. Setanta Sports operates more sports channels than any other
broadcaster in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Silicon, which is used in the
growing aluminium, chemical and electronics industries, is expected to show
growth in demand of about 6%py over the next five years, with silicone
chemicals being the fastest-growing sector in volume terms . Consumption of ferrosilicon and silicon metal 105

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on DIRECTV, the
country's leading digital television service, on April 26, 2005, it was
announced today by Setanta Sports North America Ltd. and Setanta Sports has
extensive experience and expertise in serving these ethnic and expatriate
audiences.
The launch of Setanta Sports in the U.com/usa , an on-line newsletter and a public
relations campaign.S.com/reports/c17922 ) has announced the addition
of The Economics of Silicon + Ferrosilicon to their offering. On the supply
side, world production of silicon metal increased from about 730kt in 1992 to
almost 1.

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S. led to a major brand identity
initiative unveiled across a number of mechanisms including Setanta's
international network of television channels, a new consumer
website http://www. July and August, 2005, will mark the beginning of a major
marketing campaign to kick off the European football season with plans to
include targeted print and on-line advertising , television campaigns, and
event promotions. Demand for ferrosilicon in
carbon and alloy steels is growing, however, and the market almost equals that
in cast iron.23Mt in 2001, a
decline of 1.

'The Economics of Silicon + Ferrosilicon' analyses the key trends, issues
and developments in the market. It provides a clear insight into all areas of
the industry and an authoritative analysis of the prospects for the future.

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The company's success has
been in providing European football programming that is not shown by any other
sports networks to Europeans living in the U.com
DIRECTV, Inc.researchandmarkets. Market growth for ferrosilicon is expected to be less than
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The channel, Setanta Sports, launches in the U. E.S.

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and Canada.

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and those of European ancestry whose
passion for popular national sports keep them connected to their country of
origin . DUBLIN, Ireland, Research and Markets
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The channel is dedicated to distinctly European football (soccer) from
enormously popular football countries such as England, Ireland, and Scotland
and also carries an increasing number of European and world-class rugby
events.newscom.7% on the previous year in which production had increased by 12%.
Again, Chinese output is the largest in the world, but it peaked at 1. History , occurrence, resources and properties of silicon 6

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The channel will be offered as a premium subscription service and is
expected to attract an audience from various ethnic communities and
predominantly male 25-54 European, expatriate football fans living in the U.9 million homes across the U. Setanta Sports
will continue to operate and expand on its commercial businesses as it
launches this new channel of program offerings for residential and commercial
customers. The network is designed primarily, but not exclusively, for
European expatriates living in the U.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040820 /RESEARCH )

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Although the production of silicon metal and ferrosilicon are closely
associated, the markets are very different.

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and will be available to residential subscribers for $11. Setanta Sports programming will feature top-quality LIVE sports
productions from renowned European broadcasters.

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, the channel's sole
owner. It will air seven days a week,
18 hours a day through August and then expand to a full, 24-hour channel.

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SAN FRANCISCO , The newest arrival on America's
sports broadcasting scene is a premium channel that will offer the most
extensive line-up of popular European football (soccer) programming ever in
the U.T.

Privately owned, Setanta
Sports has offices in Dublin, London, Glasgow, San Francisco and Sydney . Summary 1

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DIRECTV carriage agreement is part of a long-term strategy by both parties to
serve the increasing demand for European and international football (soccer)
in the American market.

Contacts: Denise Arrigali, 678-580-1245, darrigali@comcast.