New York - Setanta Sports North America, which owns broadcast rights to several major sports leagues, said on Thursday that it will offer mobile video clip footage of the 2007 Rugby World Cup on Verizon Wireless' V CAST Video service. The deal includes up to eight video clips from each televised match.

Englewood, Colo. - EchoStar Communications, operator of the DISH Network satellite TV service, said on Thursday that it has added Setanta Sports' programming package -- which includes more than 1,000 live events, including U.K. and European soccer -- to its offering. The Setanta Sports channel will be available for $14.99 per month to residential subscribers, and $100 per month for business subscribers.