Telefís Éireann
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| Statutory corporation | |
| Industry | Broadcasting |
| Founded | 1 June 1960 |
| Headquarters | Donnybrook, Dublin, Ireland |
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Area served
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Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland Worldwide(via internet) |
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Key people
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Glen Killane (managing director of Television) |
| Products | Television |
| Owner | Raidió Teilifís Éireann |
| Website | http://www.rte.ie/tv/ |
RTÉ Television is a department of Ireland's national broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ). The first channel to broadcast was Telefís Éireann which began broadcasting on 31 December 1961. Since the 1960s, RTÉ Television has rapidly changed to include further television channels and provide television services with the latest digital technologies.
Proposed Channels
With the launch of digital terrestrial television in the Republic of Ireland, Saorview will give RTÉ the opportunity to offer viewers greater choice. In the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland RTÉ aspire to provide viewers with additional channels which will include a high-definition channel RTÉ Two HD,RTÉ Plus, a combined offering of RTÉ's children's services which includes RTÉjr and TRTÉ and RTÉ Aertel Digital which will include an enhanced digital teletext service. Existing services include RTÉ One, RTÉ Two and RTÉ News Now.
It has been announced that both RTÉ and Irish language public broadcaster TG4 will launch a digital multiplex on Freeview in Northern Ireland. The multiplex has gained approval from the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland and Ofcom where both authorities concluding that it would not interfere with competition regulations within the territory. The multiplex will be based in the Republic of Ireland and will be available to over 90% of homes in Northern Ireland from digital switchover day on 24 October 2012, and will be operated by Multiplex Broadcasting Services N.I. Limited a joint venture between RTÉ and TG4.
RTÉ International has been put forward for the last number of years. The Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Recourses would like to see the roll out of this service in the near future however RTÉ's main area of International Broadcast has been to provide their services via their website and RTÉ player.
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