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In Ireland, Virgin Media Ireland, which formerly traded under the brand names Chorus NTL and UPC Ireland, is by far the largest cable operator, almost all of the state's cable TV operators and formerly all of the state's MMDS licences. Virgin Media offers digital cable television services in cities and towns throughout the country (with the ...
Telecommunications in Ireland operate in a regulated competitive market that provides customers with a wide array of advanced digital services. This article explores Ireland's telecommunications infrastructure including: fixed and mobile networks, The voice, data and Internet services, cable television, developments in next-generation networks and broadcast networks for radio and television.
Virgin Media Three, also called Virgin Three, [1] [2] [3] is an Irish free-to-air television channel owned by Virgin Media Television.. The channel was first launched by Northern Irish broadcaster UTV Media on 1 January 2015 as UTV Ireland; it primarily carried programmes licensed from British broadcaster ITV, along with some local news and lifestyle programmes.
The two largest cable companies in Ireland merge and form Chorus NTL owned by UPC. 2013 Liberty Global announced that they had agreed to buy Virgin Media for approximately US$23.3 billion (£15 billion) in a stock and cash merger. 2015 It was announced that UPC Ireland would be rebranded as Virgin Media Ireland. The name change took place on 5 ...
An official licence was granted for the satellite service in 1997 at which time digital broadcasts began making this the first digital television channel in Ireland beating RTÉ by years. During the UHF years while the station was not airing its own content they would broadcast a relay of UK Channel 5 .
Saorview (/ ˈ s ɛər v j uː / SAIR-vyoo) is the national digital terrestrial television (DTT) service in Ireland.It is owned by RTÉ and operated by 2RN. [1]The service began operation on 29 October 2010 on a trial basis with a full launch on 26 May 2011. [2]
Eircom Limited, trading as Eir (/ ɛər / AIR; stylised eir), is a large fixed, mobile and broadband telecommunications company in Ireland. The company, which is currently incorporated in Jersey, traces its origins to Ireland's former state-owned monopoly telecommunication provider Telecom Éireann and its predecessors, P&T (the Dept. of Posts and Telegraphs) and before the foundation of the ...
TV licence fees make up 50% of the income of RTÉ. The bulk of the rest comes from RTÉ broadcasting commercials on its radio and TV stations. [28] RTÉ also sells programming to other broadcasting. Some RTÉ services, such as RTÉ 2fm, RTÉ Aertel, RTÉ.ie, and the transmission network operate on an entirely commercial basis.