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This is a list of the free-to-air channels that are currently available via satellite from SES Astra satellites (Astra 2E/2F/2G) at orbital position 28.2 °E, serving Ireland and the United Kingdom. Sky and Freesat use these satellites to deliver their channels. If one was to change providers between Sky and Freesat, one would not require a ...
Channels operated by Sky, BBC, Paramount Global, Warner Media and Discovery are registered to broadcast in Ireland as they are registered in Luxembourg, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic, from 1 January 2021. Previously the Irish feeds of these channels were regulated by the UK regulator OFCOM. [6] In late 2021, Eir dropped its Eir Sport ...
The satellites at the Astra 28.2°E position primarily provide digital TV, digital radio and multimedia services to the UK and Republic of Ireland, broadcasting more than 470 TV, radio and interactive channels to homes in the UK and Ireland. [4] The majority of these channels broadcast as part of British Sky Broadcasting’s Sky Digital pay-TV ...
Saorsat (/ ˈ s ɛər s æ t / SAIR-sat; a portmanteau of the Irish word Saor, meaning “free”, and a shortening of the word “satellite”, therefore making it a partial calque of the United Kingdom's Freesat) is a free-to-air satellite service in Ireland.
This agreement was designed to ensure viewers within Northern Ireland could watch RTÉ One, RTÉ2 and TG4 on a free-to-air basis after the digital switchover. [33] While initial reports suggested that BBC services would equally be made available free-to-air in the Republic of Ireland at the same time, this was not to be the case.
The Astra 28.2° East orbital position was established in 1998 to provide digital television, digital radio and multimedia services to the United Kingdom and Ireland, and Astra 2E's primary mission is to continue this provision as replacement and follow-on capacity to the Astra 2A, Astra 2D and Astra 1N satellites.
Note: BBC NI and UTV are based in Northern Ireland, RTÉ and Virgin Media Television in the Republic of Ireland. However all four are available to most viewers throughout the island of Ireland, with UTV now accepting advertising from the Republic and targeting some of its programmes specifically at viewers in the Republic.
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]