Broadcast News

Bookmark and Share
10/11/2008

Diaspora TV On Hold As RTÉ Cuts Spending

The new RTÉ channel for Irish citizens living in the UK is to be shelved following an announcement of a €50 million budget cut by the television company.
RTÉ is to make the cuts, which will amount to 10% of its total operation costs, next year and by cutting the Diaspora TV project it is hoped will bring savings of almost €2 million.
The Diaspora channel was intended to extend RTÉ's viewing throughout the UK on the Freesat service, and would be a hybrid of RTÉ One and RTÉ 2 with additional programming from TG4.
The channel was expected to begin on St Patrick's day next year, and would serve the 850,000 Irish born people living in the UK, along with the huge number of those of direct Irish descent.
RTÉ had lost considerable income from TV advertising, mostly in the last four months of this year as the economic downturn curtailed the marketing budgets of commercial companies.
(DW)
Solidmate Ltd Memory Card Hire London

Top Related Stories
Click here for the latest broadcast news stories.

06/03/2023
Nippon TV To Attend MIPTV
Having captured the Annual Individual Viewer Ratings Triple Crown title for the 12th consecutive year in 2022, currently celebrating its 70th Annivers
06/03/2023
ATG Danmon Completes TV And Radio System Project
ATG Danmon has completed a TV and radio system modernisation project for a London based university. The media studies campus delivers courses that inc
01/03/2023
VO To Display Its End-To-End TV Platform
Viaccess-Orca (VO) is to showcase its powerful, end-to-end TV Platform with AI-based Targeted TV Advertising and FAST capabilities, innovative Anti-Pi
20/02/2023
TERRASSA TV Installs An XPEAK Intercom
Terrassa is a city of more than 200,000 inhabitants, located about 30 km from Barcelona. The Societat Municipal de Comunicació de Terrassa, which depe
15/03/2024
BBC ALBA Commissions New TV Crime Thriller
BBC ALBA has commissioned a new TV crime thriller which will be the biggest and most high-profile Gaelic drama series in the channel's history. With a
20/03/2023
Playbox Neo To Display Broadcast TV Channel Branding And Playout Solutions
PlayBox Neo is to demonstrate the latest additions to its range of broadcast TV channel branding and playout solutions at the NAB Show in Las Vegas. E
20/04/2023
Channel 4 Renews Contract With ITN
Channel 4 has renewed its contract with ITN to supply Channel 4 News until December 2026. The deal ensures that ITN's award-winning Channel 4 News bul
20/03/2024
Witbe Announces New Consumer
Witbe has announced a new customer in Channel Four Television Corporation. Channel Four is utilising Witbe's technology to automate the QA testing pro
19/10/2011
Irish Broadcaster Adds RTÉ Radio Player
The RTÉ Player, launched in 2009, has established itself as Ireland's premier on-demand service for programmes originally aired on RTÉ Television - wi
08/09/2023
Synthax Audio UK Appoints Head Of Sales & Marketing
Synthax Audio UK has appointed Neil Johnston to the position of Head of Sales and Marketing. With over 20 years of experience in the Pro Audio industr
18/08/2017
RTÉ To Develop 'Next Generation' RTÉ Player
RTÉ has announced its plans to develop the next generation RTÉ Player, Ireland's number one broadcaster video-on-demand service. It is expected that t
14/03/2024
Imagine Communications To Showcase Latest Innovations At NAB Show 2024
At the 2024 NAB Show, Imagine Communications is to showcase its latest innovations in its broad portfolio of Make TV and Monetize TV solutions in the
27/03/2024
RTS Intercom Systems Appoints New UK Sales Manager
RTS Intercom Systems has named sales specialist Michael Keen as the company's new Sales Manager for the UK. Keen joins forces with sales manager Jon R
13/03/2024
Playbox Neo Announces Refinements To Its Broadcast Playout And Channel Branding Solutions
PlayBox Neo has announced new refinements to its range of broadcast playout and channel branding solutions. These include additional creative function
16/03/2023
Female-Centred FAST Channel Launches Using Amagi's FAST Solutions
Amagi has announced that Mainstream Media AG has launched its first-ever female-centred Free Ad-supported Streaming TV (FAST) channel, Starke Frauen (