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18/03/2008
Diaspora TV 'On Air Next Year'
The internationally dispersed ethnic population of Ireland - the diaspora - will soon be able to enjoy their 'own' TV station.
Irish Communications Minister Eamon Ryan has announced that Diaspora TV will be on air in the UK by St Patrick's Day next year.
Diaspora TV will be an RTÉ channel available on the new Freesat service in the UK. The channel will be a hybrid of RTÉ One and RTÉ 2, with some additional programming from TG4, with the emphasis on homegrown Irish programming, which will be of interest to Irish communities abroad. The One, Six-One and 9 o'clock news bulletins will also be carried live.
Mr Ryan said: "The 2001 Census in Britain records a figure of 850,000 Irish-born people living in Britain. There is many more of direct Irish descent. I know that many of these people have been looking for an RTÉ channel in the UK for some time."
He added: "I will be working closely with (Irish Foreign Affairs Minister) Dermot Ahern to ensure that vulnerable groups in the UK will be supported in receiving the service. This new channel will provide the Irish abroad with a valuable link to home."
Freesat is a new free-to-air satellite service that will be available throughout the UK and across the Astra satellite footprint, covering Ireland and some other parts of Europe. It is led by the BBC and ITV. Further information is available at: www.freesat.co.uk.
(KMcA)
Irish Communications Minister Eamon Ryan has announced that Diaspora TV will be on air in the UK by St Patrick's Day next year.
Diaspora TV will be an RTÉ channel available on the new Freesat service in the UK. The channel will be a hybrid of RTÉ One and RTÉ 2, with some additional programming from TG4, with the emphasis on homegrown Irish programming, which will be of interest to Irish communities abroad. The One, Six-One and 9 o'clock news bulletins will also be carried live.
Mr Ryan said: "The 2001 Census in Britain records a figure of 850,000 Irish-born people living in Britain. There is many more of direct Irish descent. I know that many of these people have been looking for an RTÉ channel in the UK for some time."
He added: "I will be working closely with (Irish Foreign Affairs Minister) Dermot Ahern to ensure that vulnerable groups in the UK will be supported in receiving the service. This new channel will provide the Irish abroad with a valuable link to home."
Freesat is a new free-to-air satellite service that will be available throughout the UK and across the Astra satellite footprint, covering Ireland and some other parts of Europe. It is led by the BBC and ITV. Further information is available at: www.freesat.co.uk.
(KMcA)
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