Five more channels for Ireland's Freeview

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    Extra HD TV is among up to six new TV channels that could be joining Saorview, Ireland's nascent free digital terrestrial TV service.


    But Irish state broadcaster RTE, which operates Saorview, has been criticised for the fees it's charging rival broadcasters to join.


    Commercial broadcaster TV3 and Irish-language channel TG4 have both proposed new Saorview channels to the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland.


    TV3 hopes to launch timeshift channel TV3+1, a high definition simulcast channel, TV3HD, and a daytime kids channel, 3Kids, which would become a classic TV channel in the evening.


    TG4, the Gaelic-language channel, wants to launch a youth-oriented channel and a timeshifter.


    The BAI has recommended TV3's plans go forward, but said TG4's youth channel should be subject to a market assessment and public value test before it goes forward.


    But the BAI has also warned new channels could be put off joining Saorview by the 1million Euro annual fee proposed by RTE.


    The BAI said 11 channel operators have expressed an interest in Saorview, but it was unlikely any would join the service until closer to Ireland's Digital Switchover date of October 2012.

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    hi guys does anybody know if you can pick up these boxes to recieve these channels yet i am from belfast and was wondering would the signal be strong enough to pick up thanks

    Saorview is available to reciever but as you are in Belfast and have pointed out to you before your local Transmitter is in the Republic and you would need a roof aerial to reciever as far as i know..


    There are saorview boxes available now for around the fifty euro mark...


    Below i have a pic of the coverage for Saorview and Belfast is in the red meaning it is not covered...


    And you can also see your closest transmitter...


    CHC Aerials Lisburn would have in stock all your Aerials requirements, not the keenest price wise but they do carry a good stock.

    TV3 looks to launch three channels on digital-terrestrial


    Irish commercial broadcaster TV3 is looking to launch three new channels on the country’s digital terrestrial television service.


    The broadcaster hopes to launch TV3+1, high definition simulcast TV3HD and kids channel 3Kids, which will also include classic programming in the evenings. This comes after the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) published its report on expressions of interest for new channels. The BAI said: “[We] are satisfied to recommend that the TV3 proposals be considered by the minister for carriage on RTÉ DTT multiplexes.”


    Separately, Irish language broadcaster TG4 has submitted a request to launch a youth skewing channel and a +1 station. The BAI has recommended that the minister for communications, energy and natural resources consider the inclusion of this channel “subject to a satisfactory outcome of a sectoral impact assessment and public value review.”

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