At long last it looks like we will be getting High Defnition from RTE. From May 2011 RTE TWO will be broadcast in HD but I'm sure other staions will follow. See below for more detials.
From May 2011, the following television channels and services are planned* for SAORVIEW:
RTÉ One is the most popular TV channel in Ireland. It is the home of authoritative Irish and international television news and current affairs. The channel offers a comprehensive range of home-produced Irish factual, drama, arts, entertainment and lifestyle programming and a selection of premium international acquired programming. 14 of the 20 most watched programmes on Irish television during 2010 were broadcast on RTÉ One.
RTÉ Two is the home of Irish sport and children and young people’s daytime television. In the evening it targets younger viewers with innovative drama, entertainment and key acquisitions.RTÉ Two HD will broadcast key programming from the RTÉ Two schedule in High Definition. Sport, drama, wildlife programming and film all greatly benefit from HD pictures and sound. For example, RTÉ Two HD will allow Irish audiences to enjoy our national games in HD for the first time, with GAA Hurling and Football available in HD, free-to-air, for everyone. Hit dramas such as Greys Anatomy, Desperate Housewives and CSI and new movies will also be available in HD on RTÉ Two HD. The proportion of HD content on the channel will increase over time as more HD content becomes available.
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TG4 is Ireland’s Irish language television channel. 800,000 viewers tune into TG4 each day. The daily Irish language programme schedule is its core service: six hours of innovative quality programming in Irish supported by a wide range of material in other languages.The channel provides a daily programme schedule in Irish for children and young people. Both of the Cúla4 zones and the Ponc strand for young adults provide a wide range of entertaining and top-quality content in Irish and represent an attractive and entertaining daily point of contact with the Irish language in a context that is totally different to school.
Music, documentary and sports coverage have earned particular praise for TG4. Its regular soap-opera, Ros na Rún has made its mark as has the channel’s distinctive news service, Nuacht TG4. The channel’s schedule – and its news service in particular – ensures a space for the non-centrist perspective and for emerging talent.
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RTÉ News Now is a 24 hour rolling news channel with live news bulletins, live current affairs programmes, catch-up on recent news and current affairs, live coverage of special events, breaking news and continuous sport, business and weather updates throughout the day. A news, sport and entertainment ticker runs along the bottom of the screen and the latest stock indices and Euro exchange rates are delivered within the graphics on the right of the screen.RTÉ News Now is available on SAORVIEW, online and as a mobile service on iPhone and Android.
The RTÉjr is a dedicated daytime television service for children aged 6 years and younger. RTÉjr shares channel space with RTÉ Plus and will be on from 11am to 7pm and is free of advertising. Home produced programming is the cornerstone of the RTÉjr schedule, with live action programming and Irish animation featuring strongly. RTÉjr has a companion children’s digital radio service of the same name.
RTÉ One + 1 will share channel space with RTÉjr and will be on from 7pm to 2am. From May 2011 this channel will be an exact replica of RTÉ One, with an hour delay.
RTÉ Aertel Digital is an improved digital version of the RTÉ Aertel teletext service, which is modern, fast and user-friendly. The service offers up-to-date and accessible news, sport, weather and other information, including flight times, public information, local council information, information for deaf and hard of hearing audiences and subtitles. RTÉ Aertel Digital is available on SAORVIEW, online and as a mobile service
