2016 in Irish television

The following is a list of events relating to television in Ireland from 2016.

List of years in Irish television (table)

Events
  • 17 January – The Sunday Business Post reports Virgin Media Ireland have plans to launch additional TV3 channels including a 24-hour rolling news channel.[1] The TV3 Group later denies such reports.
  • 20 January – RTÉ announces that it has partnered with Freesat, the UK free-to-air television company, to develop a new product for Saorview, Ireland’s free digital television service and the largest television platform in Ireland.[2]
  • 24 April – Michael Lawson wins the fifth series of The Voice of Ireland.
  • 7 June – Children's strand 3Kids launches on 3e.
  • 3 July – Irish TV has received ministerial approval from Minister for Communications Denis Naughten to launch on the Irish Digital Terrestrial Saorview platform.[3]
  • 5 July – Following the purchase of Setanta Sports' Irish operations by Eircom, Setanta Sports Ireland is renamed Eir Sport 1 and Setanta Sports 1 is renamed Eir Sport 2.
  • 11 July – ITV plc announces that it has sold UTV Ireland to TV3 Group for €10 million. As part of the deal, TV3 Group inherits UTV Ireland's ten-year program supply contract with ITV.[4]
  • 3 August – RTÉ announces its intention to replace The Voice of Ireland with an Irish version of Strictly Come Dancing.[5]
  • 18 November – Jennifer Zamparelli and Nicky Byrne are chosen to present RTÉ One's forthcoming series Dancing with the Stars.
  • 22 November – It is announced that Coronation Street and Emmerdale will move from UTV Ireland back to TV3 beginning on 5 December.[6]
  • 1 December – TV3's The 7 O'Clock Show is moved forward an hour and renamed The 6 O'Clock Show in order to facilitate the return of Emmerdale and Coronation Street to the channel.
  • 6 December – It is announced that TV3, along with 3e and its newly purchased channel UTV Ireland, will receive new logos, idents and new schedules.[7]
  • 21 December – Irish TV confirms it will cease broadcasting.

Debuts

RTÉ

TV3

TG4

Ongoing television programmes

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

Ending this year

Deaths
  • 31 January – Terry Wogan, 77, Irish-British radio and television broadcaster.[9]

See also

References
  1. Sexton, Colette. "TV3 plans 24-hour news channel - BusinessPost.ie".
  2. Saorview. "Saorview | News | RTÉ and Saorview partner with Freesat to deliver a next-generation product for Irish audiences". www.saorview.ie. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  3. Big boost for mayo based Irish TV station as Saorview deal extends its reach by Michael Brennan and Colette Sexton, Business Post, 3 July 2016.
  4. "TV3 owner Virgin Media buys UTV Ireland for €10m". Irish Times. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  5. "RTÉ drops The Voice for Dancing with the Stars". RTÉ. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  6. "The rovers return: TV3 is getting Emmerdale and Corrie back". The Journal. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  7. Brennan, Cianan. "UTV Ireland is to be relaunched... as the "female orientated" Be3". Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  8. "1916 documentary on RTE One review: 'A big, lavishly produced slab of prestige television'". Irish Independent. 11 February 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  9. "Sir Terry Wogan: Veteran broadcaster dies, aged 77". BBC News. 31 January 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
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