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2020 In Irish Television
The following is a list of events relating to television in Ireland from 2020. Events January * 2 January – The death of broadcaster Marian Finucane, who presented ''Crimecall'' in the 1990s, is announced. * 7 January – The death of broadcaster Larry Gogan, best known as a 2fm disc-jockey, who provided the RTÉ television commentary at the 1978, 1980, 1981 and 1982 Eurovision Song Contests, is announced. * 24 January – ITV Box Office, a pay-per-view television service from ITV, and the only ITV service available in Ireland via Sky, ceases broadcasting. * 30 January – RTÉ2 airs a groundbreaking edition of ''First Dates'' in which a man from Cork discusses his HIV diagnosis with his date. February * 8 February – **RTÉ announce the death of newsreader Keelin Shanley at the age of 51 following a two-year battle with cancer. **'' Dancing with the Stars'' makes history with the first all-male and all-female dance parings for "Switch-Up Week", as Brian Dowling danc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Television In Ireland
Television in the Republic of Ireland is available through a variety of platforms. The digital terrestrial television service is known as Saorview and is the primary source of broadcast television since analogue transmissions ended on 24 October 2012. Digital satellite (from Sky Ireland, Saorsat and other European satellite service providers are available) and digital cable (from Virgin Media Ireland) are also widely used. The Irish satellite fill-in service (Saorsat) is via Ka-Sat using the Irish KA band spot and has been available since June 2011. While many people receive their television via Saorview, which is broadcast by 2RN, more than half subscribe to multichannel television networks. The biggest single multichannel television network in Ireland is Sky Ireland, which broadcasts digital satellite television services. Virgin Media Ireland, Vodafone TV and Eir among others, provide similar digital television services to Irish viewers. History Television was first recei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ITV Plc
ITV plc is a British media company that holds 13 of the 15 regional television licences that make up the ITV network (Channel 3), the oldest and largest commercial terrestrial television network in the United Kingdom. ITV plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. History Pre-merger ITV plc was the result of a merger between Granada and Carlton following the various mergers between the companies of the ITV network that had taken place from 1993 when the ownership rules were relaxed. The first wave of mergers began with Yorkshire Television acquiring Tyne Tees Television in 1992, forming a parent group called Yorkshire-Tyne Tees Television Holdings.An Overview of Television in the UK Ofcom, 2002 In 1994, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic In The Republic Of Ireland
The COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). In the Republic of Ireland, it has resulted in 1,687,668 cases and 8,293 deaths. 89.4% of those who died were aged over 65 and 76% had underlying illnesses with a median age of death at 82 years old. During 2020 and 2021, the country had one of the world's lowest excess death rates, which is an overall indicator of the pandemic's impact, at an estimated 12.5 deaths per 100,000 population. The virus reached the country in late February 2020 and cases soon confirmed in all counties. The government first introduced public health and economic measures to mitigate its impact by shutting schools, childcare facilities and cultural institutions in March 2020. Large gatherings were cancelled, including St Patrick's Day festivities. On 27 March, the first stay-at-home order banned all non ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virgin Media One
Virgin Media One, also called Virgin One, is an Irish free-to-air television channel owned by Virgin Media Ireland (part of Liberty Global), operated through its subsidiary Virgin Media Television. The channel was known until 30 August 2018 as TV3 (and until 2006 as TV Three, launched on 20 September 1998), becoming Ireland's first commercial television channel. Its name was changed to Virgin Media One on the same day. The channel broadcasts a mix of Irish programming and acquired programming from ITV and others. History In October 1988, the Independent Radio and Television Commission (IRTC) was set up to regulate new independent stations. Following this TV3 was intended to be the Republic of Ireland's third terrestrial channel. The original broadcasting licence was granted to a consortium ''Tullamore Beta Ltd'' in 1990 (some of this consortium made up of Windmill Lane Productions and Paul McGuinness). It was originally envisaged that the channel would broadcast solely on c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
This Morning (TV Programme)
''This Morning'' is a British daytime magazine programme that is broadcast on ITV1. It debuted on 3 October, 1988 and is broadcast live every weekday from 10:00am to 12:30pm across the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. The programme features a variety of news, showbiz, fashion, beauty, lifestyle, home and garden, food, tech, live phone ins, competitions and more. The programme is broadcast on ITV1, STV or UTV (depending on ITV region) across the British Islands and on Virgin Media One in the Republic of Ireland. Catch up is available on ITVX and STV Player. The show was originally presented by husband and wife duo Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan for more than a decade after its launch. It is currently presented by Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby from Monday to Thursday, with Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary on Fridays. The daytime programme has aired on ITV since its inception, making it one of the longest-running daytime programmes on British television. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ITV (TV Network)
ITV is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network. It was launched in 1955 as Independent Television to provide competition to BBC Television (established in 1936). ITV is the oldest commercial network in the UK. Since the passing of the Broadcasting Act 1990, it has been legally known as Channel 3 to distinguish it from the other analogue channels at the time, BBC1, BBC2 and Channel 4. ITV was for four decades a network of separate companies which provided regional television services and also shared programmes between each other to be shown on the entire network. Each franchise was originally owned by a different company. After several mergers, the fifteen regional franchises are now held by two companies: ITV plc, which runs the ITV1 channel, and STV Group, which runs the STV channel. The ITV network is a separate entity from ITV plc, the company that resulted from the merger of Granada plc and Carlton Communications in 2004. ITV plc holds the Channel 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emily Barker
Emily Barker (born 2 December 1980) is an Australian singer-songwriter, musician and composer. Her music has featured as the theme to BBC dramas '' Wallander'' and '' The Shadow Line''. With multi-instrumental trio the Red Clay Halo, she recorded four albums: ''Photos.Fires.Fables.'' (2006), ''Despite the Snow'' (2008), ''Almanac'' (2011), ''Dear River'' (2013), before commencing a solo career with ''The Toerag Sessions'' (2015), '' Sweet Kind of Blue'' (2017), ''A Dark Murmuration of Words'' (2020), and ''Flight Path Rhymes'' (2021). Other projects include Vena Portae (with Dom Coyote and Ruben Engzell), Applewood Road (with Amy Speace and Amber Rubarth), and ''Room 822'' (2022) with Lukas Drinkwater. Career 2002–2007 Emily travelled to the UK in 2002, and was first based in Cambridge where she collaborated with guitarist Rob Jackson. They formed a band called the-low-country which released two albums, ''Welcome to the-low-country'' (2003) and ''The Dark Road'' (2004), trac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lottie Ryan
Lottie Ryan (born 15 October 1985) is an Irish television and radio presenter with Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ), Ireland's national radio and television station. She is a daughter of the broadcaster Gerry Ryan. She studied media and television in college for five years before moving to New York City where she worked for CBS on ''The Good Wife''. Several radio stations, including Radio Nova 100FM, have requested her to go on air as a DJ. She does the entertainment on RTÉ 2fm across weekdays and presented the national breakfast show ''Breakfast Republic ''Breakfast Republic'' was the Irish national broadcaster RTÉ 2fm's breakfast radio show. It was presented by Keith Walsh and comedians Jennifer Zamparelli and Bernard O'Shea, from 6–10am weekdays. It first aired on 17 February 2014. Regul ...'' in 2018 and 2019. Ryan won the fourth season of the Irish edition of ''Dancing with the Stars'' in 2020. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Ryan, Lottie 1985 births Living ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kai Widdrington
Kai Widdrington (born 23 August 1995) is an English dancer and choreographer. In 2010, he was the Junior World Latin American champion. In 2012, he reached the final of the sixth series of ''Britain's Got Talent''. Between 2017 and 2020, he was a professional dancer on the Irish version of '' Dancing with the Stars,'' and in 2021, he became a professional dancer on the BBC show '' Strictly Come Dancing''. Early life Widdrington was born in Southampton, England and grew up in Chandler's Ford, Eastleigh. His father is former Premier League footballer Tommy Widdrington, and his younger brother, Theo, currently plays for King's Lynn Town F.C. Widdrington was also set to follow in his father's footsteps by becoming a professional footballer, but aged 12 chose a dancing career instead of a Premier League contract. By the time he was 14, he was the World Junior Latin American champion. Widdrington is of part Chinese descent. His maternal grandfather is Chinese and is said to have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Dowling (presenter)
Brian Patrick Robert Dowling (born 13 June 1978) is an Irish television presenter. He rose to fame after winning the second series of reality series '' Big Brother'', and went on to win ''Ultimate Big Brother'' in 2010. In 2007, he came third in ''Hell's Kitchen'' and in 2008, he was runner-up in the Irish reality television series '' Fáilte Towers''. Dowling then guest-presented ''Live from Studio Five'' alongside Kate Walsh from 2010 until its cancellation in February 2011. On 22 July 2011, it was confirmed that Dowling would become the new host of ''Big Brother'' upon its transfer to Channel 5, replacing Davina McCall. After presenting two editions of ''Big Brother'' and four editions of ''Celebrity Big Brother'', Channel 5 confirmed in April 2013 that Dowling was to be replaced by Emma Willis. Early life Dowling was born on 13 June 1978 in Rathangan, County Kildare, Ireland. Before he entered the public eye, he trained as a holiday rep and air steward, working as a flig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dancing With The Stars (Irish TV Series)
''Dancing with the Stars'' is an Irish reality television series, airing on RTÉ One that started on 8 January 2017, and is currently hosted by Jennifer Zamparelli and Doireann Garrihy. The show is based on the original UK version, ''Strictly Come Dancing'' and is part of the ''Dancing with the Stars'' franchise. The judging panel consists of Arthur Gourounlian, Loraine Barry and Brian Redmond. and formerly Julian Benson from seasons 1–4. Production In August 2016, it was confirmed that RTÉ One would broadcast an Irish version of ''Dancing with the Stars'', which would replace the successful ''The Voice of Ireland'', which was cancelled in order for the broadcaster to order the new show. A producer of the show commented, "We've got fantastic production people in Ireland who, I believe, deliver a show that's comparable with any of those shows on a fraction of the budget. So we're looking forward to the task of doing this equally the same way." It became quickly apparent tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
