Celtic-language television channels are available in any countries, worlds, places, etc. Many speakers of languages like any others to the television channels and languages such as

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and Breton have demanded television channels in their own languages for many years and have been successful, with

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speakers joining them with the launch of in 2008, but languages like Manx and Cornish still don't have a full-time television channel.

Irish language

Current channels

* ( ga, Teilifís na Gaeilge Ceathair, lit=Television in Irish Four): channel based in the

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and broadcasting to the Republic of Ireland and

Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label=Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is #Descriptions, variously described as ...

. has been successful in broadcasting Irish and increasing Irish speakers even though it has a limited budget. is aimed at young speakers of the language with youthful programmes. is funded by advertising and the

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with an annual budget of €40 million. * : Irish-language children's channel broadcasting on Channel 602 on NTL as part of the franchise. This is a simulcast of TG4 from 07:00 to 19:00. * News Now: 24-hour live news service available on the website. It offers a mix of Irish language, English language and Irish sign language TV news bulletins and political programmes. * Houses of the Channel: is a free-to-air digital television channel in the

, with live broadcasts from both Irish houses of parliament and in

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. It covers parliamentary debates in both Irish and English. *

BBC Two Northern Ireland BBC Two Northern Ireland ( ga, BBC Thuaisceart Éireann a Dó) is the Northern Irish variation of BBC Two operated by BBC Northern Ireland. It is broadcast via digital terrestrial transmitters and from the SES Astra 2E satellite (transponder 4 ...

: has its own Irish-language department producing some well-known programmes such as: **, (Promise Edge), a music programme for young people **, (Music Taste) a music programme **, (Cic is "punt", the rugby kick. It's a play on the English "Teenage Kicks"), a youth drama **, (Into The Islands), a documentary **, (The Dodais) a cartoon **, (Business Goal) an interior-decor show **community programme , (The Community's Festival), community programme that is funded by the Irish Language Broadcast Fund which has been given £12 million over a five-year period.

Scottish Gaelic

* ('BBC Scotland'): launched on 19 September 2008, the channel is available around the UK on Sky,

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and eventually

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also. Additionally, subject to the

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, the channel will be carried on

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after the digital switchover. broadcasts various genres of programmes serving the

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community, including drama, sport and daily news in the form of .

Welsh language

* ( cy, Sianel Pedwar Cymru, lit=

Channel Four Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a fourth television service in ...

Wales): channel broadcasting to

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which has been successful in attracting new Welsh speakers. S4C is funded by the

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and advertising. * : was a channel which broadcast from the

National Assembly for Wales The Senedd (; ), officially known as the Welsh Parliament in English and () in Welsh, is the devolved, unicameral legislature of Wales. A democratically elected body, it makes laws for Wales, agrees certain taxes and scrutinises the Welsh Go ...

. was closed in 2010.

Breton language

* ('TV

Brittany Brittany (; french: link=no, Bretagne ; br, Breizh, or ; Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica during the period ...

'): channel broadcasting in the

region of

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. Programmes in Breton have all but stopped. * ('France 3 West'): regional service of the national {{lang, fr,

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, italic=no channel, broadcasting mostly in French but with some local opt-outs in Breton.

Irish language

Current channels

Scottish Gaelic

Welsh language

Breton language

See also