Tara TV, ran between 19, and was a joint venture between RTE and what is now Liberty Global. The app not only greatly strengthens our offering to international audiences, providing them with a new way to connect to home, but also serves as an important new international platform for Irish content creators.”ĭespite an apparent demand for Irish programming, RTE has struggled to reach its large overseas catchment.
SATURDAY NIGHT SHOW RTE PLAYER SERIES
Both at home and abroad we are seen as a trusted source of quality news and entertainment content. RT plans to commission a new Saturday night quiz show for RT One’s spring schedule and has invited independent production companies pitching to make the programme to. 'Saturday Night Live' capped off Season 46 and started Season 47 during a blockbuster 2021 that saw the weekly sketch comedy series bouncing back after a bruising, pandemic-fueled 2020. Kevin Bakhurst, Deputy Director General, RTÉ and Managing Director, RTÉ News and Current Affairs, said: “RTÉ remains a very important connection point for Irish people living abroad. RTE Tommy Tiernan Show guest most emotional moments - BOD's heartache, Sinead O'Connor struggle and surprise admission Due to the pandemic, RTE decided to make 16 episodes in Season 5. Some of Ireland’s most popular shows, such as The Late Late Show, Six One News, Prime Time, Nationwide and The Saturday Night Show, which will be free, and Callan’s Kick’s, Second Captains Live, The Meaning of Life, which are part of the paid-for content offering. The new service, RTÉ Player International, which has launched on iOS, offers around 500 hours of free and paid-for Irish television content, including just-aired television content refreshed daily.
Ireland’s public broadcaster RTÉ has taken its content international with a new app aimed at the hundreds of thousands of Irish people living overseas.