Irish Film Channel

The Irish Film Channel () is a proposed free-to-air public television channel to launch in the Republic of Ireland in 2010.

Development

It was formally announced by the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Eamon Ryan, on 15 May 2008.

The concept for the channel came from Bord Scannán na hÉireann. The channel will air Irish, European and International cinema, with a strong emphasis on Irish productions. It has been proposed that channel will initially air three films per day on the channel on a regular basis seven days a week. It will accept limited advertising but breaks will be restricted to before and after, not during a film unlike other channels.

The new film channel is just one of the newly proposed channels to launch in 2010 (originally 2009); on the same day a proposed launch for the Houses of the Oireachtas Channel was also announced. The Houses of the Oireachtas Channel has reportedly been shelved by the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission due to the credit crunch and it is not clear if The Irish Film Channel will go ahead. While both of these will be established as new public service broadcasters, owing to costs involved in the current economic climate, it is not clear if they will launch in 2010 or delay until improvement in the economic climate.

See also

• Television in Ireland
• Digital television in Ireland
• Digital terrestrial television in Ireland

External links

• Bord Scannán na hÉireann / Irish Film Board
• Irish Film and Television Network, 2009" IFB Propose New Irish Film and TV Channel ", Published: 28/04/2008 http://www.iftn.ie/distribution/?act1=record&only=1&aid=73&rid=4281154&tpl=archnews&force=1]
• http://www.dcmnr.gov.ie/Broadcasting/Broadcasting+Legislation/ The Irish Government Department of Communications, Energy & Natural Resources website, section on broadcasting acts in the Republic of Ireland
• Oireachtas, 2007 The Houses of the Oireachtas, "Broadcasting (Amendment) Act 2007 No.15 of 2007, http://www.oireachtas.ie/documents/bills28/acts/2007/a1507.pdf], Published: 18/04/2007, Accessed: 25/10/2007
• http://www.taoiseach.gov.ie/attached_files/RTF%20files/GovLegislationProgAutumn2007.rtf]BCI evolutation into BAI planned for 2008
• http://www.rte.ie/business/2008/0514/rte.html] RTE.ie/business "Bill sets up new broadcasting watchdog" Accessed: 14/05/2008
• http://www.oireachtas.ie/documents/bills28/bills/2008/2908/b2908s.pdf Oireachtas, 2008 The Houses of the Oirachtas] Broadcasting Bill 2008 to establish the BAI to take over BAI, RTÉ Authority, Broadcasting Commission of Ireland and Broadcasting Complaints Commission duties, and establish RTÉ and TG4 (previously Téilifis na Gaeilge) as corporate semi states and establish Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Oireachtas TV) and Irish Film Channel (Irish Film Board/Board Scannan na hEireann).
• http://www.comreg.ie/_fileupload/publications/ComReg0765.pdf Consultation on DTT Multiplexes, Commission for Communications Regulation (radiowave spectrum regulator).
• http://www.comreg.ie/_fileupload/publications/ComReg0790.pdfCommission for Communications Regulation, "Response to Licensing Digital Terrestrial Television", Document 07/90
• http://www.comreg.ie/_fileupload/publications/ComReg0790a.pdfCommission for Communications Regulation, " License for Digital Terrestrial Television", Document 07/90a.
• http://www.comreg.ie/_fileupload/publications/ComReg0790b.pdf]Commission for Communications Regulation, "Technical Conditions for Digital Terrestrial Television", Document 07/90b.
• http://www.comreg.ie/_fileupload/publications/PR091107.pdfCommission for Communications Regulation, "ComReg published License framework for Digital Terrestrial Television", Document: PR09 1107.
• http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/news.nv?storyid=single9607 Silicon Republic.com "DTT licences will cost operators €114k", by John Kennedy]
• http://www.dcmnr.gov.ie/Press+Releases/Dempsey+Signs+Commencement+Order+for+Broadcasting+(Amendment)+Act+2007.htm Department ofCommunications commencement order of the Act 15 by the previous Minister for Communications, Ireland in April 2007.
• http://www.comreg.ie/publications/information_notice_-_correngendum_to_fwala_guidelines_document_06_17r.542.102761.p.htmlInformation on ComReg's role in Irish broadcasting spectrum regulation
• BCI, 2008 Broadcasting Commission of Ireland DTT license applicants proposals http://www.bci.ie/DTT/licensing.html
• http://irishdigitaltvfan.wordpress.com]An academic's blog on Digital TV developments in Ireland].

no:Fjernsyn på Irland sv:Television på Irland