Television in Ireland is currently 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 the 24th October 2012. Digital satellite (from BSkyB & Freesat) and Cable (from UPC) are also widely used.
The Irish satellite fill-in service (Saorsat) is via Ka-Sat using the Irish ka-Band spot and was available from June 2011.
While many people still receive their television via Saorview, run by RTÉ Network Limited more than half subscribe to multichannel television networks. The biggest single multichannel television network in Ireland is Sky, owned and operated by BSkyB, which broadcasts digital satellite television services. UPC Ireland, Magnet Networks and Smart Vision, among others, provide similar digital television services to Irish viewers.
Read more about Television In Ireland: History, Regulation in Ireland, Digital Terrestrial Television, Mobile Terrestrial Television, Cable, Satellite, Other Technologies, Deflectors (UHF Television Programme Retransmission), Television Licence, Most-viewed Channels
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