RTÉ News (TV channel)
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The RTÉ News channel is an Irish free-to-air news television network operated by Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ). The channel launched as RTÉ News Now available exclusively online on 12 June 2008. The channel began broadcasting as a free-to-air channel on 29 October 2010 on Saorview.
Country | Ireland |
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Broadcast area | Worldwide |
Headquarters | Donnybrook, Dublin |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English Irish Irish Sign Language |
Ownership | |
Owner | Raidió Teilifís Éireann |
Sister channels | RTÉ One RTÉ2 RTÉjr TRTÉ |
History | |
Launched | 12 June 2008 |
Former names | RTÉ News Now (2012–2020) |
Links | |
Website | rte |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
Saorview | Channel 21 |
Streaming media | |
RTÉ Player | Watch live (Worldwide) |
Virgin TV Anywhere | Watch live (Ireland only) |
The channel broadcasts free-to-air and commercial-free.[1] It is available in Ireland and globally online, on mobile phones and an iPhone/iPad application is also widely available free.[2][3] It is operated by RTÉ's department RTÉ News and Current Affairs and broadcasts in the Irish, English and ISL languages.
The channel was rebranded from RTÉ News Now to RTÉ News channel in August 2020 with minor changes to its programming line-up.[4] As part of the rebrand, the channel is complemented with a new-look app.[5]