2007 in Irish television

none May 2024 2007 Irish television The following is a list of events relating to television in Ireland from 2007. Events January January – RTÉ announces plans to launch a channel with the working title of RTÉ International, designed to offer programmes from RTÉ One, RTÉ Two and TG4.The Sunday Times http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2091-2546385,00.html RTÉ to launch expat service 14 January 2007 London John Burns 3 January 2012September 2024 medicmedic 1 January – US comedy drama series Ugly Betty begins on RTÉ Two. 10 January – Scottish Media Group and Belfast-based UTV agree the details of a merger, including a revised share split between the two. UTV will own 54% of the group, while SMG will take the remaining 46%.UTV gains ground in SMG merger negotiations The Business 10 January 2007 http://www.thebusinessonline.com/Document.aspx?id=F1FE66B5-A1D6-414C-B350-94E0A5342A2F 1 May 2012 June 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes However, the deal is once again rejected at the end of February. April 1 April – The RTÉ Irish language channel, TG4, becomes a separate entity. Previously it had been operated as a subsidiary of RTÉ under the name Telefís na Gaeilge.http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2001/en/act/pub/0004/sec0044.html#partvi-sec44 Broadcasting Act, 2001, Section 44 Irishstatutebook.ie 16 April 2012 April – The Broadcasting (Amendment) Act 2007 comes into law. The Act gives Irish national public service broadcasters RTÉ and TG4 digital terrestrial television obligations and also mandates the licensing of multiplexes for carriage on the RTÉ multiplex of Irish free-to-air channels. May 22 May – 52-year-old Paul Stokes is sentenced to two years imprisonment (one of which is suspended) for criminal damage and reckless endangerment after he drove his car into the front door of a building at RTÉ Television Centre in December 2006.http://www.rte.ie/news/2007/0522/stokesp.html Man jailed for criminal damage at RTÉ RTÉ News RTÉ 22 May 2007 16 April 2012 July July – TG4 is accepted as a new member of the European Broadcasting Union. September 24 September – TG4 begins airing the long running US animated comedy series South Park with the series being dubbed into an Irish speaking language. It will be shown on Silé with the more adult content being removed. October October – UTV undergoes a corporate reorganisation which sees the broadcaster's shareholders swap their shares for shares in a new holding company, UTV Media plc, which takes over UTV plc's shareholdings in the new media and radio subsidiaries. UTV Ltd. – the original Ulster Television Limited, now a wholly owned subsidiary of UTV Media – has returned to being solely the operating company for the ITV franchise.http://www.investegate.co.uk/Article.aspx?id=200710151201257084F InvestEgate, UTV Media PLC – First Day of Dealings Investegate.co.uk 3 January 2012 Unknown Undated – TV3 begins broadcasting in widescreen format on UPC. Debuts RTÉ 1 January – Ugly Betty on RTÉ Two (2006–2010) 26 February – Class of the Titans on RTÉ Two (2005–2008) 22 April – The State of Us on RTÉ One (2007) 24 May – Soupy Norman on RTÉ Two (2007–2008) 21 August – The Secret Show on RTÉ Two (2006–2007) Summer – The Trump Card on RTÉ One (2007) 3 September – Prosperity on RTÉ Two (2007) 8 September – The Once a Week Show on RTÉ Two (2007–2008) TV3 April – Xposé (2007–2019) 4 September – Tonight with Vincent Browne (2007–2017) TG4 6 January – Firehouse Tales (2005–2006) 7 January – No Béarla (2007) 24 March – Coconut Fred's Fruit Salad Island (2005–2006) 4 June – Loonatics Unleashed (2005–2007) 12 July – Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi (2004–2006) 4 September – Horseland (2006–2008) 15 October – Army Wives (2007–2013) 3 November – Tar ag Spraoi Sesame Changes of network affiliation Shows Moved from Moved to South Park TV3 TG4 Ongoing television programmes 1960s RTÉ News: Nine O'Clock (1961–present) RTÉ News: Six One (1962–present) The Late Late Show (1962–present) 1970s The Late Late Toy Show (1975–present) RTÉ News on Two (1978–2014) The Sunday Game (1979–present) 1980s Dempsey's Den (1986–2010) Questions and Answers (1986–2009) Fair City (1989–present) RTÉ News: One O'Clock (1989–present) 1990s Would You Believe (1990s–present) Winning Streak (1990–present) Prime Time (1992–present) Nuacht RTÉ (1995–present) Nuacht TG4 (1996–present) Ros na Rún (1996–present) The Premiership/Premier Soccer Saturday (1998–2013) Sports Tonight (1998–2009) TV3 News (1998–present) The View (1999–2011) Ireland AM (1999–present) Telly Bingo (1999–present) 2000s Nationwide (2000–present) TV3 News at 5.30 (2001–present) You're a Star (2002–2008) Killinaskully (2003–2008) The Clinic (2003–2009) The Panel (2003–2011) Against the Head (2003–present) news2day (2003–present) Other Voices (2003–present) Tubridy Tonight (2004–2009) The Afternoon Show (2004–2010) Ryan Confidential (2004–2010) Saturday Night with Miriam (2005–present) Night Shift (2006–2008) Seoige and O'Shea (2006–2009) The Podge and Rodge Show (2006–2010) Aifric (2006–present) Anonymous (2006–present) One to One (2006–present) The Week in Politics (2006–present) Ending this year 1 January – Celebrity Jigs 'n' Reels (2006–2007) 28 January – No Béarla (2007) 26 April – Dustin's Daily News (2005–2007) 30 April – Naked Camera (2005–2007) 13 May – The State of Us (2007) July – Auld Ones (2003–2007) 24 December – Soupy Norman (2007) Undated – Dan & Becs (2006–2007) Deaths 23 July – Joan O'Hara, 76, stage, film and television actress See also 2007 in Ireland References External links List of 2007 Irish television series at IMDb 2007