Timeline of television in Northern Ireland

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This is a timeline of television in Northern Ireland.

Contents

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

See also

References

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  2. "Independent TeleWeb: Ulster Television – History". Users.zetnet.co.uk. 4 November 1958. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
  3. Your Place & Mine - Scene Around Six, bbc.co.uk
  4. TV Ark: ITV Overnight Services
  5. TV Live: UTV
  6. 1 2 3 End of era at UTV as Julian Simmons and Gillian Porter exit, Belfast Telegraph, 26 November 2020
  7. Belfast Telegraph: "Present twists on Newsline's presentation", dated 6 May 1996; retrieved 17 June 2008
  8. Belfast Telegraph: "Beeb's Noel wins hearts and minds of Breakfast bosses"; dated 10 August 1998; retrieved 17 June 2008
  9. "BBC Choice Northern Ireland Continuity including promotion for new BBC Two NI (27th March 2001)". The TV Room. 22 March 2022.
  10. "Northern Ireland gets ITV2". Media Guardian. 23 January 2002. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
  11. "UTV Life may face axe" Belfast Telegraph, 8 October 2008; accessed 18 January 2009
  12. "UTV HD launches on Virgin Media NI". Digital Spy. 5 October 2010.
  13. BBC's flagship politics show Hearts and Minds gets axe Belfast Telegraph, 7 June 2012
  14. "Northern Ireland completes UK digital TV switchover". BBC News. 23 October 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  15. "UTV HD on satellite delayed – launch now expected by end of 2013". a516digital. 9 March 2013.
  16. "Ofcom awards further local TV licences". Ofcom. 10 October 2012. Archived from the original on 30 April 2013.
  17. "ITV confirms £100m takeover of UTV Media's television channels". The Guardian. 19 October 2015.
  18. McDonnell, Francess (29 February 2016). "UTV rebrands as Wireless Group and shifts focus to radio". Irish Times. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  19. 1 2 ITV axes UTV Live Tonight in network revamp, Belfast Telegraph, 10 August 2016
  20. UTV's new channel identity goes live, itv.com, 17 October 2016
  21. UTV to relocate from Belfast's Havelock House, bbc.co.uk, 14 October 2016
  22. BBC confirms arrangements for new HD channels
  23. @cleanfeed_ttvr (1 April 2020). "NEWS: tonight's announcement by UTV, about coronavirus-related changes - including the suspension of local (UTV) on…" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  24. "ITV will rebrand main channel as ITV1 alongside launch of ITVX". Radio Times. Retrieved 14 October 2022.