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UTV ANNOUNCES NEW TELEVISION CHANNEL IN IRELAND CREATING MORE THAN 100 NEW JOBS 
 
UTV Media plc is delighted to announce that its subsidiary UTV Ireland Limited 
(UTV) plans to launch a new Irish TV channel which will create more than 100 
new jobs. 
 
An application to the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) for a Content 
Provision Contract will be submitted today. 
 
This announcement follows the signing of an agreement with ITV Studios Global 
Entertainment, which will give UTV the exclusive broadcasting rights for ITV 
Studios programmes for the Republic of Ireland audience, including popular 
soaps Coronation Street and Emmerdale from early 2015, once appropriate 
statutory broadcasting licences are in place. 
 
The new channel will be based in Dublin with additional newsgathering and 
reporting presence in Cork, Galway, Waterford and Limerick. UTV plans to have 
this new channel on air in early 2015. 
 
John McCann, Group Chief Executive, UTV Media plc said: 
 
"The audience in Ireland has known the UTV brand for more than 50 years through 
our station for Northern Ireland and we're delighted to announce our plans for 
a new dedicated channel for viewers in the Republic of Ireland. 
 
"UTV Media already has a very strong presence in the Republic of Ireland 
employing more than 300 people in our various businesses including our market 
leading Irish radio stations. We look forward to building on that success with 
the launch of a new Irish TV channel. 
 
"After incurring start-up costs in 2014 we expect the new channel to breakeven 
in its first full year of operation and then move into profit from 2016. 
 
"Today's announcement represents a strong vote of confidence in Irish 
broadcasting and our investment in the Irish economy." 
 
Michael Wilson, Managing Director, UTV Television said: 
 
"UTV was the first commercial TV channel in Ireland when it launched as part of 
the ITV Network back in 1959 and for many years the only place where you could 
watch Coronation Street and the hugely popular ITV network programming. 
 
"We intend to introduce UTV Ireland in early 2015 utilising the existing UTV 
winning formula of combining high quality news, current affairs, entertainment 
and drama. 
 
"We plan to make this new channel available on as many platforms as possible, 
subject to contract approval, with a catch up service also available online." 
 
For further information contact: 
 
UTV Media plc Orla McKibbin: + 44 (0) 7879 666427 /+44 (0) 2890 262188 
 
Maitland James Devas: +44 (0) 20 7379 5151 
 
 
 
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