Oireachtas TV

Infobox Company
name = "Bealach Tithe An Oireachtais"
"Houses of the Oireachtas Channel"
Oireachtas TV
type = Television
foundation = Trialed from May 7th to July 4th, will launch to public in late 2008/2009.
launch date =
location = Leinster House, Dublin 2, Ireland
availability = DVB-T trialists (restricted 1,000) (Dublin, Louth during May-July 4th 2008).

Oireachtas TV (officially "Bealach Tithe An Oireachtais" in Irish, or "Houses of the Oireachtas Channel" in English) is a proposed digital television channel in the Republic of Ireland from 2009. [ [http://archives.tcm.ie/businesspost/2008/05/11/story32805.asp Dáil TV station to be unveiled this week: ThePost.ie ] ] It will resume broadcasting Commitee and Houses and other parliament proceedings following establishment under a Broadcasting (Amendment)Act 2008 currently Broadcasting Bill 29 of 2008 [ [http://www.oireachtas.ie/viewdoc.asp?DocID=9433&&CatID=59 Broadcasting Bill 2008 (Seanad) (Number 29 of 2008) - Tithe an Oireachtais ] ] . Oireachtas Broadcast Unit conducted an 8 week trial broadcast transmission on the Dublin Louth DVB-T trial from May 7th to July 4th 2008 to test how a full service might work. This test has now concluded. [ [http://irishdigitaltvfan.wordpress.com/2008/07/01/oireachtas-tv-trial-ending-shortly/ Oireachtas TV trial ending shortly « Irishdigitaltvfan’s Weblog ] ] [http://www.dcmnr.gov.ie/Press+Releases/Government+publishes+Broadcasting+Bill+2008.htm] [ [http://www.oireachtas.ie/documents/bills28/bills/2008/2908/b29a08s.pdf JON1$$$XML ] ] ,

The launching of the afore-mentioned Oireachtas TV will mark a new phase in the broadcasting of political affairs in Ireland, which began with the televising of proceedings of the Houses of the Irish Parliament, the Dáil and the Seanad, in 1990, and the Committee Rooms in 1993 [ [http://www.irlgov.ie/oireachtas/leaflet/tv.html Parliamentary Televising ] ] .

The channel will provide for coverage of the Houses of the Oireachtas and the programming of other world parliaments. It may be operated by the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission though that has to be finally determined in the passed Broadcasting Bill 2008. It is expected on the Irish DTT service in 2009 and on cable and satellite platforms, both in Ireland and abroad thereafter.

Footnotes

External links

* [http://www.oireachtas.ie/ViewDoc.asp?fn=/home.asp Houses of the Oireachtas]
* [http://www.oireachtas.ie/viewdoc.asp?fn=/documents/livewebcast/Web-Live.htm IPTV Webcast Versions]
* [http://irishdigitaltvfan.wordpress.com/2008/07/01/oireachtas-tv-trial-ending-shortly/] Screenshots of trial Oireachtas TV