RTÉ Three

Infobox TV channel
name= RTÉ Three
logofile= RTÉ logo.svg
logoalt= RTÉ Corporate Logo
launch= TBC
share= n/a
owner= Radio Telefís Éireann
country= IRL
slogan= Youthful, Vibrant and Innovative
web= http://www.rte.ie

RTÉ Three is the working title of a proposed general entertainment channel from Ireland's state-owned broadcaster, RTÉ. The station will be launced as part of the new digital terrestrial television (DTT) service, which is expected to be made available nationally in 2009. The new channel will air a variety of programming not currently being shown on RTÉ One and RTÉ Two as well as having access to the RTÉ archives, and will be 'a mix of public service and commercial elements' [ [http://www.sbpost.ie/post/pages/p/story.aspx-qqqt=IRELAND-qqqm=news-qqqid=32957-qqqx=1.asp "Sunday Business Post", 18 May 2008: 'RTE aims to launch new channel'; retrieved 2008-06-17] ] . The announcement of the channel in May 2008 was timed to coincide with the launch of the Broadcasting Bill 2008, which provided for the switching off of Ireland's analogue signal and the launch of two new government backed stations: Oireachtas TV and The Irish Film Channel.

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