Virgin Media Three
Country | Ireland |
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Network | TV3 Group |
Headquarters | Dublin, Ireland |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Ownership | |
Owner | Virgin Media Ireland |
be3 is a television channel in Ireland operated by the TV3 Group, a subsidiary of Virgin Media Ireland. The channel will launch on January 9, 2017 replacing UTV Ireland[1][2][3].
The channel's studios and headquarters are based at the TV3 Group headquaters in Ballymount in Dublin.
History
In December 2016, the TV3 Group announced it planned to close UTV Ireland and replace it with a new channel called be3 from 9 January 2017. The channel will form part of a line-up of three channels run by the company and will focus on children's and female-orientated programming.[4]
Programming
The channel will provide a wide range of programming generally skewed towards a more female demographic [5]. The stations programming will be a mix of content from TV3 and acquisitions from British TV channel ITV.
News and current affairs
TV3's new news programming 3 News Ireland will broadcast on the channel.
Entertainment
Be3 will feature Irish produced programmes such as Ireland AM (repeat), Xposé (repeat), The Restaurant (repeat), TV3 News and Elaine (repeat). The channel will also air repeats of US court series Judge Judy. It will also air live ITV's Loose Women and it will also feature ITV shows Surprise Surprise and Who's Doing The Dishes.
Kids
3Kids is a 3 hour children's strand which airs daily from 07:00 to 10:00.
References
- ^ http://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2016/1206/836930-tv3-launches-its-new-look-three-channel-group/
- ^ http://www.adworld.ie/2016/12/09/utv-set-become-be3-tv3-group-ramps-broadcasting-presence/
- ^ http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/tv3-bosses-unveil-utv-ireland-replacement-channel-be3-434000.html
- ^ http://www.independent.ie/business/media/new-utv-ireland-name-could-be-be3-35261604.html
- ^ http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2016/12/12/utv-ireland-rebrand-be3/