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Not to be confused with Channel 50.

Template:Infobox ITV franchisee TV50 is a series of special events throughout 2012, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the launch of RTÉ Television, then known as Telefís Éireann, on 31 December 1961.

Launch

TV50 was officially launched on 26 December 2011 when a pre-launch placeholder website went online at RTÉ. The full TV50 site went live at noon on New Year's Eve 2011.[1] The broadcaster intends TV50 to be a year-long celebration.[2] The festivities will see as many as twenty archive programmes launched each month on RTÉ Player.[3]

Controversy

RTÉ offended viewers by depicting a dog having its legs tied together and being tossed overboard into the sea off the coast of County Donegal as part of its TV50 celebrations in a broadcast on 3 January 2012.[4]

Special programmes

Date Programme Description
31 December 2011 New Years Eve Show Live A special programme of music and chat presented by Miriam O'Callaghan. The programme promoted many of the upcoming TV50 events.
1 January 2012 Kneeling in the Years Mary Kennedy and Dermod McCarthy look at the role of of televised worship.
1 January 2012 The Entertainers Documentary looking back at 50 years of entertainment.
2 January 2012 Country Brass - Cork Butter Exchange Band Documentray first aired in 1979 following a Cork brass band.
2 January 2012 50 Years in the Glow Pat Shortt explores the history of RTÉ through the eyes of the viewers and the importance of television in the lives of irdinary people and families.
2 January 2012 The Philip Lynott Archive Profile of the Thin Lizzy frontman, exploring his life and career.

Associated releases

Books

  • Window and Mirror: RTÉ Television 1961-2011

References

  1. ^ "RTÉ launches TV50". RTÉ Ten. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 26 December 2011. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
  2. ^ "RTÉ to open archives to celebrate 50th anniversary". TheJournal. 27 December 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
  3. ^ Hunt, Joanne (27 December 2011). "New Year's Eve broadcast to start RTÉ celebrations". The Irish Times. Irish Times Trust. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
  4. ^ "Horror as RTE show footage of dog being drowned off Donegal coast". Donegal Daily. 5 January 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
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