RTÉ Launches a Free iPhone Application for RTÉ News Now

Tuesday, 19 January 2010

RTÉ is pleased to launch a free iPhone application of RTÉ News Now in Ireland. The RTÉ News Now iPhone application allows iPhone or iPod Touch users to watch RTÉ News Now, the 24 hour live and looped RTÉ News channel, and to keep up to date with the latest news, business, sport and entertainment stories from RTÉ.ie.

The RTÉ News Now App allows users to watch:

11 live daily RTÉ News bulletins including two short mid-morning bulletins, the One O'Clock News, Six One News and Nine O'Clock News, two afternoon bulletins, Nuacht, News with Signing, News2Day for children and the late headlines
The latest local and European weather bulletins, plus the marine forecast every Friday Sports coverage within the main RTÉ One News, Six One News and Nine News
A variety of current affairs programmes such as Prime Time, The Frontline and The Week in Politics
Extended coverage of live events
Bespoke 1-minute entertainment and sports clips which are scheduled throughout the day

Múirne Laffan, Executive Director of RTÉ Publishing says "With a growing appetite for news on the move amongst commuters, the RTÉ News Now application means users can catch-up on the latest news stories in text and video at any time over their iphone or ipod touch. The app is free and very user-friendly and will keep people in the know at all times."