Minister for Communications launches the first terrestrial high definition television coverage of a sporting event in Ireland.
The Minister for Communications Eamon Ryan launches the first terrestrial broadcast of an Irish sporting event in high definition television (HDTV).
The Leinster Football final at Croke Park was chosen as the first broadcast of its kind in Ireland. Mr Ryan said the trial demonstrated the clear benefits of a digital TV platform over the present analogue network. High definition television is available to a limited degree on satellite but this was the first time it was performed from a digital terrestrial network in Ireland.
Minister Eamon Ryan with Director General of RTÉ Cathal Goan and others at the launch of terrestrial HDTV transmission.
| Title: | First Terrestrial HDTV Broadcast |
| Clip Duration: | 00:03:45 |
| Material Type: | Video |
| Clip Title: | First HDTV Coverage |
| Series Title: | RTÉ News |
| Information: | A RTÉ News report on the first terrestrial broadcast of an Irish sporting event in high definition television (HDTV). The event was the 2007 Leinster Football Final between Dublin and Laois. |
| Local Keywords: | Television, Broadcast, HDTV, High Definition Television, Eamon Ryan, Cathal Goan, Croke Park, RTÉ |
| Coverage: | Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland |
| Genre: | News |
| Topic: | The Media |
| Provider: | RTÉ |
| Publisher: | RTÉ |
| First Broadcast Channel: | RTÉ One |
| Production Year: | 2007 |
| Country of Production: | IRELAND |
| Original Identifier: | BN07/196 |
| IPR Restrictions: | Rights Reserved - Free Access |
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| Item Type: | part/extract |
| Colour: | Colour |
| Sound: | Mono |
| Aspect Ratio: | 4:3 |
| Language: | English (eng) |
| Original Language: | English (eng) |
