RTÉ launches a new range of services for under-sevens, including a digital radio station, television channel and mobile app.
On 15 April 2013, RTÉ launched a new range of services for under-sevens, including a digital radio station, television channel and mobile app. RTÉjr is a non-commercial cross-platform channel that broadcasts every day for 12 hours from 7am.
Conor McNally reports from the launch of RTÉjr. Head of Children's Content Sheila de Courcy says RTÉ’s mission is to explore the way Irish children are growing up. Minister for Children and Youth Affairs Frances Fitzgerald says RTÉjr shows the changing nature of childhood.
The channel will have 14 brand new shows, including ‘Tell Me a Story’. But running costs are low: Director General Noel Curran says it is all being done out of existing resources.
| Title: | Launch of RTÉjr |
| Clip Duration: | 00:01:46 |
| Material Type: | Video |
| Clip Title: | New Children’s Channel RTÉjr |
| Series Title: | RTÉ News |
| Information: | A RTÉ News report by Conor McNally, introduced by Bryan Dobson. It was broadcast on the Six One News on 15 April 2013. |
| Local Keywords: | RTÉ, History of RTÉ, RTÉjr, Children's television, Children's media, Sheila de Courcy, Frances Fitzgerald, Conor McNally, Bryan Dobson, Emma O'Driscoll, Noel Curran |
| Coverage: | Ireland |
| Genre: | News |
| Topic: | The Media |
| Provider: | RTÉ |
| Contributor(s): | Conor McNally (Reporter) |
| Publisher: | RTÉ |
| First Broadcast Channel: | RTÉ One |
| Production Year: | 2013 |
| Country of Production: | Ireland |
| Original Identifier: | 13LTO13 |
| IPR Restrictions: | Rights Reserved - Free Access |
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| Item Type: | part/extract |
| Colour: | Colour |
| Sound: | Mono |
| Aspect Ratio: | 16:9 (widescreen) |
| Language: | English (eng) |
| Original Language: | English (eng) |
