Raidió Teilifís Éireann Commercial Enterprises Ltd
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Raidió Teilifís Éireann Commercial Enterprises (RTÉ CEL) is the commercial arm of Ireland's public service broadcaster RTÉ or Raidió Teilifís Éireann
. RTÉ CEL is run independently from RTÉ as a whole owned subsidiary of the company. In 1999 it divested RTÉ of its 40% share of Cablelink
. During the 1990s it had great success with Riverdance
. It owns and publishes The RTÉ Guide
, www.rte.ie and numerous spin off publications from RTÉ shows. It had an interest in Tara TV. It is part of the Easy TV (DTT)
consortium that bid for the Commercial DTT licenses in 2008, part of the consortium which it was considering the offer received from the BAI for the license. . RTÉ confirmed on the 14 May 2010 Easy TV was "declining their offer to pursue negotiations" on the DTT contract . This ends the application process for the 3 commercial DTT multiplexes offered by the BAI in 2008.
Raidió Teilifís Éireann
Raidió Teilifís Éireann is a semi-state company and the public service broadcaster of Ireland. It both produces programmes and broadcasts them on television, radio and the Internet. The radio service began on January 1, 1926, while regular television broadcasts began on December 31, 1961, making...
. RTÉ CEL is run independently from RTÉ as a whole owned subsidiary of the company. In 1999 it divested RTÉ of its 40% share of Cablelink
Cablelink
Cablelink is a subscription-based cable antenna television system operator and broadband Internet service provider in the Philippines, commenced its CATV operation in 1995. It is owned and operated by Cable Link and Holdings Corporation...
. During the 1990s it had great success with Riverdance
Riverdance
Riverdance is a theatrical show consisting of traditional Irish stepdancing, notable for its rapid leg movements while body and arms are kept largely stationary. It originated as an interval performance during the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest, a moment that is still considered a significant...
. It owns and publishes The RTÉ Guide
RTÉ Guide
The RTÉ Guide is a television and radio listings magazine in Ireland published by RTÉ Commercial Enterprises Ltd, a subsidiary of Raidió Teilifís Éireann....
, www.rte.ie and numerous spin off publications from RTÉ shows. It had an interest in Tara TV. It is part of the Easy TV (DTT)
Easy TV (DTT)
Easy TV was a consortium that have been offered a licence by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland to run the pay television services on the DTT platform in the Republic of Ireland...
consortium that bid for the Commercial DTT licenses in 2008, part of the consortium which it was considering the offer received from the BAI for the license. . RTÉ confirmed on the 14 May 2010 Easy TV was "declining their offer to pursue negotiations" on the DTT contract . This ends the application process for the 3 commercial DTT multiplexes offered by the BAI in 2008.