James
02-10-2005, 11:54 AM
Dublin’s City Channel goes live — and straight into profit
DAVID HARVEY is confident that his new City Channel local television station will turn a tidy profit in its first year on air. The station, which will target the greater Dublin area initially, goes live on Tuesday on NTL’s digital platform. Harvey says it has booked €1m worth of advertising while its costs will be in the region of €750,000. Harvey and 12 other individuals are backing the station.
About half the programming will be bought in and the balance produced in-house. Presenters will include ex-Big Brother contestant Ray Shah; Cliona O’Donoghue, property editor with the Irish Independent; and Orlaith Rafter, an actress in Fair City.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2095-1806820,00.html
DAVID HARVEY is confident that his new City Channel local television station will turn a tidy profit in its first year on air. The station, which will target the greater Dublin area initially, goes live on Tuesday on NTL’s digital platform. Harvey says it has booked €1m worth of advertising while its costs will be in the region of €750,000. Harvey and 12 other individuals are backing the station.
About half the programming will be bought in and the balance produced in-house. Presenters will include ex-Big Brother contestant Ray Shah; Cliona O’Donoghue, property editor with the Irish Independent; and Orlaith Rafter, an actress in Fair City.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2095-1806820,00.html