Euronews launches on digital cable in Ireland

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Euronews is distributed on Irish cable for the first time on NTLs network in Dublin. NTL Ireland has launched the English version of the European news channel in its >>Go Digital<< basic package. EuroNews was already available in Ireland several hours a day on the national terrestrial channels RTE1, Network 2 and TG4 to 1.2 million homes.

NTL Ireland's digital subscribers now receive Euronews in Dublin. Euronews is carried in the News & Documentaries section of the EPG on channel number 203.

- Euronews already has a good following in Ireland; we are pleased the channel is now available 24 hours a day and are sure our new Irish subscribers will appreciate Euronews' unique editorial concept - said Philippe Cayla, chairman & CEO of Euronews.

EuroNews, the pan-European news channel launched in January 1993, offers international news from a European perspective and broadcasts simultaneously in 7 languages (English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Russian), through cable, digital platforms and terrestrial TV in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Central Asia, North and Latin America. Today, the channel is available to 150 million households in 79 countries.