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Be3 will feature Irish produced programmes such as ''[[Ireland AM]]'' (repeat), ''[[Xposé]]'' (repeat), ''[[The Restaurant]]'' (repeat), ''[[TV3 News]]'' and ''[[Elaine]]'' (repeat). It will repeat [[Saturday AM]] and [[Sunday AM]]. The channel will also air repeats of US court series ''[[Judge Judy]]''. It will also air live ITV's ''[[Loose Women]]'' and it will also feature ITV shows [[Surprise Surprise]], [[Dickinson's Real Deal]], [[The Cube]] and [[Who's Doing The Dishes]]. The channel will also show repeats of [[Coronation Street]] and [[Emmerdale]].
Be3 will feature Irish produced programmes such as ''[[Ireland AM]]'' (repeat), ''[[Xposé]]'' (repeat), ''[[The Restaurant]]'' (repeat), ''[[TV3 News]]'' and ''[[Elaine]]'' (repeat). It will repeat [[Saturday AM]] and [[Sunday AM]]. The channel will also air repeats of US court series ''[[Judge Judy]]''. It will also air live ITV's ''[[Loose Women]]'' and it will also feature ITV shows [[Surprise Surprise]], [[Dickinson's Real Deal]], [[The Cube]] , [[The Chase]] and [[Who's Doing The Dishes]]. The channel will also show repeats of [[Coronation Street]] and [[Emmerdale]].


===Drama===
===Drama===

Revision as of 20:36, 9 January 2017

be3
CountryIreland
NetworkTV3 Group
HeadquartersDublin, Ireland
Programming
Language(s)English
Ownership
OwnerVirgin Media Ireland

be3 is a television channel in Ireland operated by the TV3 Group, a subsidiary of Virgin Media Ireland. The channel launched at 07:00 on 9 January 2017 replacing UTV Ireland.[1][2][3]

The channel's studios and headquarters are based at the TV3 Group headquarters in Ballymount in Dublin. The channel is also available in high-definition.

History

In December 2016, the TV3 Group announced it planned to close UTV Ireland and replace it with a new channel called be3 from 9 January 2017. The channel will form part of a line-up of three channels run by the company and will focus on children's and female-orientated programming.[4]

Programming

The channel will provide a wide range of programming generally skewed towards a more female demographic.[5] The stations programming will be a mix of content from TV3 and acquisitions from British TV channel ITV.

News and current affairs

3News Ireland will provide news for the channel with two news programmes airing each night Monday to Friday at 19:00 and 22:00.[6]

Entertainment

Be3 will feature Irish produced programmes such as Ireland AM (repeat), Xposé (repeat), The Restaurant (repeat), TV3 News and Elaine (repeat). It will repeat Saturday AM and Sunday AM. The channel will also air repeats of US court series Judge Judy. It will also air live ITV's Loose Women and it will also feature ITV shows Surprise Surprise, Dickinson's Real Deal, The Cube , The Chase and Who's Doing The Dishes. The channel will also show repeats of Coronation Street and Emmerdale.

Drama

Australian drama series Wentworth Prison airs every Wednesday at 21:00. It will also air ITV Dramas Benidorm, Doc Martin, Prime Suspect, Endeavour, Birds of a Feather , Midsomer Murders, Prime Suspect , Grandchester and Vera.

Soaps

Repeats of Irish produced soap Red Rock and British soaps Emmerdale and Coronation Street will broadcast on the station.

Homegrown Programming

Irish produced content specifically made for the channel includes Rare Breed (previously on UTV Ireland) and Kevin Dundon's Back To Basics (previously on UTV Ireland) will air on be3.

Kids

3Kids is a 3-hour children's strand which airs daily from 07:00 to 10:00 which features shows such as Barney & Friends, Big Bear and Squeak, City of Friends, Teletubbies (2015 series), Babar and the Adventures of Badou, Dive Olly Dive!, Caillou, Driver Dan's Story Train, Little Princess, Little Charmers, Ghosts of Time, Pingu, The Wiggles, Sydney Sailboat, The Skinner Boys, Tip the Mouse, Waybuloo, Stella and Sam, Messy Goes to Okido and Winx Club among others.[18][19]

Syndicated Programming

be3 will air many of ITV's drama programming and live studio shows following a 10-year agreement between ITV plc and the TV3 Group.

Logos

References

  1. ^ "Bye Bye UTV Ireland. Hello girlie replacement be3". RTÉ. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  2. ^ "UTV Set to Become be3 as TV3 Group Ramps up its Broadcasting Presence". AdWorld.ie. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  3. ^ Ring, Evelyn (7 December 2016). "TV3 bosses unveil UTV Ireland replacement channel be3". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  4. ^ Mulligan, John (2 December 2016). "New UTV Ireland name could be B3". Independent.ie. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  5. ^ Clover, Julian (12 December 2016). "UTV Ireland to rebrand as be3". Broadband TV News. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  6. ^ "be3. TV Programme listings". entertainment.ie. Retrieved 8 January 2017.

External links

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