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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter
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Will VM be creating a news channel to replace this?
A few years ago, just before the Irish version of Freeview started (Saorview), TV3 (which of course Malone now owns) wanted to open a news and a childrens channel, but scrapped the idea because the carriage costs were too high.
In February 2016 the Irish Times reported that Malone said he was going to open three Irish channels in the genres of news, children and sport.
He's invested heavily in Ireland in property and land, not just television and intends to retire there.
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Re: The rebranding of his existing Irish channels, apparently, VM are awaiting the results from marketing and media consultancies before making any decision.