December 15, 2014

With UTV Ireland officially launching on January 1st, 2015 – An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, T.D. has officially opened the channels’ brand new HD studios and headquarters, at Macken House, Dublin 1.

IFTN reported in July that the network signed a contract with Brehon Capital Partners to secure the entire ground floor of Macken House which was transformed into the new channel’s broadcast centre.Group Chief Executive of UTV Media plc, John McCann, said:

 “Today’s official opening by An Taoiseach marks a very proud moment in our company’s history. Over the past year, our team has been working frantically behind the scenes to prepare the channel for launch, on New Year’s Day.”

To read more on this IFTN article click here.