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==Channels== *TG4 (launched 31 October 1996; upscaled to HD in 2012) *TG4 +1 (launched 3 February 2021, online only and [[Saorview]] from September 8, 2023) *TG4 +2 (launched 3 February 2021, online only) *Cúla4 (Children's channel, launched 8 September 2023)<ref>{{Cite news |last=McCaughren |first=Samantha |date=14 August 2022 |title=Virgin Media and TG4 both set to launch new TV channels |url=https://www.independent.ie/business/virgin-media-and-tg4-both-set-to-launch-new-tv-channels/41908691.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=13 October 2024 |work=Irish Independent}}</ref> ===TG4 HD=== '''TG4 HD''' launched on 2 October 2012,<ref name="TG4 HD to Launch in October">{{cite web|url=http://support.upc.ie/app/answers/detail/a_id/463/|title=New Channels Announced|publisher=UPC Ireland|access-date=26 September 2012|archive-date=20 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230220182359/https://www.virginmedia.ie/customer-support/|url-status=live}}</ref> exclusively on UPC Ireland (since rebranded as [[Virgin Media Ireland]]),<ref>{{Cite news |last=O'Connell |first=Hugh |date=2 October 2012 |title=RTÉ News Now and TG4 HD now available on UPC |url=https://www.thejournal.ie/rte-news-now-tg4-upc-619405-Oct2012/ |access-date=13 October 2024 |work=The Journal}}</ref> and later on [[Sky Ireland|Sky]] in August 2016<ref>{{Cite report |url=https://assets.gov.ie/83899/1c845fd0-349b-4753-b71e-62113cdceda6.pdf |title=Public Funding Review of Public Service Broadcasters |date=6 December 2017 |publisher=Broadcasting Authority of Ireland |page=42}}</ref> and Saorview on 1 December 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 December 2022 |title=TG4 HD available for Saorview customers in Ireland |url=https://www.tg4.ie/en/information/press/press-releases/2022-2/tg4-hd-available-for-saorview-customers-in-ireland/ |access-date=13 October 2024 |website=TG4}}</ref> The first [[High-definition television|HD]] broadcast featured the 2012 TG4 Ladies Gaelic Football Championship final. TG4 HD, similar to [[RTÉ Two HD]], broadcasts mainly sporting programming from national to international events, documentaries, movies and US programming in high-definition where available. It is anticipated that TG4 will itself start broadcasting its own programming produced in high-definition in the future.<ref name="TG4 HD to Launch in September">{{cite web |title=TG4 HD to Launch in September |url=http://cce.gno.ie/ent/2012/07July/10TG4HD.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151006050245/http://cce.gno.ie/ent/2012/07July/10TG4HD.php |archive-date=6 October 2015 |access-date=19 July 2012 |publisher=CCÉ}}</ref> '''Format''' * The channel [[simulcast]]s content from TG4 SD and [[Video scaler|upscales]] SD content into HD. All other content on the channel will be made available entirely in HD.
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