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  Ulster Television | Ident
It was suggested the Ulster logo represented one of the mountain ranges in the Province, perhaps indicated by the choice of the folk tune The Mountains of Mourne as the accompanying jingle.
Ulster Television celebrated its 21st anniversary on October 31st 1980, and the station transmitted a live gala event from the Grand Opera House in Belfast.
By the early 1990s, Ulster Television began to tap further into attracting audiences and advertisers in the Republic of Ireland, a previous uncharted territory, and certainly one which 10 years earlier would have provoked controversy and dissent from the Unionist camp.
www.transdiffusion.org /emc/ident/magnify/ulster.php   (1353 words)

  
 open forum Ulster   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Ulster is a distinct nation on the island of Ireland.
Ulster once consisted of almost ten counties and it stretched as far south as the Boyne valley.
Possibly the new independent Ulster state will not include south Armagh which is essentially a republican stronghold and the people of this area would not show loyalty to an Ulster parliament/state.
www.ulsternation.org.uk /ulster.htm   (783 words)

  
 Ireland
The local member of the ITV network is Ulster Television which acts both as a broadcaster of the ITV service and produces programs for inclusion in the local transmission of the service.
Irish television is here considered as that television service that obtains in the republic although, as will become clear, the British service has a strong determining role on the Irish service.
Most worrying from the point of view of an Irish television service was the fact that the government was prepared to allow a private television station to collect more advertising revenue than RTE while having no specific obligations so far as local content was concerned.
www.museum.tv /archives/etv/I/htmlI/ireland/ireland.htm   (1147 words)

  
 Ulster Television PLC
Ulster Television PLC (known as the less politically sensitive UTV) is Northern Ireland's leading television broadcasting group, and one of the top television broadcasters in the entire Irish television market.
This became especially true for Ulster Television, with the eruption of the Troubles, and the beginnings of a near-war that tore apart Northern Ireland.
Ulster Television at times found itself embroiled in the conflict between loyalists and nationalists, often accused of partiality by one side or the other.
www.referenceforbusiness.com /history/Th-Ul/Ulster-Television-PLC.html   (1851 words)

  
 Ulster Television
Ulster Television plc is the ITV contractor for Northern Ireland.
Since June 4, 1993, Ulster Television has been known on-air as simply UTV, and off air is now referred to as UTV Group.
UTV is also available in the Republic of Ireland on cable and MMDS systems.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ul/Ulster_Television.html   (191 words)

  
 RTÉ.ie Sport - Ulster consolidate their table top position
Ulster's thumping five-try bonus point 32-12 win over the Cardiff Blues was a double reason to celebrate for coach Mark McCall.
Ulster, after a shaky start, ground their opponents down and a second half which saw them score 29 points sent an albeit weakened Blues packing.
Ulster needed to steady the ship and Humphreys landed an immediate penalty from the restart but the home side were soon in trouble again.
www.rte.ie /sport/2006/1014/ulster.html   (517 words)

  
 Ulster Television
Ulster Television is planning to acquire The Wireless Group, the owner of the TalkSport radio station, for £98m.
Ulster Television is to acquire Coderidge, the owner of the LMFM radio station in Ireland, for £6.6m.
Ulster Television is considering plans to sell its 0.3% stake in SES, the owner of the Astra satellites, in order to raise about £12m to return to shareholders.
www.ukbusinesspark.co.uk /uln77601.htm   (273 words)

  
 UTV - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
UTV (formerly Ulster Television) is the ITV franchise for Northern Ireland.
In 1978, Ulster Television announced plans for a five year expansion, which included the introduction of new video editing suites, the implementation of a new Outside Broadcast unit, the adoption of electronic news gathering for news production, and the opening of a second studio and office in the Province, located in Derry.
The Ulster Television logo rises out from the plate, and the lines of the oscilloscope pattern are formed with a wipe.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ulster_Television   (5637 words)

  
 => Nachrichten | ULSTER TELEVISION PLC: Preliminary Announcement <=
Ulster Television plc ("UTV" or "the Company" or "the Group") Preliminary Results for the year ended 31 December 2005 UTV PROFIT UP BY 19% IN 2005 UTV, the multi media group which broadcasts television, radio and provides internet and telephony services, announces its preliminary results for the year to 31 December 2005.
Television The difficult trading conditions of the television advertising marketplace in the first half continued into the second six months of 2005.
Television advertising revenue for the year as a whole was down by 3.8%, slightly underperforming the ITV network.
www.finanznachrichten.de /nachrichten-2006-03/artikel-6123659.asp   (2323 words)

  
 Ulster | Ident
Ulster with its name, its homely continuity announcers, and local programmes which dealt with the good as well as the bad news had a special place in viewers’ affections.
Ulster is a strong part of ITV - but always on their own terms.
The only real puzzle now is what the ‘U’ stands for - evidently unhappy with the ‘Ulster’ name due to ambitions south of the border, a change to initials means no-one need know what it stands for.
www.transdiffusion.org /emc/ident/album/ulster.php   (559 words)

  
 Awareness - The Ulster-Scot
The settings are Scotland, Ulster and America throughout history from the 16th century, finishing with a celebration of all three, in the present day,” explains John Anderson.
On Eagle’s Wing is an idea that John Anderson, for many years producer-director for Ulster Television and the BBC, has been working on the show for some considerable time.
He believes that by giving voice to what he perceives to be the feelings, as well as the story, of the Ulster-Scots, there will be an understanding of an ethnic group on issues like emigration, separation, roots, language, deprivation, loyalty, struggle, and the adherence (or otherwise!) to a faith.
www.ulsterscotsagency.com /movementofpassionate.asp   (683 words)

  
 Ulster Television
Political sensitivities led to the channel abbreviating its name to UTV, as the use of word 'Ulster ' is controversial among Northern Ireland's two communities.
UTV's main programmes are the nightly news UTV Live, current affairs programme Insight, the talkshow Kelly, School Around the Corner, and Lesser Spotted Ulster.
UTV is also available in the Republic of Ireland, either on cable and MMDS systems, or directly in border areas.
www.guajara.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/u/ul/ulster_television.html   (304 words)

  
 The Ultimate Ulster Television - American History Information Guide and Reference
It is one of the two remaining stand-alone ITV contractors left, the others forming groupings such as ITV plc (Formerly Carlton and Granada) and SMG, with Channel being the other remaining independent company.
Political sensitivities led to the channel bringing the use of the abbreviation UTV to the fore, as the use of word 'Ulster ' is controversial among Northern Ireland's two communities.
UTV is notable for being the last ITV company to use on-screen continuity announcers, a once-common practice that was discontinued by most other stations in the 1980s.
www.historymania.com /american_history/UTV   (510 words)

  
 Ulster-Scots Online
Willie Drennan explains: "The 36th Ulster Division alone lost 5,553 men during the first two days of the Battle of the Somme in what was one of the most horrendous events of First World War.
Between 1717-1720, it is known that more than 3,000 Ulster Presbyterians left the northern part of Ireland, with 700 of them leaving in one mass migration in the summer of 1718 alone.
The people who left in that journeycame from all over Ulster, but mainly from Co Londonderry, and 50 years later, more than 200,000 of their fellow coreligionists had left for the New World, making a significant contribution to life in the New England colonies while leaving a huge gap in their communities at home.
www.ulster-scots.co.uk   (2596 words)

  
 1959 in television - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
January 15 - Tyne Tees Television, the ITV franchise for North East England, goes on air.
October 27 - Anglia Television, the ITV franchise for Eastern England, goes on air.
October 31 - Ulster Television, the ITV franchise for Northern Ireland, goes on air.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1959_in_television   (253 words)

  
 University Of Ulster News Release - UK Music Premiere for UUJ
The University of Ulster is proud to present the UK premiere of Ian Wilson’s 'In blue sea or sky' - a new work for solo harp - at a forthcoming Lunchtime Recital at the Jordanstown campus.
University of Ulster Art Administrator, Dr Irena Adams said "We are also delighted to welcome Cliona Doris, one of the most distinguished harpists of her generation who will perform 'In blue sea or sky'." Cliona was born in Northern Ireland, where she graduated from Queen’s University in 1992.
An active chamber and orchestral musician, Cliona is a member of the Aeolus Ensemble and as an orchestral harpist she has performed with the Ulster Orchestra, RTE Concert Orchestra and the English Symphony Orchestra.
news.ulster.ac.uk /releases/2000/266.html   (421 words)

  
 Ulster-Scots Agency   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The musical, a celebration of Ulster-Scots (Ulster-Scots) history over 500 years, is written and directed by leading Northern Ireland musician and composer John Anderson, for many years producer-director for Ulster Television and the BBC.
There has been considerable interest in the musical in the United States and the Atlanta premiere is eagerly awaited by people in large Scots-Irish diaspora in the Appalachian states.
The themes are timeless and universal, with two sides to the story: the Scots who came to Ulster from the late 1500s onwards and then emigrated again, to places like America.
www.ulsterscotsagency.com /LOW_oneagleswing.asp   (393 words)

  
 Ulster Television Plc Information | Business.com
The Group's principal activity is the provision of the regional Channel 3 television service for Northern Ireland.
Television accounted for 83% of 2002 revenues; radio, 13%; and internet, 4%.
BBC - December 11, 2006 4:54 AM SMG is considering an approach from Ulster TV for the third time The owners of radio stations TalkSport and Virgin are back in merger talks.
www.business.com /directory/media_and_entertainment/television/station_groups/ulster_television_plc/profile   (248 words)

  
 Guardian | Ulster Television aims to improve local radio stations
Ulster Television aims to improve local radio stations
Ulster Television is to overhaul the 16 local radio stations it bought as part of the £98.2m acquisition of Wireless Group, owner of talkSPORT.
The Belfast-based owner of the Northern Ireland ITV franchise became a significant player in the UK radio market with the deal, completed in June.
www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,5284162-103588,00.html   (437 words)

  
 RTÉ.ie Sport - Trimble & Best return to Ulster squad
Ulster Coach Mark McCall has named a 24-man squad ahead of this Saturday's match against Munster at Musgrave Park.
The squad is made up of the same 22 players involved in last Friday's defeat of the Ospreys at Ravenhill.
Andrew Trimble and Neil Best return to the fold after concluding their international pre-season conditioning programme.
www.rte.ie /sport/2006/0927/ulster.html?rss   (138 words)

  
 Scotsman.com Business - SMG broadcasts merger bid by Ulster Television
SMG, owner of the STV television franchise and Virgin radio, today confirmed that it had received a merger proposal from Northern Ireland broadcaster Ulster Television, owner of Edinburgh-based Talk 107 and Talksport.
The Scottish company has long been seen as a takeover target as Britain's television network consolidated in the wake of Granada and Carlton's merger to form ITV, which owns a stake in STV.
There had been speculation in recent months that Ulster had approached STV and was keen on a Celtic marriage via a £400 million merger.
business.scotsman.com /index.cfm?id=1212192006   (708 words)

  
 Carter Backing for Ulster-Scots Musical Show - Scotch-Irish / Ulster-Scots Forums
The two-hour spectacular then heads to Jacksonville, Florida on Friday-Saturday May 14-15 and Baltimore on Tuesday-Wednesday May 18-19, and it will then be presented at the 10,000-seater Odyssey Arena in Belfast on Friday-Saturday May 28-29.
This stylish television film fuses the powerful words and music of John Anderson’s new stage creation On Eagle’s Wing, with elements such as eyewitness testimony, expert historical opinion and imaginative re-construction.
The television project On Eagle’s Wing interweaves the twin stories - either side of the Atlantic, and across three centuries - of the Scots-Irish in America, and the Ulster-Scots who stayed at home: new frontiers, old-time religion; sieges and certainties - from the Walls of Derry to the Alamo...
www.scotchirish.net /forum/index.php?showtopic=62   (1366 words)

  
 University Of Ulster News Release - Local History on the Internet
A group of 21 Dutch and Russian history teachers are taking part this week in a course at the University of Ulster at Coleraine which examines historical issues including the Battle of the Boyne and the Siege of Derry.
Their work focuses on how the Internet can be used to develop links with schools in Northern Ireland, enabling young people to understand more about their historical roots.
A visit to Ulster Television is also planned to demonstrate how current news items are treated and how broadcasters are creating history programmes for schools.
news.ulster.ac.uk /releases/1997/1.html   (295 words)

  
 Ulster Television
Ulster Television (UTV), Tuesday 02 December 2003 10:18:04
Irish government ministers will get their first look at the Barron Report into the 1974 Dublin and Monaghan bombings when they attend this morning's meeting of the Cabinet.
RTE Television News, online, 23 February 2004: Barron meets relatives of man killed by UDA
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 Ulster Television reports Celtic League support for the Ludlow family
Ulster Television reports Celtic League support for the Ludlow family
The Murder of Seamus Ludlow in County Louth, May 1976.
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