We're not going to lie, we sometimes wish we just had the regular old UTV back considering that sometimes it is offering better programming, but you know, great to have another national broadcaster and all that.
However, things are set to go from strength from strength for the channel now as UTV is investing £6m into its sister broadcaster, as group revenues grew by 8% in 2014.
UTV’s revenue growth has been mainly attributed to a growth in audiences, with the broadcaster recording a 24% share of peak-time viewing, with Talksport doing well during the World Cup period.
UTV Media group chief executive John McCann said: ‘Record audiences for Talksport and market leading audiences in both Irish Radio and Television underpin these results, providing confidence that our new venture UTV Ireland, will emulate its older siblings and over time, build a stronger audience base.’
This follows on from the news this morning that Pat Kenny will host a new chat show with the channel called 'Pat Kenny in the Round', which we are assuming will involve Pat Kenny interviewing folk on a playground roundabout... but we can neither confirm nor deny this.
