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• Watch LIVE this Saturday 7th March from 12pm GMT: http://goo.gl/QBwzWE
• Fans can watch close to 1,000 of Ireland’s up and coming athletes compete
• Available worldwide to watch for free on your tablet, smart phone or PC

Aertv will stream the GloHealth All Ireland Schools’ Cross Country Championships this Saturday 7^th March live from Clongowes Wood College, Kildare. It is the first time this popular event will be broadcast live.

A massive 12,000 schools athletes have participated in the Championship qualifiers since January and there is huge interest in the event being broadcast live.  The races begin with the minor girl’s at 12pm and concludes with the men’s universities race at 3.10pm.

Karen Howley, Live Event Producer at Aertv said; “There is a real buzz around All Ireland Schools’ events and it’s fantastic that we can live stream this fixture to fans around the globe. Competitor’s family and friends can tune in and cheer them on from wherever they are.”

The Senior Boys race at 2.40pm is expected to be the highlight of the day with a highly anticipated battle between Kevin Mulcaire (St Flannans Ennis) and Jack O’Leary of the host school at Clongowes Wood College. Mulcaire has dominated cross country running at junior level lately with recent victories at the Munster Schools (12^th February) and GloHealth Inter Club Cross Country Championships (1^st March). He will start as the favourite to win the title however O’Leary will no doubt be inspired by the home support and will do his upmost to challenge for the title.

Sinéad Galvin, Marketing and Communications Manager of Athletics Ireland said; “In a highly competitive sporting media environment Live Streaming enables the association to become its own broadcaster. We can showcase our great sport and reach a wide fan base at a relevant convergence point of on-line and social media.”

The intermediate and junior races have the added spice of acting as the trial for the SIAB Schools International to be held in Santry Demesne on the 21^st of March. The top eight across the line will earn themselves a place on the Irish team for the international fixture.

This is the third live event of the 2015 season that Aertv and Athletics Ireland are partnering on to provide full live coverage with commentary from the energetic and witty Jumping the Gun team.

Free live stream is available here http://goo.gl/QBwzWE

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Aertv and Athletics Ireland have teamed again up to bring fans more live coverage from some of their calendar highlights in 2015.

The GloHealth U-23 Championships, which takes place this Sunday 25^th January at Athlone International Arena, is the first fixture to be shown live this season on Aertv and Athletics Ireland. The GloHealth AAI Open Indoor Games will also be live streamed on Sunday 1^st February.

Jump the Gun with Feidhlim Kelly will once again provide fast paced and witty commentary on the track and field events taking place from 1.15pm to 6.30pm.

The streaming of three of Athletics Ireland Indoor Track and Field events from the track at Athlone Institute of Technology achieved the highest Irish viewership of any sport aired on Aertv last year and we’re delighted to provide more live coverage in 2015.

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Three big announcements in the past couple of days from major players Apple, Netflix & HBO are really shedding light into what’s happening as we develop online TV.

The Hardware Giants

Apple just announced that they have gone all the way to 5K with their new iMac. With a resolution of 5120 x 2880, for now it would seem that this is a dream display for a Video Editor – a handful of cameras shoot in this resolution but the world has not started to publish at this quality yet. Indeed, much of today’s video that is broadcast is not even in 4K quality yet. It’s all about future-proofing and that’s what all of this week’s announcements are about.

The Visionaries

Netflix are the forerunners of delivering quality content online and introduced 4K streaming in May of this year. Price is almost always associated with quality and as their user bandwidth soars with chunky video files, these costs are finally going to be passed down to their subscribers. A new price band of €11.99 per month will be introduced next month for users who want such 4K luxuries.

The Old Timers

Traditional broadcast players have been on the edge for quite some time with offering their content online. HBO has just announced plans to introduce a streaming subscription in 2015 that has nothing to do with being a traditional HBO subscriber. It will roll out in the United States first and we don’t know exactly what the offering will be yet but one thing is certain – they are future proofing themselves.

This is a massive step for HBO to take and clearly its ringing through to them how much of a demand there is for their content globally. Game of Thrones has one of the highest illegal download records ever for a TV show.

The Bottom Line

We upgrade our TVs for higher resolution, our computers have retina displays and we’re getting fussy about the quality of content playing on our screens.

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The Vampires of the Norwegian Air Force Historical Squadron, the Black Knights Defence Forces Parachute Team and aerobatic pilots from the Ravens are ready for take-off at this year’s Bray Air Display on Sunday, July 20^th for Bray Summerfest, supported by the Irish Aviation Authority.

Ireland’s largest free air show takes off at 3.30pm and the display attracted a record-breaking 85,000 spectators last year, with similar numbers expected again this year. For the first time ever, the three hour display will be live streamed through Aertv.ie (link to watch here), helping the Bray Air Display reach international audiences online.

The ‘Flying Dentist’ (former aerobatic champion, Eddie Goggins) and the ‘Flying Farmer’ (former RAF pilot, Gerry Humphreys) are teaming up once again as ‘Aer Dynamics’. Their smoke-filled display promises to fill the skies with crossover loops, synchronised hammerheads and split shamrocks.

The Aer Lingus A321 is opening the show and The Twister Team trio are also making a welcome return, in their Silence Twister aircraft.  The Pitts Trig Team, Stobart Air, the Sikorsky helicopter from the Irish Coast Guard,  the Boeing Stearman and the so called ‘Admirals Barge’ (the Beech Expediter) will also be entertaining the large crowds expected.

A piece of aviation history will be created on Sunday (July 20), with a unique display by three vintage aircraft: the 1936 Iolar from Aer Lingus along with two Chipmunks, flying in retro Irish Air Corps colours. Meanwhile, this year’s headline acts also include the Hawker Hunter, The Strike Master and the Irish Aer Corps.

Sé Pardy, the Display Director from Simtech Aviation, said: “This year’s display programme is the most family-friendly yet, with lots of spectacular aerial action for visitors of all ages to enjoy. From vintage planes  from the 1930s, 40s and 50s to high speed aerobic formations, we’re welcoming top pilots from Ireland and around the world to Bray, to showcase aviation at its very best.”

The Bray Air Display is just one of the highlights of the Bray Summerfest programme (#bsf14) which promises to be another sensational Summerfest for families and individuals of all ages. The five weekends encompass music acts and artists, Family Fiesta, open air cinema and the Wicklow Food and Garden Festival. A finale firework display closes the Bray Summerfest festival on August 4th.

Due to the large crowds expected at the Bray Air Display on July 20th, spectators are strongly advised to use DART, Dublin Bus and other public transport services as parking restrictions will be in place. Free park and ride facilities at designated car parks will be available with full details at www.braysummerfest.com

More information around the aircraft taking part in the Bray Air Display, which gets underway at 3.30pm, is available from http://www.brayairdisplay.com. There will also be further updates on AA Roadwatch, Aertv.ie and through Radio Nova. The air show event hashtag is #brayair and @BrayAirShow is the official Twitter account.

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Ireland’s largest free air show takes off at 3.30pm on Sunday, July 20th and the display attracted a record-breaking 85,000 spectators last year, with similar numbers expected again this year.

The ‘Flying Dentist’ (former aerobatic champion, Eddie Goggins) and the ‘Flying Farmer’ (former RAF pilot, Gerry Humphreys) are teaming up once again as ‘Aer Dynamics’. Their smoke-filled display promises to fill the skies with crossover loops, synchronised hammerheads and split shamrocks.

The Aer Lingus A321 is set to open the show and The Twister Team trio are also making a welcome return, in their Silence Twister aircraft with pyrotechnic effects.  The Pitts Trig Team and the Augusta Westland Aw 139 twin engine helicopter will also be entertaining the large crowds expected.

A piece of aviation history will be created on the day, with a unique display by three vintage aircraft: the Iolar from Aer Lingus along with two Chipmunks, flying in retro Irish Air Corps colours.

Meanwhile, this year’s headline acts include The Vampires of the Norwegian Air Force Historical Squadron, the Mig 15, the Hawker Hunter and The Sabre, which are all set to make their Bray debut.

Sé Pardy, the Display Director from Simtech Aviation, said: “This year’s display programme is the most family-friendly yet, with lots of spectacular aerial action for visitors of all ages to enjoy. From vintage planes to high speed aerobic formations, we’re welcoming top pilots from Ireland and around the world to Bray, to showcase aviation at its very best.”

For the first time this year, the three hour display will be live streamed through Aertv, helping the Bray Air Display reach international audiences online.

The Bray Air Display is just one of the highlights in the annual Bray Summerfest programme, which runs from July 5th to August 4th, subject to licence.

Due to the large crowds expected on July 20th, spectators are strongly advised to use DART, Dublin Bus and other public transport services as parking restrictions will be in place throughout the town.

More information around the Bray Air Display, which gets underway at 3.30pm, is available from http://www.brayairdisplay.com/ or http://www.braysummerfest.com/.

The event hashtag is #BrayAir and @BrayAirShow is the official Twitter account.

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International Soccer

Wednesday @ 10.25pm, RTÉ Two

Highlights of Ireland’s clash with Serbia at the Aviva tomorrow evening. With big Premier League names such as Branislav Ivanovic and Aleksandar Kolarov taking to the pitch in Dublin, O’Neill and Keane’s men will have their work cut out to carve out goal scoring opportunities.

U-20 Six Nations Rugby

Friday @ 7pm, RTÉ Two

Live coverage from Athlone as Ireland face Italy in the U-20s Six Nations at Dubarry Park. After a win against Scotland in their first match, Ireland’s U-20s have suffered bad defeats at the hands of Wales and England. Time to get back to winning ways.

The National Senior Irish Elite Boxing Championships

Friday @ 7.30pm, TG4

The National Senior Irish Elite Boxing Championships. Micheál Ó Domhnaill presents coverage of the amateur event from the National Stadium in Dublin. With commentary by Seán Bán Breathnach

Six Nations Rugby

Saturday @ 1.30pm, RTE Two

Saturday afternoon is the turn of the senior side to put right the wrongs of recent weeks. The defeat at Twickenham may (hopefully) spur a big backlash against the Italians. Scotland face France in the second live match of the afternoon.

Live Dubai World Cup Carnival

Saturday @ 1pm, TG4

Live coverage of the 10^th and penultimate meeting of the carnival. A growing sport in the UAE in Dubai, this meeting will induce excitement for this month’s Dubai World Cup main event.

Live Connacht Squash

Saturday @ 9am & Sunday @ 10am, Sportslive

If you need a break from the rugby and football-heavy weekend in store, Sportslive will be bringing not one but two generous live helpings from the Connacht Senior Open Tour.

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Champions League

Tuesdsay @ 7.30pm, TV3

Man Utd vs. Olympiakos (kick-off @ 7.45). United’s excellent continental form hasn’t exactly been remedial for their woeful domestic season in progress. Their opponents this evening are a whopping 20 points clear atop the Greek league though, and will provide stiff competition.

Europa League

Thursday @ 7.30pm, 3e

Tottenham Hotspur vs. Dnipro (kick-off @ 8.05). Spurs will want to right the wrongs of a loss to Norwich on Sunday with PAOK Salonika or Benfica waiting in the wings for the winners. Highlights of Swansea vs. Napoli follow.

The Late Late Show Eurosong 2014 Special
Friday @ 9.35pm, RTÉ One
Who will represent us at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in May. It’s a Late Late special with Eoghan Quigg, Patricia Roe, Can-linn, Andrew McMann and Laura O’Neill all singing for a place in Denmark.

Pro 12 Rugby

Saturday @ 6.15pm, RTÉ Two

Scarlets vs. Munster (kick-off @ 6.30). Munster ascended to the top of the pile last weekend after a comfortable win over Ospreys. They travel to Wales again this weekend with their tails up, looking to continue in their rich vein of form.

Premier League Basketball

Sunday @3.30pm, Aertv SportsLive

UCC Demons vs. Killester. A mouth-watering tie in the Men’s Premier League as two top sides go toe-to-toe in the Mardyke. The Cork and Dublin outfits square off in what will likely be the decisive game of the League season.

The Voice of Ireland

Sunday @ 6.30pm, RTÉ One

The judges get some help this week to help them decide who to take through to the live shows. Guest appearances from Fiachna O’Braonáin, Sarah Harding, Courtney Rumbold and Matt Cardle.

FAI Football Awards

Sunday @ 8.30pm, RTÉ Two

It may have been a collectively disappointing 12 months for an Irish international side having not qualified for Brazil but Robbie Keane, David Forde and Seamus Coleman will battle it out for the Senior International Player of the Year Award.

 Meteor Choice Music Prize

Sunday @ 10.25pm,RTÉ Two

Highlights from Thursday’s music awards for the best Irish releases in 2013. Lisa O’Neill, Little Green Cars, Girls Names and Villagers are amongst the Top 10 shortlisted.

The League Cup Show

Sunday @ 11.30pm, BBC TWO

The talk of a historic ‘quadruple’ for Man City has lessened since the defeat to Barcelona, but Pellegrini’s side will want to land the first domestic silverware of the season. Sunderland, however, have knocked out Chelsea and Man United to get to this stage.

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