McRedmond says demise of TV3 greatly exaggerated

TV3 chief claims ‘battle’ between his station and UTV Ireland is a ‘phoney war’

David McRedmond of TV3: ‘We’ve had nothing but positivity since the start of the year’Picture: Maura Hickey

The “doomsday stories” predicting TV3’s demise at the hands of UTV Ireland have now died away, according to David McRedmond, chief executive of TV3.

“We’ve received overwhelming support from the media community and our viewers. We’ve had nothing but positivity since the start of the year and I think that’s because TV3 is now seen for what it is, a genuine, indigenous, hard-working, Irish broadcaster.”

McRedmond said that TV3 has held onto “close ...