{"id":262692,"date":"2026-09-04T15:18:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T14:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tg4.ie\/?page_id=262692"},"modified":"2026-09-04T15:26:49","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T14:26:49","slug":"tg4-joins-eit-culture-creativity-to-bring-european-media-innovation-into-practice","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tg4.ie\/en\/information\/press\/press-releases\/2026-2\/tg4-joins-eit-culture-creativity-to-bring-european-media-innovation-into-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"TG4 Joins EIT Culture &#038; Creativity to Bring European Media Innovation Into Practice"},"content":{"rendered":"<table>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/d1og0s8nlbd0hm.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/01162552\/EIT_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-262688\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1og0s8nlbd0hm.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/01162552\/EIT_1.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/d1og0s8nlbd0hm.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/01162552\/EIT_1-700x467.jpg 700w, https:\/\/d1og0s8nlbd0hm.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/01162552\/EIT_1-250x167.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/td>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/d1og0s8nlbd0hm.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/01162740\/EIT_2_CeannArasTG4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-262689\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1og0s8nlbd0hm.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/01162740\/EIT_2_CeannArasTG4.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/d1og0s8nlbd0hm.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/01162740\/EIT_2_CeannArasTG4-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/d1og0s8nlbd0hm.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/01162740\/EIT_2_CeannArasTG4-250x141.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Irish-language public-service broadcaster will contribute industry expertise, real-world challenges and a distinctive production environment to EIT Culture &#038; Creativity\u2019s growing European audiovisual ecosystem.<\/strong><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Irish-language public-service broadcaster TG4 has joined EIT Culture &#038; Creativity as a Cooperation Partner, bringing broadcaster expertise and real-world industry perspectives to Europe\u2019s largest innovation network for the cultural and creative industries. Supported by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), a body of the European Union, EIT Culture &#038; Creativity works to drive innovation across Europe\u2019s cultural and creative sectors.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The cooperation will connect TG4 with EIT Culture &#038; Creativity\u2019s European ecosystem of startups, researchers, educators, broadcasters and other industry partners, while creating opportunities to explore and test new approaches to some of the challenges facing public-service media and the wider audiovisual industry.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As broadcasters respond to rapid changes in technology, audience behaviour, production and distribution, their involvement in the innovation process can help bridge the gap between promising ideas and solutions that work in real production and operational environments.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>TG4 brings a distinctive perspective to that process. As an Irish-language public-service broadcaster working closely with Ireland\u2019s independent production community, it operates across cultural, editorial, accessibility and production contexts that can provide valuable environments for exploring how new technologies and approaches perform in practice.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Anette Schaefer<\/strong>, CEO at EIT Culture &#038; Creativity, said: <em>\u201cWe welcome TG4 and emphasise the importance of broadcasters participating directly in Europe\u2019s innovation ecosystem. Bringing real industry needs into innovation; providing routes for testing and adoption; and the value of TG4\u2019s public-service, minority-language and independent-production perspective.\u201d<\/em><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The cooperation will support TG4\u2019s ambitions around innovation, sustainability and sectoral capacity, while enabling its experience and priorities to contribute to wider European discussions about the future of audiovisual media.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nTG4\u2019s participation will also bring a minority-language and public-service perspective into EIT Culture &#038; Creativity\u2019s audiovisual activities, helping ensure that innovation is developed and assessed across a diverse range of European media environments.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Trevor \u00d3 Clochartaigh<\/strong>, Director of Innovation, Sustainability &#038; Sectoral Capacity, said: <em>\u201cJoining EIT Culture &#038; Creativity aligns directly with TG4\u2019s new strategy and our focus on innovation, sustainability and building capacity across the sector. It gives us a valuable European platform to share expertise, test new ideas and turn innovation into practical solutions that benefit our audiences, our production partners and the wider sector.\u201d <\/em><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n\u00d3 Clochartaigh\u00a0also serves as co-chair of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) People Committee, bringing experience of the skills, organisational and innovation priorities being addressed across European public-service media.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The cooperation is being announced in the run up to IBC2026 in Amsterdam, where EIT Culture &#038; Creativity is bringing together European innovators and industry stakeholders from across the audiovisual sector. 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