Fans of shows like The Crown, Coronation Street and quizzers’ favourite, The Chase, could be left without their telly fix under new laws being progressed by EU chiefs.The proposed changes would see EU-based broadcasters in Ireland, like RTE and Virgin Media, having to broadcast up to half of their programming as 'made in the EU.'
Fianna Fáil MEP for Ireland South, Billy Kelleher wants to have this changed to keep Ireland’s telly addicts fed their usual fix. In the proposal, the Commission stated that "the need to re-define the concept of European works has been raised in the context of Brexit. "European works are currently defined as ‘programs originating in, and produced mainly by nationals of, EU countries or those that have ratified the Council of Europe’s European Convention on Transfrontier Television , which includes the UK, Turkey and Ukraine."Mr Kelleher said: "From an Irish perspective this would be very damaging, and put Irish broadcasters such as RTÉ, Sky Ireland and Virgin in an incredibly difficult position.