Fears Of Brexit Telly Turn-Off

New EU laws may lead to less time on our TVs for UK soaps & quizzes

- Ferghal Blaney

FANS of shows like The Crown, Coronation Street and The Chase could be left without their telly fix under new laws being progressed by EU chiefs.

RTE and Virgin Media would have to broadcast up to half of their programming as "made in the EU", due to proposed post-Brexit rules.

This could see stations here have to cut back on staples from the UK such as Corrie.

And it could see the streaming giants like Netflix have to adjust their programming algorithms for Irish viewers, restricting access here to shows like The Crown.

Fianna Fail MEP for Ireland South, Billy Kelleher, wants to have this changed to keep Ireland's telly addicts fed their usual fix. Mr Kelleher said: "This is a shortsighted, and in a way, petty position for the commission to be taking.

The Cork representative was commenting after a proposal from the European Commission was leaked to a Brussels-based media outlet.