World in Action World in Action World in Action is an English investigative current affairs programme, made by Granada Television for ITV from 7 January 1963 until 7 December 1998. Its campaigning journalism frequently had a major impact on events of the day. Its production teams often took audacious risks, and the programme gained a solid reputation for an often-unorthodox approach. The series was sold around the world, and won numerous awards. In its heyday, "World in Action" drew audiences of up to 23 million in Britain alone, equivalent to almost half the population. Cabinet ministers fell victim to its probings. Numerous innocent
RTÉ News and Current Affairs Gaeilge, RTÉ lyric fm and RTÉ.ie were established. In 1992 RTÉ launched its flagship current affairs programme "Prime Time" replacing "Today Tonight". Other notable current affairs programmes from the 1990s include "The Week in Politics" & "Oireachtas Report" Much of RTÉ's News output remained the same throughout the start of the 21st Century. In 2003 RTÉ's news department was merged with its Current Affairs department to form "RTÉ News and Current Affairs". Also in September 2003, all RTÉ news reports in English on all networks were rebranded to RTÉ News, ending the separate branding of "News 2" and "2FM News".