RTE New Year WTF?

The Falcon

Couldn't believe it! This was something of a tradition in our house.:mad: Had to watch BBC instead - Maybe they forgot?

Nolanger

super_furry wrote: »

Seriously, what kind of people are watching RTE at midnight on New Years Eve?

People living in sh*t towns down the country.

x in the city

Haddockman wrote: »

Did they even countdown the new year?

no

Our man in Havana

x in the city wrote: »

no

They really are gombeens so.

Minstrel27

Poly wrote: »

If I lived in the UK I would gladly pay the fee to fund the BBC.

No you wouldn't. You would whinge and moan just like they do in the UK.

Venom

RTE's access to the public coffers needs to be addressed as they don't even make an effort these days

Mental Mickey

brian ireland wrote: »

I can't believe it!! What is the story with RTE and the new year countdown? We had to watch the 2010 countdown on BBC1 !! Why was there no coverage on RTE1, RTE2. I am not happy seriously. WTF!!!

They've been like this for a couple of years now. Absolutely ****ing useless. I watched it on BBC2 - Jools Holland's Annual Hootennanny. Much better entertainment.

mikom

Venom wrote: »

RTE's access to the public coffers needs to be addressed as they don't even make an effort these days

Damn right.


As a side note, it's nice to see the usual RTE apologists are working over the festive period.

Minstrel27

mikom wrote: »

Damn right.


As a side note, it's nice to see the usual RTE apologists are working over the festive period.

I don't understand your concern seeing as you don't even pay for a television licence. Nice to see that you are thinking of us "RTE apologists". Or maybe it was just another one of your cheap snide shots.

mikom

Minstrel27 wrote: »

I don't understand your concern seeing as you don't even pay for a television licence.

I have two hard-working parents living not far from me who pay for their own out of fear of "a court appearance or a hefty fine", so yes I have an opinion on it, and I'll keep offering it until a moderator tells me to stop.

Look at the thread, look at the sickened fee paying masses, then look closely and you see the usual one or two miniature flag wavers trying to preserve the rep of our "public service broadcaster".
You're fighting a losing battle as this ship is holed and sinking slowly.
Bring on the lifeboats.

ashyle

We turned on RTE and there was a countdown at 12... other All Ireland gack happened too but there was a definite countdown.

Haddockman

Haddockman wrote: »

And replace them with what?

Nothing, not as if there is anything good on RTE anyway, besides we have TV3, 3e, UK channels and Sky. Think of the money that the state would save closing RTE.

Poly

Minstrel27 wrote: »

No you wouldn't. You would whinge and moan just like they do in the UK.

No, the BBC is a quality broadcaster and is accountable to the UK license fee payer. I have the freesat channels and I watch the BBC channels most often.

I found BBC's Joe Lynam's coverage of our financial mess to be excellent, as we all know, RTE news could not be trusted to tell the truth or strive for truth.

BBC radio is excellent, the BBC website is the best website on the planet imo.

In fact, this year, sorry last year, I thought myself basic Spanish from one of the free language courses on the website.

Even if it was a pay to view channel, I would gladly subscribe
In fact, fire all the slackers in RTE and let BBC run the show.

Imagine Jeremy Paxman on primetime! He would have Martin Fcukin Manseragh in tears.

gally74

great to see this,

TG$ was excellent new years eve, great concnert from scotland of Christy live,

never saw such sh-- on rte, people should not pay the license in protest,

all rte handoners-oners rubbish

gally74

Nolanger wrote: »

People living in sh*t towns down the country.

no they dont, no one was watching it

JonathanAnon

Poly wrote: »

I found BBC's Joe Lynam's coverage of our financial mess to be excellent, as we all know, RTE news could not be trusted to tell the truth or strive for truth.

ah, I think that's a bit unfair poly. The documentary Freefall, was the fairest and frankest analysis I have seen of the crash.. Granted I dont have BBC, so I havent seen Joe Lynam's coverage.. but Freefall certainly pulled no punches and did neither Lenihan and Ahern no favours at all... The particular bit where Lenihan at the end says "It seems to me now that it's very important to have tight banking regulation" (paraphrased).. a real facepalm moment..

In fact, this year, sorry last year, I thought myself basic Spanish from one of the free language courses on the website.

I tried to learn Spanish in the car on the way to work a few years ago... "ola. Qui t'alle"?? and that's about as far as I got..

Elmo

mikom wrote: »

I have two hard-working parents living not far from me who pay for their own out of fear of "a court appearance or a hefty fine", so yes I have an opinion on it, and I'll keep offering it until a moderator tells me to stop.

Look at the thread, look at the sickened fee paying masses, then look closely and you see the usual one or two miniature flag wavers trying to preserve the rep of our "public service broadcaster".
You're fighting a losing battle as this ship is holed and sinking slowly.
Bring on the lifeboats.

Wait I haven't had my say. :rolleyes:

TV3 have yet to do a countdown in the last 13 years, I think TG4 did it once in the last 15 years. RTÉ 2 might have done it at some stage.

But lets face it what ever RTÉ where going to do we would have a pointless thread on boards complaining about it, how many posts so far for a decision that RTÉ have taken for the past 3 New Years Eve to place The All Ireland Talent Show Results Show Live during the NYE celebrations.

Go out a celebrate NYE, don't ****ing stay in watching the TV.

Here's a link to RTÉ countdown 2011 or is that 2010???

http://www.rte.ie/player/#v=1087997 32:00 in, it seems they can count backwards from 10.

Also:-

No TV channel organises Fireworks that usually comes from state officals in their respective capital cities, or for example the National Lottery Skyfest during St. Patrick's which is not organised through RTÉ.

Next year head out. Biggest most pointless thread ever.

When TV3 or any commercial company start supporting DTT and other such efforts I will glad join your propaganda lifeboat. Maybe the Xpose Girl will countdown NYE next year.

mikom

Elmo wrote: »

Go out a celebrate NYE, don't ****ing stay in watching the TV.

I was out Elmo.

Elmo wrote: »

When TV3 or any commercial company start supporting DTT and other such efforts I will glad join your propaganda lifeboat. Maybe the Xpose Girl will countdown NYE next year.

Do you think the man in the street gives two **** about supporting DTT and other such efforts.
They want information and entertainment...... which is sadly lacking with RTE.
No use having the gold plated train tracks if the train running on them is a shit-heap.

Case in point, my father is a farmer and which countryside programme do you think he prefers, "Ear to the ground (RTE) or Countryfile (BBC).
Even though Countryfile is from across the water he still prefers it.

Elmo

mikom wrote: »

I was out Elmo.

Do you think the man in the street gives two **** about supporting DTT and other such efforts.
They want information and entertainment...... which is sadly lacking with RTE.
No use having the train tracks if the train running on them is a shit-heap.

Case in point, my father is a farmer and which countryside programme do you think he prefers "Ear to the ground (RTE) or Countryfile (BBC).
Even though Countryfile is from across the water he still prefers it.

Well guess what as a National Broadcast that what it has to do its part of the remit just in the same way that the BBC had to save ITV in the mid-2000s from it.

I agree that Entertainment is lacking on RTÉ, I do actually give out about RTÉ in that department. And if you read my posts outside of why I think RTÉ do a good job, you would realize that I can be quite critical of them, but then I rarely see you on those threads.

As for ETTG as a non-farmer I quiet enjoy that show, Countryfile often comes across a bit pretentious. But then as I said you really can't compare RTÉ to the BBC who are far more commercial and get nearly 4billion from commercial activities and the licence fee.

mikom

Elmo wrote: »

Well guess what as a National Broadcast that what it has to do its part of the remit just in the same way that the BBC had to save ITV in the mid-2000s from it.

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Elmo wrote: »

I agree that Entertainment is lacking on RTÉ, I do actually give out about RTÉ in that department. And if you read my posts outside of why I think RTÉ do a good job, you would realize that I can be quite critical of them, but then I rarely see you on those threads.

That's a first, me missing out on a chance of bashing RTE.
Send me a PM the next time.

Elmo wrote: »

As for ETTG as a non-farmer I quiet enjoy that show, Countryfile often comes across a bit pretentious.

Son of farmer here, and I would prefer Countryfile.
If "ear to the ground" was made to appeal to Daddio and myself then they are failing.

Elmo wrote: »

But then as I said you really can't compare RTÉ to the BBC who are far more commercial and get nearly 4billion from commercial activities and the licence fee.

My father is always thinking about this when looking for a informative and entertaining programme......

Elmo

mikom wrote: »

My father is always thinking about this when looking for a informative and entertaining programme......

He must be impressed with all those big farms over in the Britain. Weather people think about it or not TV costs money to produce. Countryfile prob has 5 times the budget of ETTG, you can imagine that the quality of the show will be largely different. In fairness to ETTG they do a good job on the money that they get from RTÉ, ETTG is an independent production.

Weather the man on the street likes it or not you cannot just turn around and say "BBC is far better then RTÉ", if that is the case I would personally like to the see the UK government remove the licence fee and just give the BBC €350million in exchequer funding. You would see a very different BBC at work.

mikom

Elmo wrote: »

He must be impressed with all those big farms over in the Britain.

You've obviously not paid much attention to Countryfile to say that.

Elmo wrote: »

Weather the man on the street likes it or not you cannot just turn around and say "BBC is far better then RTÉ",

Public service broadcaster.
Out of RTE, BBC, C4 which makes the Irish public happier?

Elmo

mikom wrote: »

Public service broadcaster.
Out of RTE, BBC, C4 which makes the Irish public happier?

Again mikom the BBC have a much bigger budget than RTÉ, and C4 don't have the same commitments that RTÉ or the BBC have. C4 are coming from a much large population and lets face it S4C get £100million from the UK government.

Just because you don't like it doesn't mean others don't. Your trying really hard to suggest something that really isn't a valid point. No matter what you think and no matter how hard we try, you cannot compare Ireland to England, England has a far greater population.

What? Oh Rly!

Not surprised at all. RTE is a waste of space. Years behind UK. Shows are crap and our documentaries are so cringeworthy...

Elmo

What? Oh Rly! wrote: »

Not surprised at all. RTE is a waste of space. Years behind UK. Shows are crap and our documentaries are so cringeworthy...

Seriously people.

Which documentaries?

They don't have the money to be years ahead of the UK, we have a smaller population.

mikom

Elmo wrote: »

Just because you don't like it doesn't mean others don't.

*Looks back over this thread and the one on After hours http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056133256 *

*Shakes head*

Elmo

mikom wrote: »

*Looks back over this thread and the one on After hours http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056133256 *

*Shakes head*

So what after hours is your point of reference????

I note how they all are comparing RTÉ to the BBC. Interesting that the BBC has 4billion in licence fee and commercial revenues, sure they could save a bank with that.

It is far easier to complain about RTÉ than to really look at it properly. Both threads are as pathetic as RTÉ 1's NYE celebrations, but not quite as bad as Sky 1's.

*Shakes Head*

mikom

Elmo wrote: »

So what after hours is your point of reference????

Nice get out of jail card played there.
What about the very thread you are posting on.

I just remembered a documentary my parents liked over the Christmas........... "The Edwardian farm".
Guess what channel it was on.

Our man in Havana

And with that thread closed.