RTÉ Two "high definition light"

rlogue

rlogue wrote:

What most people want outside Ireland is access to RTÉ's home produced programmes, including the Late Late and Fair City and very importantly, GAA coverage delayed if necessary.

Tara Television fulfilled that remit but then RTÉ shut it down just prior to the Sky deal going ahead. Now the legislation explicitly states that RTÉ should provide a satellite TV service for the diaspora (and not just in the UK).

Scratchy postage stamp videos on the RTÉ player is better than nothing but when I consider that RTÉ are prepared to spend €1.5 million on a Saorsat system that cannot be received outside Ireland when they could have had RTÉ International on satellite across Europe for less.

rte player have most home produced current affairs programming available outside Ireland and some entertainment including the late late show.
You do realise you can watch rte player in full screen mode?
I find full screen to be quite good quality actually.

http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0113/player.html

I might add I've watched it myself at 36,000 feet above the gulf of mexico on a virgin america flight from florida to los angeles!You can't get much more international than that !

The Cush

The Cush wrote: »

In mid August RTÉ published a tender notice for the supply of a HD playout facility for RTÉ Television. RTÉ HD Playout Facility Technical Requirements Document here.

Yesterday RTÉ published the HD playout system contract award notice on the e-tenders website.

The contract was awarded last May to the Eurotech Group

SECTION V: AWARD OF CONTRACT

CONTRACT NO: 244340

TITLE HD Playout System.

V.1)
Date of contract award decision:

2.5.2011

V.2)
NUMBER OF OFFERS RECEIVED:

4

V.3)
NAME AND ADDRESS OF ECONOMIC OPERATOR IN FAVOUR OF WHOM A CONTRACT AWARD DECISION HAS BEEN TAKEN

Eurotech Group
Rossullus Walk, Co Monaghan
Castleblayney
IRELAND

tlaavtech

That seems an odd choice. From their web-site they do building project management and renewable and under-floor heating. The address is the same as the post above. I could understand the contract going to Eurotek - wonder if there has been a typo somewhere along the way?

fat-tony

Excellent spot tlaavtech - toasty warm underfoot in RTE, but the HD playout system is not quite ready yet, for some odd reason:D

mike2084

Lots of HD events over the next month it seems

http://www.rte.ie/sport/2011/0803/rte_hd_sport.html?RTEMAILID