The UTV Ireland Thread

Dymo

_Kaiser_ wrote: »

You'd really have to wonder what the point of this channel is as it seems like it's going to be a stripped-out version of the existing UTV NI and ITV 1

Are the 2 soaps that big a draw/revenue stream to warrant it? I can't see too many sticking around for the news coverage or Pat Kenny

6 mins to launch and a silent channel with spinning logo and clock.. inspiring!

I can't see any huge benefit in UTV Ireland, their going to have, on the most part totally different schedules, I liked watching a bit of the uk TV but that is now being replaced with Pat Kenny and a news effort.

Soaps will be the bulk of their viewing, and if TV3 has the rights for the rugby world cup can UTV Ireland even show any of the games as ITV will?

_Kaiser_

Spoiled already for me with that gormless eejit Enda Kenny featured in the promo video

lukin

Christ, Hozier's hair is frightening!

finnharpsboy

claire brock and the other one from tv3 have joined the ship

JONJO THE MISER

And starts with Emerdale:pac:

_Kaiser_

Most underwhelming "launch" ever?

Neeson

That was an amazing introduction. They also cut the coronas song and left out the lyrics "yah I've seen a reaction, yeh I've watched us improve".

Funny that.

otoolepw

I thought that gombeen was put to grass.... how do I switch over to UTV NI? This rubbish has taken over UPC 110

RayM

I've never been so excited about the launch of a new home for Emmerdale Farm.

Thargor

Jaysus launching a new channel used to be a big event, not so much as a Dia Duit and straight into Emmerdale. RIP to TV3.

JONJO THE MISER

The launch people wont be getting a job at Nasa anytime soon.

finnharpsboy

otoolepw wrote: »

I thought that gombeen was put to grass.... how do I switch over to UTV NI? This rubbish has taken over UPC 110

you cant we are stuck with it now

_Kaiser_

I'm depressed with that effort - here was the launch of EPL soccer on Sky back in 1992. Far better! Still love that music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bXzES95zAA

fryup

it'll be closed in a year ala sky news ireland

mark my words

duridian

This was very... "Hey oop, Yore all watchin' us channel!"

lertsnim

Dymo wrote: »

Soaps will be the bulk of their viewing, and if TV3 has the rights for the rugby world cup can UTV Ireland even show any of the games as ITV will?

Of course not. UTV Ireland has absolutely no link with ITV.

hotmail.com

fryup wrote: »

it'll be closed in a year ala sky news ireland

mark my words

Coronation Street still commands a large audience, so UTV Ireland is here to stay!

Thargor

The player on UTV Ireland is just a holding page with coming soon so no catching up with soaps online for people for a while...

lertsnim

Thargor wrote: »

The player on UTV Ireland is just a holding page with coming soon so no catching up with soaps online for people for a while...

We should give them a chance to show some first before they can be put on a catch up service.

icdg

To be honest after memories of the 30 minute cringefest TV3 inflicted on us a three minute short film is grand. Most channel launches these days are an ident and straight into the first programme.

deeks

Is the old UTV gone altogether? What about programmes like Broadchurch / Benidorm etc that would have been on UTV - Will these now be on UTV Ireland or are they gone altogether for Irish viewers?

lertsnim

Broadchurch is on TV3. The old UTV is still freely available on satellite.

icdg

Broadchurch is on TV3 (it's not made by ITV), Benidorm on UTV Ireland.

Skid X

Dymo wrote: »

I can't see any huge benefit in UTV Ireland, their going to have, on the most part totally different schedules, I liked watching a bit of the uk TV but that is now being replaced with Pat Kenny and a news effort.

The new channel has a listing on the Sky EPG, which the old one didn't (in the Republic). It is also on Saorview. That gives it a significantly larger potential audience.

I would much rather have the old UTV but they might be able to grab a lot of the TV3 audience with cheap local programming.

fryup

just another glorified video recorder....

churning soap after soap, with the odd movie thrown in

its just commercial revenue these channels exist for, not the content

lukin

Jumping on the Hozier bandwagon

ThisRegard

lukin wrote: »

Jumping on the Hozier bandwagon

An Irish global music star, why wouldn't he be interviewed?

lertsnim

sugarman wrote: »

Probably already asked somewhere but can't find it..

Can this be tuned in on "other channels" on sky HD box? Using it as a freesat.

If so, what frequency? Thanks

It is encrypted on satellite. You will need a Sky subscription.

internet_user

for some reason the auld fella has been looking forward to this channel launch for days, 10 mins in looking at hozier, "well this is a load of shyte!":pac:

Atlantic Dawn

When Liveline is back I can see the loss of UTV from UPC as a good day or two worth of calls.

Harry Palmr

You'd think the opening of a new channel would be a big song and dance sort of experience instead its incredibly dull and "worthy".

Greenman

Harry Palmr wrote: »

You'd think the opening of a new channel would be a big song and dance sort of experience instead its incredibly dull and "worthy".

Watching paint dry comes to mind.

Lady Chatterton

That was a pitiful launch RTE's launch 50 years ago was far better, even with their limited technology at the time.

calex71

Great film on now :rolleyes:

Who ever picked this one for the schedule should be shown the door :pac:

Edit: 15 minutes of watching this and we are still wetting ourselves laughing at this film

ArmaniJeanss

How does the market research work I wonder. I can only assume they ask 'would you like more programmes that showcase Irish talent and the Irish film industry?' because realistically you can only answer Yes to that without feeling like a heathen. And they head off back to their lattes and lentil sandwiches thinking they've now got the mood of the nation and their new station is going to work.
But if they'd asked 'would you prefer a badly written tax writeoff Irish flop or the likes of Heath Motherfcking Ledger against Batman?' then the answer would have been different.

calex71

ArmaniJeanss wrote: »

How does the market research work I wonder. I can only assume they ask 'would you like more programmes that showcase Irish talent and the Irish film industry?' because realistically you can only answer Yes to that without feeling like a heathen. And they head off back to their lattes and lentil sandwiches thinking they've now got the mood of the nation and their new station is going to work.
But if they'd asked 'would you prefer a badly written tax writeoff Irish flop or the likes of Heath Motherfcking Ledger against Batman?' then the answer would have been different.

I've seen better written and acted episodes of fair city than this film

fryup

whats the film??

hotmail.com

The Pat Kenny programme was terrible.

calex71

fryup wrote: »

whats the film??

When the sky falls, it's a veronica guerin knock off where she's called Sinéad and after a crook called the runner

FloatingVoter

fryup wrote: »

whats the film??

"When The Sky Falls".....when I was on it as an extra it was "Through The Sky Falls". The poorest by far of the Veronica Guerin exploitation movies.
I thought Joan Allen had bought the rights and burnt the piece of rubbish. The sad reality is that this was shot in and around Dublin and not on some Hollywood sound stage. A piss poor choice for a channel with no future.
If you must watch it, download it and don't give them the ratings.

Atlantic Dawn

What a terrible launch night setup for something costing millions, I've seen better opening parties when the local newsagents opened and invited the locals in for a few fizzy lemonades.

The Pat Kenny slot should have been before Coronation Street with a live booze/celebratory session from the studios. I remember when T Na G launched on Halloween 1996, there were bonfires and general festive feeling to it and excitement.

Skid X

Some of the pre-launch test videos they showed before the station started were far better than what was broadcast after it launched.

Emmerdale, Pat's People and a rotten film is not a good start.

FloatingVoter

Hopefully UPC will be replacing it or at least supplementing it with UTV within a month or two. Its a pity Pat Kenny will have to crawl back to RTE a la Marty Whelan but he shouldn't have put his name to this. He could have always jumped on board later if it took flight.

fryup

what time is the topless darts??

um7y1h83ge06nx

All jokes aside if they showed porn late at night it would draw some viewers.

EB_2013

Now on it's 'A Night In With Olly Murs' Such a bad opening night.

It looks like from the epg that there is nothing on from 01.00 - 06.30. I wonder will this be a regular thing.

fryup

like the bravo channel

those were the days

FloatingVoter

fryup wrote: »

what time is the topless darts??

Now there is an example of someone who should be controlling a TV channel like this. If you're going downmarket, go to the sewers in glory.

....and Naked News (...have it in Irish to keep the Gaelgoirs happy, rest of us have mute buttons).

um7y1h83ge06nx

fryup wrote: »

like the bravo channel

those were the days

That channel was class. Being a teen at the time the porn was obviously mighty stuff but they showed great horror and anime too. Used look forward to all the crazy horrors and anime that you couldn't get on the other channels.

fryup

* i kid you not

there was a uk channel back in the 90s called live TV

and it had topless darts, a news bunny and a dwarf on a trampoline doing the weather

it was so bad it was good