The UTV Ireland Thread

c68zapdsm5i1ru

Can we please just have UTV back and forget about this pointless UTV Ireland?

c68zapdsm5i1ru

By the way does anyone know how to contact UPC to register annoyance? Their 'contact us' section on their website is ridiculously unhelpful.

JONJO THE MISER

The screen froze after they went live to the studio on the first live at 10 and your man muzzled his words and does not look comfortable at all.

Utopia Parkway

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

I didn't realise that Claire Brock had jumped ship from TV3.

No complaints there. She is rather attractive amid the shambles.

bazermc

Poor Chris. He should stick to the radio.

Mr Frog

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

The screen froze after they went live to the studio on the first live at 10 and your man muzzled his words and does not look comfortable at all.

There's a very nervous boy-child doing the news.

hotmail.com

bazermc wrote: »

Poor Chris. He should stick to the radio.

First tv job and his first night!

Larbre34

I'd like priority entry into her beef market.

Larbre34

Sorry Chris, t'aint working buddy. Cross between a nerdy child and a hungover funeral director.

Its the radio for you son, keep the Gob Yates in check.

Larbre34

Stepford wife doing the weather there.

Alison talking over the outro music as well in an Anchorman style bid to get the last word.

I'll bet Chris will read anything you put on that autocue. And by anything I mean N-E-thing..

We might get a "Go **** yourself Ireland" out of him yet

Ol' Donie

Ah crap, wanted to see Chris Donoghue's first effort. I've really grown to like him on Newstalk, hope it goes well for him.

Mearings

FloatingVoter wrote: »

New season of Broadchurch starting at 9 PM. Except in UTV Ireland. We get a rerun of Doc Martin.
I'm beginning to think this a scam...designed to fail from the outset. Either that or its being run by people who have no knowledge of television whatsoever. It's a pity Pat Kenny is ending his career this way. This time next year he'll be back doing the lotto on RTE.

On Sunday night we had a 2010 episode (The Russian House) of Foyle's War meanwhile UTV was showing a 2015 episode (High Castle).

jimmyw

Adrian4 wrote: »

I would give it 6 months.

The whole station is a shambles.

Do they think their news will compete with Six one or Vin B?

If Red Rock rocks then it will be curtains for UTV Ireland.

Even if RR is successful, its hardly enough to sustain it cause most of the shows on TV3 are rubbish.

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Why they should have done was launched UTV Ireland as a sub station of UTV in the same way that 3E is a sub of TV3.

Isnt that was it is now, with some shows such as the farming show and ITV ones from them?

jimmyw

NIMAN wrote: »

Why are people disappointed?

What were they expecting to get from UTVi?

The majority of their promo material was about 2 soaps. That for me said it all. ITV/UTV - most of their programming is trash and appeals to the lowest common demoniator, so no shock at all for me.

Hardly fair,there are some good dramas on ITV.Its all a matter of opinion, what appeals to some might not appeal to others.

Fr Tod Umptious

jimmyw wrote: »

Hardly fair,there are some good dramas on ITV.Its all a matter of opinion, what appeals to some might not appeal to others.

Na, ITV is just brutal.

It coming off the Sky EPG all those years ago is the best thing that ever happened in my TV world

Atlantic Dawn

jimmyw wrote: »

Isnt that was it is now, with some shows such as the farming show and ITV ones from them?

Yes but should have kept UTV available here also.

dublinman1990

I thought the news programme Ireland Live at 10 wasn't bad at all. I thought a lot of their news reports in the programme were very detailed. The theme music to Ireland Live is very similar to UTV Live in Belfast.

Also, The Graham Norton Show will start on UTV Ireland this Sunday at 10pm.

expectationlost

http://player.utv.ie/programme/ireland-live/ news playback

foxy farmer

Does anyone remember Alison Comyn hosting a competitive cookery show on RTE sometime in the last 20yrs?

NIMAN

jimmyw wrote: »

Hardly fair,there are some good dramas on ITV.Its all a matter of opinion, what appeals to some might not appeal to others.

Of course there has been some good programming, but generally ITV is too obsessed with Z-list celebs and such like, and their programming reflected this.

Kermit.de.frog

AdBlocker works a treat on their player


Or maybe there are no ads...?

Larbre34

In all seriousness, traditional Ulster Television gave people in the Republic information and some understanding about politics and current affairs in the six counties, which was useful in informing opinion and fostering appreciation of the issues at play and what the various communities were dealing with. That remains an important aspect in cementing the peace process and normalisation, and its a loss to the Republic, particularly when UTV 'Ireland' serves no useful purpose or unique angle in markets that are well covered.

fryup

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

well you always got bbc ni

Hippo

I thought the 10pm News programme was ok - a bit long maybe, with an embarrassingly short sports section, but the overall impression it left was positive.

Expunge

Alison Comyn is a competent broadcaster and a fine looking woman, but having her young nephew beside her on the UTVI news is doing her no favours.

That and a couple of Jobridge style reporters around the place and the whole thing to me is not much better than TV3 when they had news.

The lazy bastards in RTE can go back to sleep. No problems for them here.

Storm 10

dublinman1990 wrote: »

I thought the news programme Ireland Live at 10 wasn't bad at all. I thought a lot of their news reports in the programme were very detailed. The theme music to Ireland Live is very similar to UTV Live in Belfast.

Also, The Graham Norton Show will start on UTV Ireland this Sunday at 10pm.

Graham Norton is on every Friday night on BBC1 if you have it, bet its not going to be the present series.

somesoldiers

Salvatore Uptight Plumber wrote: »

By the way does anyone know how to contact UPC to register annoyance? Their 'contact us' section on their website is ridiculously unhelpful.

Talk to... section top of the this page- though you will have to get in the queue, they are getting hockeyed out of it right now. Am enjoying reading the comments though

somesoldiers

Larbre34 wrote: »

In all seriousness, traditional Ulster Television gave people in the Republic information and some understanding about politics and current affairs in the six counties, which was useful in informing opinion and fostering appreciation of the issues at play and what the various communities were dealing with. That remains an important aspect in cementing the peace process and normalisation, and its a loss to the Republic, particularly when UTV 'Ireland' serves no useful purpose or unique angle in markets that are well covered.

I enjoyed the ads for the various NI shopping centres/ shops, Buttercrane, Foyleside, Joseph Rae The Jewellers.....happy times

blue4ever

NIMAN wrote: »

Of course there has been some good programming, but generally ITV is too obsessed with Z-list celebs and such like, and their programming reflected this.

The top ten programmed on UTV (B.I!) in November 2014 in the republic (Most up to date info in ranked in order of popularity - i don't have numbers)

Downton Abbey
I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here!
Coronation Street
The X Factor Results
The X Factor
Lewis
Uefa Champions League
Emmerdale
Grantchester
The Chase: Celebrity Specials

evilivor

Storm 10 wrote: »

Graham Norton is on every Friday night on BBC1 if you have it, bet its not going to be the present series.

Why not? They have the current rights.

lertsnim

Storm 10 wrote: »

Graham Norton is on every Friday night on BBC1 if you have it, bet its not going to be the present series.

It is the present series. TV3 are showing the older ones.

iseegirls

evilivor wrote: »

Why not? They have the current rights.

They have the current rights to Foyle's War as well, but they aren't showing the newest series.

Mr.Nice Guy

This channel is the biggest piece of rubbish I've ever seen. And I've got Lifetime.

I didn't think much of the old UTV but at least the news was intersting at times. This is just tripe. What's the plan for the weekend? Darby O'Gill and the Little People?

Galwayguy35

They have Mary Regan inside in the studio this evening, no cars to beep at her there :P

Strazdas

Larbre34 wrote: »

In all seriousness, traditional Ulster Television gave people in the Republic information and some understanding about politics and current affairs in the six counties, which was useful in informing opinion and fostering appreciation of the issues at play and what the various communities were dealing with. That remains an important aspect in cementing the peace process and normalisation, and its a loss to the Republic, particularly when UTV 'Ireland' serves no useful purpose or unique angle in markets that are well covered.

Not to mention the fact that we've lost ITV News which Irish people have been watching for over 40 years.

icdg

Larbre34 wrote: »

In all seriousness, traditional Ulster Television gave people in the Republic information and some understanding about politics and current affairs in the six counties, which was useful in informing opinion and fostering appreciation of the issues at play and what the various communities were dealing with..

The traditional Ulster Television died when Brum Henderson was ousted, it was given its wake when it became UTV in 1993. It has been targeting the South commercially ever since and though it suffered massively when TV3 gained the rights to ITVs programmes (before which it was the second most popular channel here) it is getting its revenge now. Its a pity to lose it from cable but BBC Northern Ireland is still available and UTV (NI) is available on satellite for those who can erect a dish.

Thargor

Am I being an idiot or is there no controls on the player? No way to skip forward and back, no volume, no mute button, no maximize/minimize? It just plays and you can pause or unpause by clicking on it?

jimmyw

Thargor wrote: »

Am I being an idiot or is there no controls on the player? No way to skip forward and back, no volume, no mute button, no maximize/minimize? It just plays and you can pause or unpause by clicking on it?

Yeah thats true, I dont like that.I tried to see if there was a way of complaining, but couldnt find one.It does keep playing mostly, not like others that either keep pausing or wont play at all

Lady Chatterton

Alison reminds me of a young Linda Martin, I keep expecting her to burst into song

Mr Frog

MrsD007 wrote: »

Alison reminds me of a young Linda Martin, I keep expecting her to burst into song

Ha! Spot on !

Utopia Parkway

I'll say this for them. Your one that does the weather is fine.

duridian

Thargor wrote: »

Am I being an idiot or is there no controls on the player? No way to skip forward and back, no volume, no mute button, no maximize/minimize? It just plays and you can pause or unpause by clicking on it?

jimmyw wrote: »

Yeah thats true, I dont like that.I tried to see if there was a way of complaining, but couldnt find one.It does keep playing mostly, not like others that either keep pausing or wont play at all

Seems to only happen when Adblock is enabled for me. Controls are there with it turned off. Interesting!

jimmyw

duridian wrote: »

Seems to only happen when Adblock is enabled for me. Controls are there with it turned off. Interesting!

Yeah your right,I've just found that now but it also keeps buffering too which it didn't otherwise.Of course it could just me that its happening to.

The_Morrigan

I can't deal with the female continuity presenter. I think it's because the emphasis is on the wrong word in her sentences.
She also couldn't say Bletchley there in the last links.

I think the news is well done though with regards to information. They seem to be finding their groove there now.

Utopia Parkway

Bit weird how the sports newsreader is asked questions by the main newsreaders rather than just have them read out the sports news.

The_Morrigan

Utopia Parkway wrote: »

Bit weird how the sports newsreader is asked questions by the main newsreaders rather than just have them read out the sports news.

I actually liked that.

Ally Dick

somesoldiers wrote: »

I enjoyed the ads for the various NI shopping centres/ shops, Buttercrane, Foyleside, Joseph Rae The Jewellers.....happy times

Get on down ta Ballymena shopping centre, hoy!

Ally Dick

foxy farmer wrote: »

Does anyone remember Alison Comyn hosting a competitive cookery show on RTE sometime in the last 20yrs?

I remember her presenting shows with her brother on Navan Community Television many moons ago. Woof!

foxy farmer

Ally Dick wrote: »

I remember her presenting shows with her brother on Navan Community Television many moons ago. Woof!

Googled it. It was called Pot Luck. Back in 99. Bit like Ready Steady Cook. She's around 44 now. Woof indeed!

Irelandcool

I would like UTV to add some programmes that were never heard of before and introduce new genres to the Irish market. Also produce a morning show that would be a throw back to the old days of the ten with having dustin the turkey on their with good shows.

I would also like to see some dark anime like attack on titan and deathnote in late evenings although this is unlikely.