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    #3632
    Elmo
    Registered Users Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    TV3 now have 1 minute updates on 3e in the afternoon I think at 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.

    This gives them news at

    7, 8, 9 bulletin Ireland AM
    12:30 TV3
    1, 2, 3, 4, 5 3e
    5:30 TV3
    7, 10 be3
    with night current affairs show Mon - Thur.


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    #3633
    dave98
    Registered Users Posts: 352 ✭✭dave98


    They have the 60 second update on Facebook too. Impressive. No harm to see them get more interactive


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    #3634
    Elmo
    Registered Users Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    dave98 wrote: »
    They have the 60 second update on Facebook too. Impressive. No harm to see them get more interactive

    A news website with articles like UTV Ireland's wouldn't go astray.


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    #3635
    Radio Gold
    Registered Users Posts: 56 ✭✭Radio Gold


    Elmo wrote: »
    A news website with articles like UTV Ireland's wouldn't go astray.

    Also a sports news website would be a good idea


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    #3636
    irishfeen
    Registered Users Posts: 8,061 ✭✭✭irishfeen


    United game tonight not flagged as HD by TV3 on the EPG, anyone able to confirm it wasn't broadcast in native HD for some reason?


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    #3637
    dave98
    Registered Users Posts: 352 ✭✭dave98


    Gogglebox was great again tonight. The Irish version is way better than the UK version. Pat Kenny was very good as well. Was only going to watch a few mins to see the studio but I was hooked from the start.


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    #3638
    Elmo
    Registered Users Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo




    Xpose Monday, Wednesday & Friday at 8


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    #3639
    dave98
    Registered Users Posts: 352 ✭✭dave98


    Elmo wrote: »


    Xpose Monday, Wednesday & Friday at 8

    Isn't that when it's always on?


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    #3640
    Elmo
    Registered Users Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    dave98 wrote: »
    Isn't that when it's always on?

    No as a regular viewer, like myself, you'd know that the Xpose Gang go out on Thursday Night at 7:30 between Emmerdale and Tuesdays and Wednesday nights on 3e.

    They announced the cancellation of the 2 3e episodes a few weeks ago, and retained the TV3 eps but now it moves to 8pm on TV3 on Wednesday nights, as we suspected. The real question is how will I survive with out the Xpose Gang on Tuesdays and Thursdays, UP NEXT ....

    Also 3e's Movie Show moves to 11:25, They would have been better to put it on Wednesday night between Coro St.


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    #3641
    dave98
    Registered Users Posts: 352 ✭✭dave98


    Elmo wrote: »
    No as a regular viewer, like myself, you'd know that the Xpose Gang go out on Thursday Night at 7:30 between Emmerdale and Tuesdays and Wednesday nights on 3e.

    I didn't know, that's why I asked but thanks


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    #3642
    iseegirls
    Registered Users Posts: 3,018 ✭✭✭iseegirls


    Elmo wrote: »
    Also 3e's Movie Show moves to 11:25, They would have been better to put it on Wednesday night between Coro St.

    Really can't understand why they've placed it at such a late time on 3e. Especially after a film which has been shown numerous times in the past few months on the channel.


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    #3643
    Basal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 87 ✭✭Basal


    Do you think 3e and be3 have clear identities ?


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    #3644
    Elmo
    Registered Users Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    dave98 wrote: »
    I didn't know, that's why I asked but thanks

    No problem I was being sarcastic towards Xpose, I don't watch xpose and I don't expect you to know when it is on.
    Do you think 3e and be3 have clear identities ?

    When be3 started I would have said no, but largely TV3 keep be3 as classic ITV/TV3 repeats dramas and 3e is more 5*/ITV2 but both have got quiz shows which don't really fit 3e anymore, also I would move repeats of xpose to be3.


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    #3645
    Elmo
    Registered Users Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    TV3 HD will not be available on Saorview... because its to expensive... bizzare how they can afford the Six Nations.


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    #3646
    The Cush
    Registered Users Posts: 15,550 ✭✭✭✭The Cush


    Elmo wrote: »
    bizzare how they can afford the Six Nations.

    Not really, look who the owners are - Liberty Global/Virgin Media. Doughty Hanson pumped millions in their time. Content over technology.


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    #3647
    deezell
    Registered Users Posts: 6,738 ✭✭✭deezell


    Elmo wrote: »
    TV3 HD will not be available on Saorview... because its to expensive... bizzare how they can afford the Six Nations.

    Because TV3 HD is on Sky, as part of Sky's HD subscription service.Therefore Sky have exclusive Irish broadcast rights to our 6 nations in HD, the FTA version is sub-standard definition, but this satisfies any requirement for FTA national broadcast. Don't tell me that TV3 aren't getting a bung from Sky for this. HD costs extra on your sky sub.Fortunately if you have a FTA satellite installation you will be able to watch in HD on BBC, albeit with a non Irish commentary. It would be interesting to see if TV£ were offered an HD slot on the terrestrial Mux for the same price as they currently pay, would they put their HD version up on it? legislation is required to change, and the manner in which the digital channels are charged for. TG4 is subsidised to the hilt, its in HD on Sky, and is also only available on sub standard definition on terrestrial.


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    #3648
    Elmo
    Registered Users Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    TV3 are also owned by Pay TV operator Virgin.

    Is TG4 HD also only available on Sky HD package? Why is there a HD package now that ship has sailed surely?


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    #3649
    Elmo
    Registered Users Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    The Cush wrote: »
    Not really, look who the owners are - Liberty Global/Virgin Media. Doughty Hanson pumped millions in their time. Content over technology.

    Unless Liberty Global (UPC) are planning to allow it become a loss leader and even then you cann't say its too expensive when you have bought major rights to a sporting tournament.


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    #3650
    Elmo
    Registered Users Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    The Tonight Show, I give the 2 presenters 2 months before one being dropped or both in favour of just one. The format is pretty much the same as VB just happens to come from a nice studio. Also I don't get the use of Muse's olympic anthem from 2012.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkhVjm9iGFc


    It is a muse song right? Maybe not this one


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    #3651
    reubenreuben
    Registered Users Posts: 1,140 ✭✭✭reubenreuben


    Elmo wrote: »
    The Tonight Show, I give the 2 presenters 2 months before one being dropped or both in favour of just one. The format is pretty much the same as VB just happens to come from a nice studio. Also I don't get the use of Muse's olympic anthem from 2012.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkhVjm9iGFc


    Agree, using the example of Pat Kenny and Collette Fitzpatrick on the Pat Kenny Show!


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    #3652
    deezell
    Registered Users Posts: 6,738 ✭✭✭deezell


    Elmo wrote: »
    T..... Why is there a HD package now that ship has sailed surely?

    To make money. Like a Ryanair seat. You pay but you get the sub standard version until you pay again. Quite a few freesat channels are only available in Hd from Sky's HD sub. Film4HD for example, but at least it's free SD service is proper standard definition, not TV3's fuzzyvision.


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    #3653
    lertsnim
    Registered Users Posts: 9,770 ✭✭✭lertsnim


    Elmo wrote: »
    Why is there a HD package now that ship has sailed surely?

    The market allows it.


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    #3654
    Elmo
    Registered Users Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    lertsnim wrote: »
    The market allows it.

    Does it? How many HD channels are there without subscription on either pay TV platform.


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    #3655
    lertsnim
    Registered Users Posts: 9,770 ✭✭✭lertsnim


    Elmo wrote: »
    Does it?

    Of course it does. How many Sky subscribers don't have a HD sub? Most I'd say pay for it.


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    #3656
    Elmo
    Registered Users Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    lertsnim wrote: »
    Of course it does. How many Sky subscribers don't have a HD sub? Most I'd say pay for it.

    According to TAM just 19% sub to HD, 81% don't. Now that's not to say that the majority of these subscribers are with Sky. 18 HD channels on Virgin's basic package all Irish channels in HD RTE ONE, 2, TV3, TG4, 3e and be3 (okay ex RTEjr and NN)


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    #3657
    lertsnim
    Registered Users Posts: 9,770 ✭✭✭lertsnim


    Not the majority but still 19% of how many million are still happy to pay for it. Sky would be stupid to kill that revenue stream.


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    #3658
    Elmo
    Registered Users Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    lertsnim wrote: »
    Not the majority but still 19% of how many million are still happy to pay for it. Sky would be stupid to kill that revenue stream.

    not sure if that is all households with a TV, just PayTV subscriptions, even with 19% your not even reaching 300,000 household, not if that is all of sky subs then yeah I can imagine they won't drop it, but if it is spread across the 2 operators.


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    #3659
    icdg
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,696 Mod ✭✭✭✭icdg


    deezell wrote: »
    Because TV3 HD is on Sky, as part of Sky's HD subscription service.Therefore Sky have exclusive Irish broadcast rights to our 6 nations in HD, the FTA version is sub-standard definition, but this satisfies any requirement for FTA national broadcast. Don't tell me that TV3 aren't getting a bung from Sky for this.

    It is HD on Virgin, Vodafone, and Eir also. I think we can leave aside any sort of theory that Sky is paying its biggest competitor (Virgin Media) for some sort of HD exclusivity. If that were Virgin's strategy they'd keep it HD exclusive for their own platform, not their biggest rivals.

    Add to that Be3 is HD on Virgin but not Sky. If they were as chummy as you make out, that would certainly not be the case.


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    #3660
    Elmo
    Registered Users Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    icdg wrote: »
    It is HD on Virgin, Vodafone, and Eir also. I think we can leave aside any sort of theory that Sky is paying its biggest competitor (Virgin Media) for some sort of HD exclusivity.

    Add to that Be3 is HD on Virgin but not Sky. If they were as chummy as you make out, that would certainly not be the case.

    If TV3's HD channels are only available on Sky's HD package I can imagine Sky paying something could be wrong. IMO for Virgin its a case of keeping it off Saorview, they'd like to see Saorview close IMO.


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    #3661
    icdg
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,696 Mod ✭✭✭✭icdg


    That is my point. They are **not** only available on Sky's HD package. One of them is not available in HD on Sky. 3e HD is only on Sky less than a month.


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