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    #2012
    JCX BXC
    Registered Users Posts: 18,173 ✭✭✭✭JCX BXC


    A news channel? Really? The current news service is poor with content at the moment, what the feck would they fill a 24 hour service with?


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    #2013
    deezell
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    Carnacalla wrote: »
    A news channel? Really? The current news service is poor with content at the moment, what the feck would they fill a 24 hour service with?
    lots of ads.


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    #2014
    Sam Russell
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 19,705 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sam Russell


    ... and product placement.


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    #2015
    ftakeith
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,251 ✭✭✭ftakeith


    Carnacalla wrote: »
    A news channel? Really? The current news service is poor with content at the moment, what the feck would they fill a 24 hour service with?

    Some Commercial TV channels do this in Germany

    I don't think it could work here


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    #2016
    Delta2113
    Registered Users Posts: 2,709 ✭✭✭Delta2113


    They would probably operate the news channel like in the states with local cable tv news and basically you would get say the 5.30pm live news and then they would just keep repeating this until 8pm news and then just keep repeating this all night etc.

    Very cheap to do. Probably even worse than RTE News Now which is pretty woeful.


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    #2017
    Sam Russell
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 19,705 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sam Russell


    Delta2113 wrote: »
    They would probably operate the news channel like in the states with local cable tv news and basically you would get say the 5.30pm live news and then they would just keep repeating this until 8pm news and then just keep repeating this all night etc.

    Very cheap to do. Probably even worse than RTE News Now which is pretty woeful.

    What prevents RTE NN from being anything else but woeful is the lack of funding because of the lack of adverts. This means a lack of journalists. RTE could do better by having slots for student journalists and other minority sources like a soapbox type slot, or open source discussion slots, etc. It just requires a little bit of imagination.


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    #2018
    Elmo
    Registered Users Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    Sam Russell wrote: »
    ... and product placement.

    Your not allowed Product Placement in News and Current Affairs programmes. Your also not allow Sponsorship of news and current affairs programming on TV.

    Most likely it with be a rolling news service with a live news presenter and weather but largely just repeats of the main TV news and entertainment shows.

    E.g.
    3PM: Tonight with VB repeat
    4PM: Live Newscast with reports from 12:30 and Xpose.
    5PM: Xpose Live (with a repeat on TV3)
    6PM: Repeat 5:30
    6:30: Repeat Tonight
    7:30: Live Newscast with reports from 5:30
    8PM: 8 News

    And so on. If anyone remembers Ireland Live News .net


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    #2019
    Sam Russell
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    Elmo wrote: »
    Your not allowed Product Placement in News and Current Affairs programmes. Your also not allow Sponsorship of news and current affairs programming on TV.

    Didn't stop them having VB Tonight being sponsored by Bank of Scotland Ireland, and dropping an unfavourable news item involving BoS I, did it?


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    #2020
    Elmo
    Registered Users Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    Sam Russell wrote: »
    Didn't stop them having VB Tonight being sponsored by Bank of Scotland Ireland, and dropping an unfavourable news item involving BoS I, did it?

    No but the BAI eventually did gently warn them.


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    #2021
    Fred Swanson
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    #2022
    AwaitYourReply
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    Elmo wrote: »
    They have suggested this before. It will be interesting to see if any new services appear from the channel considering that they had plans for a News Channel, a Classics channels and a Children's Channel.

    They will really need to improve their news output, from a visual perspective and also an online perspective.

    http://www.tv3.ie/news.php

    They have news from Sept on that page, I though U2 were going to have another concert.

    Midday still features as a link
    http://www.tv3.ie/news_sub_page.php?locID=1.2.893

    http://www.businesspost.ie/tv3-plans-24-hour-news-channel/

    Well spotted shortcomings

    TV3 and UTV Ireland both need to offer some proper live news service across the Weekends and on Public Holidays too. Right now, I can only view last Friday nights TV3 News at 8 with Alan Cantwell via TV3.ie and this does not demonstrate a serious attitude to News in my view. In the UK even commercial broadcasters like itv & Channel 4 have news bulletins on Sat/Sun/Bank Holidays.

    Website material:
    The programme "MidWeek" has a link that seems to indicate it is still currently on TV3.ie long after the show was axed from our tv screens. To find it, just click on the "News" link and Midweek will be over on the right-hand-side with stories right up to November 2013!

    http://www.tv3.ie/news_sub_page.php?locID=1.2.893

    However to be fair; I have come across similar errors by RTÉ such as "Morning Edition" with Keelin Shanley. I just took a look and it's still listed as the first programme if you go to RTÉ.ie and place your mouse over "TV Programmes" heading and while on this page if you look under the sub-heading for "News" programming you will see Morning Edition is listed first. Meanwhile over on RTÉ 2 we should apparently still have "News on Two" but I think that was axed when RTÉ TWO was relaunched as RTÉ 2 some time back! I know RTÉ has a live 11:00pm news bulletin Mon-Fri on RTÉ News Now while RTÉ News still has a late bulletin that goes out only on Friday nights following The Late Late Show on RTÉ One television.
    http://www.rte.ie/tv/programmes/news.html
    http://www.rte.ie/tv/programmes/morningedition.html


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    #2023
    icdg
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    Joo0 wrote: »
    Tv3 are looking at launching 24 hour news service as well as other new channels
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    Those report untrue, according to Virgin Media CEO Tony Hanaway.

    http://m.independent.ie/business/technology/news/the-cable-broadband-boss-whos-betting-big-on-ireland-incs-economic-recovery-34402446.html


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    #2024
    Elmo
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    Basically the hallmarks of TV3 announcements under DH and David McRedmond will be given short thrift. I wonder if these guys get a bollicking I know if someone in a lower position in TV3 had said that they plan a News channel they be given the boot, particularly when it comes to a plc like UPC.


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    #2025
    iseegirls
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    I think they need to stabilize their 2 channels first of all before they go adding new channels.

    3e still doesn't know what target market to chase. They really need to get rid of the repeats during the dayime of ireland:AM, Midday etc.. There's TV3+1 to accommodate the Ireland:AM repeat. Feel it's really lazy scheduling and probably highlights the lack of programmes and money that has been invested into 3e. I think since they've bought over from Channel 6, they've made less homegrown shows for the channel than there is fingers on one hand. Fyi, Uploaded, Newsb@g and er... And they've had the channel nearly 8 years now.

    If they want to go down the kids channel route, they should start trialling it on 3e between 6am-2pm. If successful, it can branch out then. 4Music started out on E4 for a year or so before it became a channel on its own.


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    #2026
    iseegirls
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    Pat Kenny signed up for TV3 to host the first leaders debate on Thursday with Collette Fitzpatrick. Also have Ivan Yates present the Tonight show after it.

    Wonder will this open a few doors for Pat Kenny with TV3.


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    #2027
    Elmo
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    iseegirls wrote: »
    Pat Kenny signed up for TV3 to host the first leaders debate on Thursday with Collette Fitzpatrick. Also have Ivan Yates present the Tonight show after it.

    Wonder will this open a few doors for Pat Kenny with TV3.

    Interesting to see if it open up more doors for Newstalk and TV3. Interesting to see how it will be presented. Will it be like the US debates but with a 2 person panel?

    Good opportunity for TV3 to do up their News studio!


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    #2028
    icdg
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,685 Mod ✭✭✭✭icdg


    The TV3 studio now rebranded the "Sony HD Virgin Media TV3 Studio". Terrible lighting problems in the post debate show (in their old studio) with Ivan Yates now.


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    #2029
    Elmo
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    icdg wrote: »
    The TV3 studio now rebranded the "Sony HD Virgin Media TV3 Studio". Terrible lighting problems in the post debate show (in their old studio) with Ivan Yates now.

    No I think it is just Virgin media TV3 HD studio.

    https://twitter.com/sharon_mchugh/status/697873386014425088

    Though the name of the studio is not mentioned.


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    #2030
    Elmo
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    Irish Mirror reporting that RTÉ are planning to take Big Brother from TV3, reading it the source seems to be from TV3?

    http://www.irishmirror.ie/whats-on/film-and-tv/rte-in-talks-makers-big-7367493


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    #2031
    JCX BXC
    Registered Users Posts: 18,173 ✭✭✭✭JCX BXC


    You know TV is getting low when RTE starts stealing the ****e from TV3


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    #2032
    irishfeen
    Registered Users Posts: 8,061 ✭✭✭irishfeen


    Dear god, obviously RTÉ have just giving up on anything outside RTÉ1.

    Unless they considering making an Irish version but I highly doubt that.


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    #2033
    Machinehead
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    Elmo wrote: »
    Irish Mirror reporting that RTÉ are planning to take Big Brother from TV3, reading it the source seems to be from TV3?

    http://www.irishmirror.ie/whats-on/film-and-tv/rte-in-talks-makers-big-7367493
    OMG Nooooooooooooooooooooooo.


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    #2034
    dublinman1990
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    I thought RTE was going to be sticking with more sensible high brow programming; but since this show could be on RTE2 in the near future; you couldn't have thought that their standards could have gone any lower for this thrash with the payment of our TV Licence Fee.

    Big Brother = Rubbish TV.


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    #2035
    Elmo
    Registered Users Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    I think the source is from TV3 it puts TV3s coverage of big bro in the news.


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    #2036
    Joo0
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    Elmo wrote: »
    I think the source is from TV3 it puts TV3s coverage of big bro in the news.

    Seems likely!


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    #2037
    Sam Russell
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    Elmo wrote: »
    I think the source is from TV3 it puts TV3s coverage of big bro in the news.

    Are they threatening to sue RTE over it? Or will they complain to BAI over it?


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    #2038
    steveon
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    Elmo wrote: »
    Irish Mirror reporting that RTÉ are planning to take Big Brother from TV3, reading it the source seems to be from TV3?

    http://www.irishmirror.ie/whats-on/film-and-tv/rte-in-talks-makers-big-7367493

    Is it any wonder people avoid paying their tv license, available for free on sat on ch5 and thats the only place it should be complete tripe tv....


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    #2039
    Elmo
    Registered Users Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    Sam Russell wrote: »
    Are they threatening to sue RTE over it? Or will they complain to BAI over it?

    No because it's not happening. IMO


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    #2040
    iseegirls
    Registered Users Posts: 3,017 ✭✭✭iseegirls


    They might be having conversations with Endemol regarding other TV projects. Can't see RTE2 ever having big brother.


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    #2041
    Rick_
    Registered Users Posts: 2,610 ✭✭✭Rick_


    Wasn't there talk of an Irish Big Brother at one point on RTÉ? Could have swore I remember reading that years ago when the show was still very popular on Channel 4.


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