The ITV Thread

rubadub · 16-02-2015 11:34am

watty wrote: »

What? Wait?
You have Aertel Teletext?

Yes I have UPC. I cancelled the TV package and only have UPC basic unlimited broadband. I have 4 UPC installed tv points in my house and all of these still have analogue TV working on them. I have android boxes streaming in more TV on the broadband.

Most channels do not have teletext, some have frozen out of date ones, like TV3 is ancient stuff listed. I use RTE for now & next and news.

Some people think it finished years ago or that nobody uses it. My friend has a good name for it
me- "did you see that band are playing soon"
him -"where did you hear that?"
-me "on rte teletext"
-him "oh, on the old jungle drums"

Bellerstring · 16-02-2015 11:34am

radiowaves wrote: »

Who held the Irish rights to Good Morning Britain?

You're showing an incredible naivete with regards to TV - and, in particular, sports - rights.

It's not just a question of UTV Ireland buying the rights to the Champions League if it suits them - negotiations for the rights to the Champions League are non-negotiable once completed.

Rights for games in Ireland are presently held by TV3 & Setanta Sports (and Sky Sports).

I don't know who held the friggin rights for GMB. I just watch the telly!
With regards to me being naïve about TV rights.....Mea Culpa!!!!!
I just know that last year we could watch CL football on ITV, and now we can't! This is an observation on the service that was imposed upon us with the advent of UTVI. Last year we had it. This year we don't.

radiowaves · 16-02-2015 11:38am

Bellerstring wrote: »

I don't know who held the friggin rights for GMB. I just watch the telly!
With regards to me being naïve about TV rights.....Mea Culpa!!!!!
I just know that last year we could watch CL football on ITV, and now we can't! This is an observation on the service that was imposed upon us with the advent of UTVI. Last year we had it. This year we don't.

"We" can still watch Champions League football on ITV (that's where I'll be watching it tonight)

Cable only viewers won't be able to of course but "we" still can.

Brian017 · 16-02-2015 12:05pm

radiowaves wrote: »

"We" can still watch Champions League football on ITV (that's where I'll be watching it tonight)

Cable only viewers won't be able to of course but "we" still can.

No you won't

the only football on tonight is on the BBC!

radiowaves · 16-02-2015 12:11pm

Brian017 wrote: »

No you won't the only football on tonight is on the BBC!

I know, I actually came back on to edit

Brian017 · 16-02-2015 12:16pm

radiowaves wrote: »

I know, I actually came back on to edit

Ah it's okay. As we get older we all lose a complete day now and again

Bellerstring · 16-02-2015 12:17pm

Brian017 wrote: »

No you won't the only football on tonight is on the BBC!

Maybe radiowaves has one of those service providers that broadcasts live events 24 hours before they take place. I'm sure "They" will be cleaning up with Paddy Power on Wednesday morning when "They" get all the forecasts bang on!:p

radiowaves · 16-02-2015 12:18pm

Bellerstring wrote: »

Maybe radiowaves has one of those service providers that broadcasts live events 24 hours before they take place. I'm sure "They" will be cleaning up with Paddy Power on Wednesday morning when "They" get all the forecasts bang on!:p

I deserved that

Elmo · 16-02-2015 2:27pm

ITV won't broadcast Champions League from next sept. BT hold the rights. Irish rights are held by TV3, RTÉ and Setanta.

UTV Ireland had a contact with the teleshopping company which just ended hence why they where slow to put on GMB

Bellerstring · 16-02-2015 4:36pm

Elmo wrote: »

ITV won't broadcast Champions League from next sept. BT hold the rights. Irish rights are held by TV3, RTÉ and Setanta.

UTV Ireland had a contact with the teleshopping company which just ended hence why they where slow to put on GMB

How did UTVI, have a "contract" with the teleshopping company?
It's only existed since 1st January.
Who's gonna take out a 3 week contract??

Elmo · 16-02-2015 4:53pm

Bellerstring wrote: »

How did UTVI, have a "contract" with the teleshopping company?
It's only existed since 1st January.
Who's gonna take out a 3 week contract??

Advertisers, rolling contract. UTV decided not to renew. They had the rights to GMB from 1st Jan as Lorraine is part of GMB.

Missed the "r" no spellcheck.

CorkMartin · 17-02-2015 6:48pm

Weekend ending 8th Feb, Top Fives:
RTE1:
Voice of Ireland 637,000
Room to Improve 604,000
Fair City 536,000
At Your Service 530,000
Saturday Night Show 502,000

RTE2:
RBS Six Nations 458,000
RBS Six Nations 341,000
RBS Six Nations 291,000
Notorious 164,000
Revenge 159,000

TV3:
Red Rock 165,000
The Cube 154,000
The Restaurant 152,000
All star Family Fortunes 132,000
Red Rock 130,000

UTV Ireland
Coronation Street 542,000
Coronation Street 526,000
Coronation Street 468,000
Coronation Street 451,000
Coronation Street 395,000

mikom · 17-02-2015 7:10pm

CorkMartin wrote: »

Weekend ending 8th Feb, Top Fives:
RTE1:
Voice of Ireland 637,000
Room to Improve 604,000
Fair City 536,000
At Your Service 530,000
Saturday Night Show 502,000

RTE2:
RBS Six Nations 458,000
RBS Six Nations 341,000
RBS Six Nations 291,000
Notorious 164,000
Revenge 159,000

TV3:
Red Rock 165,000
The Cube 154,000
The Restaurant 152,000
All star Family Fortunes 132,000
Red Rock 130,000

UTV Ireland
Coronation Street 542,000
Coronation Street 526,000
Coronation Street 468,000
Coronation Street 451,000
Coronation Street 395,000

Mannnnn.... the power of Coronation Street.

An Ciarraioch · 17-02-2015 9:41pm

mikom wrote: »

Mannnnn.... the power of Coronation Street.

And due to the Six Nations, RTE2 became the second-most watched channel last week

TheRedDevil10 · 17-02-2015 9:43pm

Getting plenty of abuse this evening from angry football fans

https://twitter.com/search?f=realtime&q=utvireland&src=typd

Elmo · 17-02-2015 10:52pm

TheRedDevil10 wrote: »

Getting plenty of abuse this evening from angry football fans

https://twitter.com/search?f=realtime&q=utvireland&src=typd

Daft they lose it from next season in any case.

irishfeen · 17-02-2015 11:01pm

Elmo wrote: »

Daft they lose it from next season in any case.

They could have badly taken those CL rights from TV3 from next year.. Big mistake from UTV not to win them imo..

An Ciarraioch · 17-02-2015 11:21pm

That's assuming TV3 have enough reserves to sustain operations for a full 3-year contract - can a commercial channel be viable with a top regular rating below 200k?

Elmo · 17-02-2015 11:54pm

An Ciarraioch wrote: »

That's assuming TV3 have enough reserves to sustain operations for a full 3-year contract - can a commercial channel be viable with a top regular rating below 200k?

Yeah as long as they can get big sports on the channel. IMO sport rights on TV3 will bring TV3 to the level they had with coro st. And Emmers

JCX BXC · 17-02-2015 11:58pm

An Ciarraioch wrote: »

And due to the Six Nations, RTE2 became the second-most watched channel last week

Amm, I think its the third, which is not that impressive....

Elmo · 18-02-2015 1:08am

Carnacalla wrote: »

Amm, I think its the third, which is not that impressive....

No it was actually the 2nd for that week

RTÉ ONE 19.3%
RTÉ2 8.6%
TV3 7.4%
UTV I 6%
3e 2.6%
TG4 1.9%
RTÉ ONE +1/RTÉjr 0.6%

Problem for Irish TV channels is they can't see to grow they are basically robbing each others audience with around 45% share of the audience.

TV3+1 had 0.16% of the audience in Jan.

mikom · 18-02-2015 1:13am

An Ciarraioch wrote: »

And due to the Six Nations, RTE2 became the second-most watched channel last week

Fleeting.

Elmo · 18-02-2015 1:41am

mikom wrote: »

Fleeting.

That's what we're saying When big sports appear on channels they get a good improvement in their audience figures. RTÉ2's 2012 9% share was down almost entirely to Soccer and the Olympic Games

TV3 should see a 10% for 2015 just because of RCW 2015 alone. In the same way it used Coro St and Emmers.

TV3's viewing figures haven't changed all that much since 1998.

Oct 1998 (medialive Adults 15+)

Rank Programme Name 000's
1 Babysitter's Seduction 132
2 Kickboxer 120
3 When Cars Attack 113
4 Baby Snatcher 108
5 Timecop 105
6 Rambo: First Blood 103
7
Touching Evil 103
8 Early Edition 102
9 Death of a Cheerleader 103
10 Early Edition 96
11 Universal Soldier 95
12 Halloween 93
13 Morrison Murders 91
14 Legends of the Fall 89
15 Stalkers Apprentice 86
16 Touching Evil 85
17 C15: The New Professionals 85
18 C15: The New Professionals 84
19 Snowbound 81
20 In Cold Blood 80

Gits_bone · 18-02-2015 1:45pm

Who's yer man that reads the news? Flicked over and watched for first time last night. He's not very good is he? He's nearly looking down at his desk when talking to a guest. Looks very nervy and tired.

iseegirls · 18-02-2015 1:49pm

Gits_bone wrote: »

Who's yer man that reads the news? Flicked over and watched for first time last night. He's not very good is he? He's nearly looking down at his desk when talking to a guest. Looks very nervy and tired.

Is he still doing the breakfast show on Newstalk? That's probably why he's so tired.

irishfeen · 18-02-2015 2:28pm

radiowaves wrote: »

His point was that there is no point in getting FTA satellite for Champions League as ITV lose the rights at the end of this season.

Could very well see ITV going big for other sports though .. That Carl Frampton fight coming up might signal a re-emergence of ITV Boxing.

icdg · 18-02-2015 6:59pm

To take this back to UTV, the Frampton v Avalos fight will air on UTV Ireland:

http://utv.ie/Sport/2015/02/18/UTV-Ireland-to-air-Framptons-Bantamweight-Challenge-31957

JCX BXC · 18-02-2015 7:35pm

Saturday night takeaway starts soon, that'll get a few viewers (including myself)

irishfeen · 18-02-2015 7:41pm

icdg wrote: »

To take this back to UTV, the Frampton v Avalos fight will air on UTV Ireland:

http://utv.ie/Sport/2015/02/18/UTV-Ireland-to-air-Framptons-Bantamweight-Challenge-31957

Big fight for UTVI .. I would assume any new sports rights ITV pick up in the absence CL, F1, FA Cup etc. will be picked up by UTVI.

radiowaves · 18-02-2015 7:45pm

irishfeen wrote: »

Big fight for UTVI .. I would assume any new sports rights ITV pick up in the absence CL, F1, FA Cup etc. will be picked up by UTVI.

As this is a different market no such assumption should be made.

I'm sure UTV Ireland would go for the same rights though.

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