RTÉ ONE, 2, Junior, and Player

News channel is standard SD, 704 x 576, not HD, but still better than VM sub SD, 544 x 576. Even so, the URC final on News was pretty poor, hence my attempt to watch live on player. It says a lot for my memory that I completely forgot that I have Rteplayer with live channels on my rarely used AppleTV box. I'll be going there again, as RTE has decided to show the dead rubber of Scotland (-4gd) against Hungary (out) on RTE, with the studio punditry arranged around that game. The big event, Germany v Switzerland (+2 gd) relegated to News channel. Who thinks, assuming Switzerland lose, Scotland can win with a 7 goal swing?

Could have used RTE1 for a game tonight and have both games in HD like BBC.

Doesn't help that in promo's RTÉ title it RTÉ NEWS NOW!

EBU generally buy these rights for their members, perhaps competing countries are charged more, but I can't imagine it being the case. Unless Ireland gets to the semi-finals, your not going to see a major difference in the audience for these games, Soccer viewing during the WC and Euro is always high.

You're right of course, I had a brain fart, though with -3 GD they were third in the 3 point Queue, but the Italy draw has eliminated one possible 3 point competitor. It might yet depend on group F on Wednesday.

Croatia otoh have a miniscule chance on 2 points and -3 gd. They'd need the following. Slovenia must lose by 3 nil, and Denmark must either win, or lose 3 nil also, in group C tomorrow. If that happens then Czechia and Georgia must also both lose in group F on Wednesday. That would leave Croatia best 2 pointer on -3 gd with most goals for. Thats the only way it can happen (I Think) as there's already 3 three pointers above them. Bizarre, they were both pretty much through before the Italian equaliser.

And at the time under another username here on board I would have said.

Irish Government nearly always last a full term if not for 4 years, even at the height of the crisis the government remained in power until 2011, 4 years from 2007, the next government had a 5 year term until 2016 and then a 4 year government until 2020, this is not unusual.

The Centenary of the Easter Rising when was that … oh a 100 years after the Easter rising … RTÉ would have had some plan in place for such a celebration.

I won't excuse RTÉ for planned events like the Euros, WC, RWC and so on, these are known 4 year from the previous set of games. I will give RTÉ Covid and the banking crisis as other events, during the period, but weren't we all living through that!

I see BBC 1 and 2 air both games, BBC 3 and 4 could have taken the other game rather than BBC 1, at least they are both in HD.

Yeah, the N2 and first RTÉ TWO look were my era and definitely what comes to mind when I think of RTÉ 2. It was a channel regularly watched in our house growing up. Nowadays, it's never on unless there's a match on or a random film when channel hopping at night.

I wonder what the metrics and fees are for streamed media. Surely minuscule if the fees paid for music streaming are any thing to go by. How much is 'Bella' in fair City due if one person watches his 30 seconds total in an episode?

I though I'd asked here if RTÉ election coverage for the UK GE was wider than its coverage of Ireland Local and European elections?

Saturday

9:00 to 10:00 Radio 1 coverage started the morning of the boxes opening

12:00 to 13:30 RTÉ 1 coverage

6:00 to 7:00 RTÉ 1 extended Six One news

Sunday

9 to 11 Radio 1 (followed by BOC and This Week, I assume BOC continued with coverage but hard to know)

6pm coverage with Claire Byrne

10pm late debate coverage

12pm RTÉ ONE (not sure until what time)

9:35 RTÉ ONE coverage again not sure when this ended

Prime Time Election Special on Monday night along with Late Debate on Radio 1

Over to the UK election

Thursday

9:45 coverage starts on Radio 1

10pm coverage starts on RTÉ 1, with exit poll and Prime Time

11pm to 4am coverage of results

Friday

6am start for morning Ireland

Claire Byrne's Today will continue with coverage

12pm Special Election coverage for 90mins

6pm Six One presented from Westminister.

Also coverage for both in Irish. Does this not seem like a strange way to go for a foreign election?

This maybe the case but it still seems like more coverage that what was given to Locals and European Elections. And a massive focus on live coverage from Westminster and London rather than Belfast (though that will be covered.)

And why no coverage of the French Elections?

West Brit infested RTE letting their mask slip.

More like they're West Europeans rejoicing subtly in the Tory slaughter.

Sorry, posted before page refreshed your warning.

Fair enough Guv.

Streaming radio channel. Also available on ASaorview. Was available on DAB digital broadcast radio, but the entire DAB service was shut down for cost cutting reasons, so all the DAB receivers in newer cars (2016 on approx) are useless here. It can be picked up on Android auto/Apple Carplay equipped newer cars via phone broadband or Car sim connection, using a Car compatible app like TuneIn. Also via your phone incar audio bluetooth source if equipped, and at home on any of the media gadgets like Alexa or OK Google. Here 'tis on d'internet, very easy on the ear.

https://www.rte.ie/radio/gold/

Very slow move towards RTÉ KIDS if it ever happens on screen.

Haven't seen Gold on sat, only the 4 main ones but it is on the net, TuneIn etc.

My bad, you're correct of course. I'm so long looking at my ageing sat box EPG list that I forget the non FM broadcast radio channels are coming from Saorview, only the broadcast big 4 from Astra (1,2,TnaG, Lyric). it's not ideal, but if you have a TV in the kitchen and you're watching RTE from an aerial, then you can listen to the extra radio channels on the TV, their logo pops up on the screen, and its not dependent on Internet connection. Not everyone has alexa or other streaming sources and devices, or Internet even other than on a phone, maybe.

Yep, I get you now.

Have you seen the weather forecast for the Wee Twelfth tomorrow? 🇮🇪😁