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Why does RTE 1 Main evening news never, ever start at 9pm?

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  • 29-06-2011 9:41am
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    Boulevardier
    Registered Users Posts: 1,375 ✭✭✭


    A minor but recurrent gripe.

    RTE 1 main evening news is scheduled to start each evening (except Sats) at 9pm, but not once, in my experience, has it managed to do so.

    If I turn on RTE 1 at, say, 8.56 pm, the 8.30 programme (normally some yawn-making house makeover show) is usually not nearly over. Credits start to roll at around 8.59 (if even then), followed by ads, and so the news does not start until about 9.03. Unsurprisingly, the continuity announcer never tells viewers what time it is at this point.

    Obviously this is forgiveable now and again, but it now seems to be pretty much RTE policy do allow this.

    Surely their editors and continuity people have noticed this by now. Would they not consider doing something about it?


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    Lapin
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    The news always began on time when RTÉ had this yoke.


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    445279.ie
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    Because they're slaves to the advertisers and not one show starts on time as a result


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    Degag
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    Does 3 minutes make such a difference to your life?


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    Riskymove
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    Boulevardier wrote: »
    If I turn on RTE 1 at, say, 8.56 pm, the 8.30 programme (normally some yawn-making house makeover show) is usually not nearly over. Credits start to roll at around 8.59 (if even then), followed by ads, and so the news does not start until about 9.03. Unsurprisingly, the continuity announcer never tells viewers what time it is at this point.


    maybe your clock is wrong


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    Boulevardier
    Registered Users Posts: 1,375 ✭✭✭Boulevardier


    No it isn't. Serious broadcasters like BBC would not allow this to happen with regularity, but sure, its good enough for us paddies.


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    Chris P. Bacon
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    Boulevardier wrote: »
    No it isn't. Serious broadcasters like BBC would not allow this to happen with regularity, but sure, its good enough for us paddies.

    You dont watch UTV/HTV then do you.


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    mike65
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    Chris P. Bacon wrote: »
    You dont watch UTV/HTV then do you.

    He said serious broadcasters.

    The six o'clock news is far worse, its late every flipping time.


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    Max Power1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,272 ✭✭✭✭Max Power1


    mike65 wrote: »
    He said serious broadcasters.

    The six o'clock news is far worse, its late every flipping time.
    Yeah its always late by one minute :p


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    WASP0
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    445279.ie wrote: »
    Because they're slaves to the advertisers and not one show starts on time as a result
    +1
    Really annoying, RTE just want you to look at the ads and keep advertisers happy.


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    Chris P. Bacon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,808 ✭✭✭Chris P. Bacon


    mike65 wrote: »
    He said serious broadcasters.

    The six o'clock news is far worse, its late every flipping time.

    Regardless if you think they are a serious station or not,all i was saying is that UTV/HTV C4 and BBC1/BBC2/BBC3/BBC4 all run programs a minute or two later than advertised.


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    mikemac
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    mike65 wrote: »

    The six o'clock news is far worse, its late every flipping time.

    Because it starts at 6:01


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    Riskymove
    Registered Users Posts: 10,885 ✭✭✭✭Riskymove


    mikemac wrote: »
    Because it starts at 6:01

    I can fix sarcasm/humour detectors at a good price if you are interested


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    mikemac
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    I got the joke, I should have put in a smilie to show that I suppose
    Relax


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    Riskymove
    Registered Users Posts: 10,885 ✭✭✭✭Riskymove


    mikemac wrote: »
    I got the joke, I should have put in a smilie to show that I suppose

    ?

    if that is the case, I dont get your post at all...perhaps there is something wrong with my own detectors!!


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    #16
    Mr. Denton
    Closed Accounts Posts: 867 ✭✭✭Mr. Denton


    Fianna Fail are constantly re-editing the broadcast right up to the last minute. Sometimes they go over.


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    Boulevardier
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    Slight improvement last night. It started at 9.01. perhaps the RTE suits have spotted this thread and have decided to pulll their socks up.


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    Richard
    Registered Users Posts: 2,439 ✭✭✭Richard


    mike65 wrote: »
    He said serious broadcasters.

    The six o'clock news is far worse, its late every flipping time.

    Even the Angelus doesn't start at exactly 6 any more. At least on RTE Radio 1.


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    #19
    JonathanAnon
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    tbh, what bothers me most is moving the news for that stupid Winning Streak... program..


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    [Deleted User]
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    RTÉ's timekeeping was always terrible. Drives my parents around the bend when they're trying to record stuff on Sky+


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