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paying a licence fee and then paying agin to view RTE on sky.

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    #32
    JoeDuffy
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    I think that the issue of TV rights is completely over stated. British TV and radio channels have been available in Ireland (legally & illegally) for decades. BBC are now making their TV and radio availble via digital satellite next week. Do you hear anyone screaming about TV rights?

    If the Irish Gov are serious (?) about providing affordable digital TV in Ireland then they must consider a freeview satellite system. And dare I say it, the Irish Gov (RTE, Chorus, NTL etc.) must consider that digital satellite will bring with it the enemy of all Irish people......competition and choice.


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    Originally posted by JoeDuffy
    I think that the issue of TV rights is completely over stated. British TV and radio channels have been available in Ireland (legally & illegally) for decades. BBC are now making their TV and radio availble via digital satellite next week. Do you hear anyone screaming about TV rights?
    Let me clarify the situation for you.
    There has never been a problem as such with the rights of BBC programmes where they have been receivable for years here either through an aerial or on cable.
    Indeed for many years the cable co's broadcast UK channels without paying a penny for them, untill, the UK channels discovered this and did something about it-ie they now pay.

    However RTE have always got Big U.S Films and Series before they were shown on the UK channels.
    That was the only way they could compete in multi channel land and still is.
    They were able to buy the rights for them in ROI on the cheap as they could say that they were for just the Eire 3 million or so audience.
    Satellite has complicated this as technically now it is possible for anyone with a Sky system to bend the rules and receive RTE in Britain.
    RTE couldn't continue to show U.S programming before the UK channels have them , if a formal agreement was made to put RTE on in the UK.
    Everybody would be watching RTE and then ITV add revenue would plummet.
    Programme rights in English are complicated in such a way to maximixe revenue for the programme makers.
    The only agreement possible would be the U.S / Canada example ie the simulcasting of the movies and U.S series on both RTE and the UK channels.
    Now that happens as it is with a lot of TV3's programming, but then Granada own a lot of that channel.
    RTE wouldn't like to be simulcasting films and U.S series with the BBC as , yes you've guessed it,most would probably watch on the BBC here as there would be no adds.
    That would ruin RTE's add revenue.
    Hope that gives you a flavour of what we are up against, it's all to do wih money really.
    mm


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    #34
    JoeDuffy
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    There has never been a problem as such with the rights of BBC programmes where they have been receivable for years here either through an aerial or on cable.

    Sorry Madman, but I'm not sold on your explanation. How can there be no problems with TV rights from BBC broadcasts, and yet there is somehow a problem with TV rights on all other UK terrestrials.

    The debate has very little to do with TV rights, but has everything to do with ad revenue. Because the BBC will not be pursuing ad revenue in Ireland there is no problem. If ITV, CH4, and CH5 were to enter into the equation then RTE would really wet themselves, and we would be listening to "smoke screens" about TV rights for the next few years.


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