RTE today

Sully

Anyone notice the constant drop of quality with RTE today? Spotted it this evening when the Bill was on, they had to go to those status screens apologising and saying it will be back shortly. Quality of Fair City was more ****ty then usual due to it and to top it off Prime Time had no sound from start and they cut it off.. still waiting for it to return!

Greenman

And no music interlude, RTE 2 OK with Bad Boys.

Sully

Is this what we are paying our TV license for?

MayMay

That happened with RTE 2 yesterday a few times too.

Greenman

Would love to know what the problem was.

highlydebased

Prime Time currently having sound problems......

Jimbo

Spending too much money on licence inspectors, thats what it is

Sully

jimbo78 wrote: »

Spending too much money on licence inspectors, thats what it is

Government cut backs I tell ya, someone needs to pay for Harneys lunches!

Sully

Neon-Circles wrote: »

Prime Time currently having sound problems......

Is Prime Time pre-recorded?

Question Answered by presenter. Im of out, for fear she cuts on me again.

Greenman

More cock ups.

Dirk Gently

Looks like the IRA technical communications sabotage unit are trying to block the broadcast :eek:

Jimbo

Ther'll be a motion of no confidence in RTE if they keep this up

Sully

clown bag wrote: »

Looks like the IRA technical communications sabotage unit are trying to block the broadcast :eek:

I can imagine the fight as the IRA try to take over..

Ill wait for Gerry Adams to deny it all, "no IRA involvement"

jimbo78 wrote: »

Ther'll be a motion of no confidence in RTE if they keep this up

Brilliant!

Dirk Gently

someone needs to slap that work experience kid who keeps pulling out the audio cable.

mike65

RTE used to like this every day and night.

Mike.

billy the squid

No fear of the adverts breaking down though. The Quinn family are probably rolling their eyes and wondering if what they have to say will ever be heard.

Sully

clown bag wrote: »

someone needs to slap that work experience kid who keeps pulling out the audio cable.

Main techs are probably on strike.. better pay and better working quality. New kids on the block testing out the shiny control panel!

Dirk Gently

looks like they've given up on tonights primetime.

Sully

billy the squid wrote: »

No fear of the adverts breaking down though. The Quinn family are probably rolling their eyes and wondering if what they have to say will ever be heard.

Disgrace really.. there blaming studio two. Can they not like swap the tape over into a different studio or something?

Ya think RTE would be well prepared for this major cockup.

Milktrolley

Good to see they've abandoned Prime Time, as it was the package was never going to get the detail it deserved. Has to be said that was car crash television, and an unusual type of problem that's not usually seen. Imagine if this happened just 24 hours later? Over a million people watch the Toy Show - there'd be heads rolling if this dirty laundry was aired then.

Should be noted that major problems have happened to the BBC on numerous occasions forcing most of their services off the air, usually in the form of power cuts. Not trying to excuse it, but licence fee payers elsewhere see this from time to time as well.

gillyfromlyre

Hubby says hes ringing the tv license inspector to call round this year if I don't stop watching so called "crap tv". Last year he answered the door with a pair of shades and a walking stick, told the inspector he was blind and didn't have a tv he he

Sully

Its not a power issue tho. Its a tech issue. They should role with plan B in this case..]

Looks like RTE plan B was "Go to ads, mess with cables, and try again"

Toto Wolfcastle

I've complained quite a bit over the last 3 weeks that I have no tv and am missing everything. RTE manage to lose the sound on Prime Time and I miss it. I might as well tell the manager of my apartment complex to cancel the order for the new tv. Nothing will ever beat that!

You'd think they'd try a bit harder, in fairness, especially in the prime time slot, which they are advertising by actually calling the show Prime Time.

Think they'll give us all a refund on out TV licence? :rolleyes:

(Wait, my mother pays mine, so I shouldn't really complain)

Mossy Monk

OMG a television channel having problems. This would never happen anywhere else in the world.

copacetic

Sully wrote: »

Its not a power issue tho. Its a tech issue. They should role with plan B in this case..]

Looks like RTE plan B was "Go to ads, mess with cables, and try again"

How do you know it wasn't a power issue?

Depending on the issue, there are very few 'plan bs' for when something goes bang on live tv. except for putting something else out instead.

Ingeniero

I heard from a buddy in RTE that the sound desk in the studio failed. As Prime Time is a live prog.....Major sh!t!

copacetic

Ingeniero wrote: »

I heard from a buddy in RTE that the sound desk in the studio failed. As Prime Time is a live prog.....Major sh!t!

doesn't seem very likely, if the sound desk failed they would have know before the went to air, or if in failed just as they went to air they would have known straight away..

Ingeniero

Quote "doesn't seem very likely, if the sound desk failed they would have know before the went to air, or if in failed just as they went to air they would have known straight away.."

Strange reply. Do you know what you are talking about?

jleavy

Ingeniero wrote: »

Quote "doesn't seem very likely, if the sound desk failed they would have know before the went to air, or if in failed just as they went to air they would have known straight away.."

Strange reply. Do you know what you are talking about?

What's interesting also - if it was only a sound issue:
Why did they mess up the pre-recorded tape of the interview with that guys parents? They played the opening bit twice and only cut out when it started going onto a report that we had just seen. That wasn't a sound issue, but I guess in the panic!!!

When the interview did continue at the correct edit point is was fine, until the final loss of sound when everyone jumped ship.

But no, crap happens and it was fun to watch... my Mum and I were shouting at the TV "CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?" (you know that ad with the modile phone?... can you hear me now? how about now?.......

Anyway, classic.... one excellent one for the blooper reels.

Milktrolley

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/hitches-force-farm-murder-story-off-air-1233167.html

A spokeswoman cited sound desk problems in studio two as the source of the problems. It was also mentioned on Ian Dempsey this morning - a caller kept breaking up and Keith compared it to last night's Prime Time.

jleavy

janeybabe26 wrote: »

I've complained quite a bit over the last 3 weeks that I have no tv and am missing everything. RTE manage to lose the sound on Prime Time and I miss it. I might as well tell the manager of my apartment complex to cancel the order for the new tv. Nothing will ever beat that!

You can watch it again, unedited:
(RealPlayer Required)

rtsp://streaming2.rte.ie/2007/1129/primetime-164480-230.rm

Just go in 9minutes until the program starts.

Just for fun you understand
Joe

Toto Wolfcastle

jleavy wrote: »

You can watch it again, unedited:
(RealPlayer Required)

rtsp://streaming2.rte.ie/2007/1129/primetime-164480-230.rm

Just go in 9minutes until the program starts.

Just for fun you understand
Joe

I love it! I had great fun trying to guess what they were on about. And then your one comes on to say that they'll be back soon....and repeats this ever bloody 5 seconds (and clearly finds the whole thing hilarious!), and then they make me happy about having no tv by showing what's on tomorrow (tonight), and then they show that eclipse thing which was HILARIOUS, then another ad for the Late Late Toy Show (the same ad as last year of course, then, and this is the best bit.....an ad for the TV licence!!! And then they finally go back to it and I get sad .....but wait......major deja vu....have I not seen this already? Oh look, the lovely Prime Time sign again, and your wan telling us to bear with them for a few moments....I'm not moving love, this is the best RTE production ever!

Right...getting a bit bored now. That sign is a bit hypnotic. Look at it being all twirly and blue! Oh, we're back. Nice couple, feel bad for them. Sad story.

Wait....what's she saying? Her voice is gone. As if she didn't have enough to deal with. What? Oh, RTE have made a balls of it again.

Ooooh, they're having some extreme difficulties, like extreme sports, ya know? Mark Little is hang gliding back to studio as we speak.

AND I finally got to see that Guinness ad.

I just feel sorry got Miriam et al. I mean, they could have just stayed in bed.

Yup, I can safely say that I have never been more proud of RTE.

(I actually like RTE, just so you know!

Our man in Havana

RTE 1 still having problems today. The GA (General Audiences) marquee is on non stop on the Saturday afternoon film. Do we really need reminding that the film is for GA every 20 seconds.

Deflector

While it can be fully appreciated what happened regarding Studio 2's desk, what was not acceptable was the typically appalling performance by RTÉ Presentation.

The announcer was crass, lacking in judgement, and a terrible communicator. It is so typical of RTÉ Presentation announcers - as we have seen so often - to churn out a repeated script over and over and over again, with no variation or modicum of sympathy with the viewer. This in turns creates a sense of mistrust with the viewer and encourages them to switch over - one has absolutely no confidence in matters being resolved any time soon when the same inane lines are simply repeated. The similarly stagnant static graphic cut up showed an equal distain for the viewer. Remember this was not a Presentation problem, only a meagre studio audio one, one of the most simple of all 'red light' situations to for a Presentation division to deal with. For a lifeless dull graphic with no audio to be cut up for the best part of five minutes, in 2007, is frankly embarrassing.

On the part of the announcer there was no conversational tone, no soothing warmth, no willingness to ease the situation; just a revserion to the typical monotone, robotic, shouty crassness one expects nothing more of from the majority of ill-informed and thoroughly crude brigade who have the cheek to call themselves continuity announcers in RTÉ. They don't even know the meaning of the word, less still the art of the role.

To cut back to the remarkably rude Miriam, chatting narkily to camera as if behind a bike shed with phone in hand and gum in mouth, was truly the icing on the cake.

Oh the professionalism of it all!

copacetic

Ingeniero wrote: »

Quote "doesn't seem very likely, if the sound desk failed they would have know before the went to air, or if in failed just as they went to air they would have known straight away.."

Strange reply. Do you know what you are talking about?

would certainly take a wager that I am better informed that your mate!

Toto Wolfcastle

Deflector wrote: »

While it can be fully appreciated what happened regarding Studio 2's desk, what was not acceptable was the typically appalling performance by RTÉ Presentation.

The announcer was crass, lacking in judgement, and a terrible communicator. It is so typical of RTÉ Presentation announcers - as we have seen so often - to churn out a repeated script over and over and over again, with no variation or modicum of sympathy with the viewer. This in turns creates a sense of mistrust with the viewer and encourages them to switch over - one has absolutely no confidence in matters being resolved any time soon when the same inane lines are simply repeated. The similarly stagnant static graphic cut up showed an equal distain for the viewer. Remember this was not a Presentation problem, only a meagre studio audio one, one of the most simple of all 'red light' situations to for a Presentation division to deal with. For a lifeless dull graphic with no audio to be cut up for the best part of five minutes, in 2007, is frankly embarrassing.

On the part of the announcer there was no conversational tone, no soothing warmth, no willingness to ease the situation; just a revserion to the typical monotone, robotic, shouty crassness one expects nothing more of from the majority of ill-informed and thoroughly crude brigade who have the cheek to call themselves continuity announcers in RTÉ. They don't even know the meaning of the word, less still the art of the role.

To cut back to the remarkably rude Miriam, chatting narkily to camera as if behind a bike shed with phone in hand and gum in mouth, was truly the icing on the cake.

Oh the professionalism of it all!

I thought that the announcer sounded like she wanted to laugh to be honest. But ya, repeating the same thing over and over just annoyed me. She should have done a dance or something.

Our man in Havana

jleavy wrote: »

You can watch it again, unedited:
(RealPlayer Required)

rtsp://streaming2.rte.ie/2007/1129/primetime-164480-230.rm

Just go in 9minutes until the program starts.

Just for fun you understand
Joe

That file has been removed, it appears.

jleavy

Bond-007 wrote: »

That file has been removed, it appears.

Yes, RTE have removed the unedited version now.

Toto Wolfcastle

jleavy wrote: »

Yes, RTE have removed the unedited version now.

Spoilsports :mad:

jb91

Bond-007 wrote: »

RTE 1 still having problems today. The GA (General Audiences) marquee is on non stop on the Saturday afternoon film. Do we really need reminding that the film is for GA every 20 seconds.

I've seen that happening loads of times before. It's so distracting!

Deflector

Ugh - the pres announcer has just spoken the entire way over the emotional credits of The Clinic. Indeed I just waited till the end to hear the inevitable.

Another classic case of utter crassness on the part of RTÉ Presentation. Such buffoons :mad:

bloomfountain

A continuity announcer must have been given you a very hard time at some point Deflector.....

Was watching it with my father and thought that RTE handled a difficult situation well..

Ingeniero

Quote [would certainly take a wager that I am better informed that your mate!]

No Way. I know exactly what happened.

donaghs

"The stars of RTÉ One's 'Fair City' took to the stage in Dublin last night to record their Christmas music special.

'Fair City Sings' will be broadcast on RTÉ One on Christmas Day and will feature cast members pitting their vocal talents against each other in front of celebrity judges Gemma Craven, Gavin Ó Fearraigh and Mary McEvoy."

Paid for by the licence fee hike!:eek:

Mossy Monk

donaghs wrote: »

Paid for by the licence fee hike!:eek:

I will guarantee you that a lot of people will watch it too so your point is invalid.

ShaneU

Mossy Monk wrote: »

I will guarantee you that a lot of people will watch it too so your point is invalid.

A lot of people under 50 years old?