Is TV3 the worst channel possible?

Tom Dunne

I mean come on, with it's tabloid nonsense, it's semi-literate news readers and it's constant feed of reality type muck.

I think it is the worst possible channel out there.

Zaph

Well there is Channel 6, which is owned by....eh...TV3.

Tom Dunne

Zaph wrote: »

Well there is Channel 6, which is owned by....eh...TV3.

Well, I suppose TV3 make Channel 6 look like a professional, competent, media-savvy organisation. But this isn't about Channel 6, this is about the "I failed media studies" half-wits who work at TV3.

Xavi6

Without a doubt the worst channel going.

And as for the IQ of the people working there.....

6th

Tom Dunne wrote: »

I mean come on, with it's tabloid nonsense, it's semi-literate news readers and it's constant feed of reality type muck.

I think it is the worst possible channel out there.

I have to agree. I mean could they at least try to compete with the Uk channels?

Zaph

I GuanYin wrote: »

And as for the IQ of the people working there.....

Maybe that's what the 3 is?

Elmo

I will defend TV3, I think this is the first time someone other then me has posted an anti-TV3 thread.

The IQ level is good enough to realise that they can earn 20,000,000 in profits each year without caring about what the channel is actually like.

I never thought I would be pro-TV3

Xavi6

Elmo wrote: »

I will defend TV3, I think this is the first time someone other then me has posted an anti-TV3 thread.

The IQ level is good enough to realise that they can earn 20,000,000 in profits each year without caring about what the channel is actually like.

I never thought I would be pro-TV3

Ah yes but they are stupid enough to think that they can spam an online message board and not get caught.

jor el

I stopped watching iTV3 when when they continually screwed up the scheduling of The Shield. Whoever is in charge of scheduling there should be fired, they've been doing the exact same thing, with many shows, since their inception.

It also took them 10 years to fix their oh so terrible website.

mike65

Martin King rules!

Mr E

mike65 wrote: »

Martin King rules!

Betty, who is 104 from Walkinstown, agrees with you.

Elmo

Mr E wrote: »

Betty, who is 104 from Walkinstown, agrees with you.

Martin King's script tonight

"Wow, Uh Oh, and a ho ho ho to you mrs, we are in for a cold one, and sure doesn't Betty, who is 105 from Walkinstown today, agree with me and Mike from boards, its going to be a cold one in boards let me tell you ........."

Tom10

Any channel that can broadcast that evil little sp**K merchant Jeremy Klye is just the lowest of the low, and the fact that they just show repeats because he was taken off the air says all you need to know about TV3.

Oh and the cheek of Vincent Browne on tv3's nightly news saying tv3 was as good as rte is some joke. As bad as rte are at least they try to make programs that don't just involve a intern holding a camera at a "journalist" taking about how the recession has boned us all - thats not irish programming thats brain dead tv!!!

Otis Driftwood

I will defend them only to the point that they introduced the sheild to Irish tv.

Everything else about em - monkey balls.

Krieg

TV3 > RTE

I don't watch much television, but anytime Im browsing I have often found decent films or programs like scrubs on TV3

Peewee_lane

surely the jesus channels are much worse.

Chris died for our sins!

Our man in Havana

What channel in their right mind would give those has been witches on Xposé a job?

There just should come clean and rename the channel ITV Ireland.

Elmo

Peewee_lane wrote: »

surely the jesus channels are much worse.

Chris died for our sins!

Yeah but did he die so that we could have TV3?

Gran Hermano

It's nothing but ITV-lite - I can't understand why anyone with ITV or UTV
would need to even have TV3 tuned in.

smashey

TV3 is the biggest pile of steaming excrement imaginable.

Elmo

Gran Hermano wrote: »

It's nothing but ITV-lite - I can't understand why anyone with ITV or UTV
would need to even have TV3 tuned in.

I would remove my eyes before watching any of them ITV has gone to ****.

delly

TG4, a channel in another language I don't even understand is better than TV3 and there weather presenters are hotter too.

Our man in Havana

delly wrote: »

TG4, a channel in another language I don't even understand is better than TV3 and there weather presenters are hotter too.

That is some indictment of TV3. TG4 is miles better.

Gareth37

Tom Dunne wrote: »

I mean come on, with it's tabloid nonsense, it's semi-literate news readers and it's constant feed of reality type muck.

I think it is the worst possible channel out there.

I do agree with you but what makes it different from any other channel?

Xavi6

Gareth37 wrote: »

I do agree with you but what makes it different from any other channel?

It doesn't have The Angelus

BroomBurner

I like their morning tv programme (except for that twat Cagney). No other good morning tv shows on ANY other channel at the moment.

TV4 is actually a decent enough channel for films. They generally show quite risqué films that the mainstream channels won't.

RTE just makes my blood boil (apart from Reeling in the Years).

RTE2 is still Network2 to me, I like that channel more, though that's because they get to show the fun stuff, like Desperate Housewives.

On the plus side for all the TV3 haters out there, at least the only taxpayers money they get is from RTE advertising on them. Maybe the odd grant here and there...

ongarite

AFAIK, TV3 get a slice of the TV license fee also but they must wipe their arse with it for all the quality programming you see on it.

ArmaniJeanss

Wait until next season when they have (exclusive Irish rights to) the Champions League on Wednesday nights, we'll all have to watch it then.

Gran Hermano

ArmaniJeanss wrote: »

Wait until next season when they have (exclusive Irish rights to) the Champions League on Wednesday nights, we'll all have to watch it then.

Apart from the fact not everyone watches football, are ITV showing the same?

Mountjoy Mugger

Tom Dunne wrote: »

I think it is the worst possible channel out there.

Nah - check out Buzz TV on NTL. Now, that takes some beating.

BroomBurner

Mountjoy Mugger wrote: »

Nah - check out Buzz TV on NTL. Now, that takes some beating.

Is that the one with Sumo TV or somesuch weirdo programme on it all the time? My eyes bled once when I accidently left that channel on.

Gareth37

I GuanYin wrote: »

It doesn't have The Angelus

True. I don't think it has any words of God Im afraid

Fair play to RTE for making some effort at least

Elmo

BroomBurner wrote: »

On the plus side for all the TV3 haters out there, at least the only taxpayers money they get is from RTE advertising on them. Maybe the odd grant here and there...

If RTE is to improve TV3 need to start improving. RTE still have a monopoly, but that is only because TV3 are unwilling to compeat with them.

TV3 earn alot of money and while there is nothing wrong with that they still need to provide something more, they are just ITV the show shows that anyone could show, there is really nothing different about them.

That is the fundamental problem with TV3.

Our man in Havana

True. I don't think it has any words of God Im afraid

Fair play to RTE for making some effort at least.

Careful now!

Lets not go down that road again.

lottodrink

Bond-007 wrote: »

Careful now!

Lets not go down that road again.

Well I like watching Supernatural thats about it tho... RTE is just as bad! Hate listening to John Giles and Co. trying to pretend their not pissed drunk n know what their talking about lol

BroomBurner

Elmo wrote: »

If RTE is to improve TV3 need to start improving. RTE still have a monopoly, but that is only because TV3 are unwilling to compeat with them.

TV3 earn alot of money and while there is nothing wrong with that they still need to provide something more, they are just ITV the show shows that anyone could show, there is really nothing different about them.

That is the fundamental problem with TV3.

I've often thought that, then thought maybe they're catering for the people that only have the Irish channels and therefore don't get to see any of the ITV programmes the rest of us get to.

Elmo

BroomBurner wrote: »

I've often thought that, then thought maybe they're catering for the people that only have the Irish channels and therefore don't get to see any of the ITV programmes the rest of us get to.

Yeah that would be the case only that everyone in Ireland can now get ITV free to air by buying a satellite or subscribing to sky or cable.

RTE provided them for years before TV3 got their hands on them, its not like we didn't have TV stations doing that already.

TV3 have already stated that if more regulations where put on them they would have no problem broadcasting from the UK on cable and sat in Ireland. They wouldn't lose that many viewers. Only about 200,000 people are without the Northern Ireland terrestrials.

Also their is no problem with them showing cheap imports but they should provide some more Prime Time TV with out government assistance.

Remember there are just as many people without the BBC and C4 that they don't cater for.

SoupyNorman

What I find amusing is that TV3 laid off a bunch of staff a couple of months ago, so you might say that they got rid of people who didnt do much for their money.

Then they get two half a heads to present daytime tv.



If I was ever in that studio I'd find out where all the fire exits are because there is so much smoke being blown up peoples arses, that would be a smart move.

Tom Dunne

Okay, I can do this.

So, how has it lasted so long? People are obviously watching it.

jor el

Tom Dunne wrote: »

So, how has it lasted so long? People are obviously watching it.

Coronation Street and Emmerdale. Those two alone rake in the punters. All the exact same reality crap that's on ITV, X-factor, Celebrity, etc. also bring them in, in droves.

Fighting Irish

all irish tv is total balls

Mr E

The best thing on TV3?

The 10 second ident where the girl is blowing out candles on a cake.
I see that and I think "Aaaah, good old TV3".

Then flick over to Sky, Dave, Bravo, Sky News, RTE1, RTE2 or TG4.

Stephen

I hate them for the constant stream of "reality"/celebrity bolloxology and Xpose. X-factor all night Saturday? I'd rather stick needles in my eyes.

Galvasean

I know they arent government funded but do they have to interrupt the movies every ten minutes with an ad break?

Elmo

Galvasean wrote: »

I know they arent government funded but do they have to interrupt the movies every ten minutes with an ad break?

I think the may have done this at the very beginning but their are rules which work out like so: -

No Broadcaster can take any more then 1 add break in a 45min movie, if a movie goes 10 mins over 45 they may take another add break. If their is a movie 90mins long they may only take 3 add breaks, if it run over by 10 minutes they have the option to interrupt the movie one more time in the second 45 mins. And so on.

So I was sure that TV3, RTE, Sky etc don't follow this rule. I have since test TV3 and they took 4 add breaks in the Panic Room last night.

21:00 Movie
21:35 Ad break
21:41 Movie
22:00 Ad break
22:06 Movie
22:22 Ad break
22:28 Movie
22:51 Add break
22:56 Movie
23:05 end

Running time 112.

Our man in Havana

jor el wrote: »

Coronation Street and Emmerdale. Those two alone rake in the punters. All the exact same reality crap that's on ITV, X-factor, Celebrity, etc. also bring them in, in droves.

It is basically chavtastic tv.

Aidric

Nigerian Movies is the worst channel out there. It makes TV3 seem acceptable.
To talk about TV3 for a second, it's a national embarrassment. Their schedules are virtually devoid of home produced programming, save for Vincent Browne and its news/sport output. When it does make the effort we get the likes of that bumbling chimp Ursula Halligan attempting to discuss politics. Her guests are embarrassed for her, I cringe alarmingly.
As has been said it's just a carbon copy of the equally rubbish ITV.

fryup

Tom Dunne wrote: »

I mean come on, with it's tabloid nonsense, it's semi-literate news readers and it's constant feed of reality type muck.

I think it is the worst possible channel out there.

you're just jealous you didn't get a job there Tom:p

,8,1

TV3 is ITV Ireland. Yea, it's pretty bad.

Gran Hermano

What content does TV3 offer a viewer that already has ITV/C4/E4?
How much of that content is worthwhile or is it a case of shabby programs
thrown together in order to just about cover their minimum obligations to
keep their license?

It's not only the fact that it offers the same programs as ITV but it's like a mirror of ITV with the same programs on at the same time. Even ITV+1 would
offer something different and be a vast improvement over TV3.

I don't watch ITV nor TV3, their programming does not match my interests
but I'm surprised how people see TV3 as an 'extra' television channel.
I find it as intriguing as why someone who watches Eastenders would do so
on RTE rather than BBC, do people like having adverts interrupt the program?

Galvasean

Elmo wrote: »

I think the may have done this at the very beginning but their are rules which work out like so: -

No Broadcaster can take any more then 1 add break in a 45min movie, if a movie goes 10 mins over 45 they may take another add break. If their is a movie 90mins long they may only take 3 add breaks, if it run over by 10 minutes they have the option to interrupt the movie one more time in the second 45 mins. And so on.

Interesting. On a side note: Any idea what the rules for breaking mid-movie for the news are?