TV3 V RTE....THOUGHTS PLEASE!!

nickersop

1 VOTE FOR TV3.....

Arnold Layne

TV3 for me, especially their 5.30pm news compared with RTE's 6pm & 9pm bulletins.

TJJP

Thoughts relevant to what though - TV3 inane morning TV crap, with some useful news spots versus re-runs of casualty (at 9 am!) on RTE.
An afternoon of self-serving nonsense.
Some occasional quality news and current affairs from RTE vs. ITV re-runs on TV3 in the evening. Then Vincent, god bless him and his considerable debts. Oh to retire gracefully.
All-in-all almost equally crap, but I have to pay for RTE.

louisa200

I prefer tv3.. however I cannot stand those two idiots on in the daytime who spend half an hour telling us what great programmes are coming up... wtf?? do these people get paid to do that.. totally totally pointless... however couldnt live without jeremy kyle nor judge judy, highlights lol x

nickersop

TJJP wrote: »

Thoughts relevant to what though - TV3 inane morning TV crap, with some useful news spots versus re-runs of casualty (at 9 am!) on RTE.
An afternoon of self-serving nonsense.
Some occasional quality news and current affairs from RTE vs. ITV re-runs on TV3 in the evening. Then Vincent, god bless him and his considerable debts. Oh to retire gracefully.
All-in-all almost equally crap, but I have to pay for RTE.

So.......... is that 1 for tv3 then??????:D

tanyaog2007

vote to tv3, the only thing i ever watch on rte is doctors. + 1 on them two on tv3 they are so annoying .

TJJP

I couldn’t possibly admit it, but sometimes I do think so during private moments....

JDxtra

TV3 just serve up imported tripe that appeals to the brain washed masses. Although RTE are not perfect, they do at least produce some quality home made shows and do in general offer a good public service.

nickersop

JDxtra wrote: »

TV3 just serve up imported tripe that appeals to the brain washed masses. Although RTE are not perfect, they do at least produce some quality home made shows and do in general offer a good public service.

I think your out numbered there.......:D

Mossy Monk

TV3 is ****. RTÉ is not as ****.

This thread is just like TV3

jhegarty

Two words , "Play TV".

Puts TV3 beyond redemption.

highnc

jhegarty wrote: »

Two words , "Play TV".

Puts TV3 beyond redemption.

case closed, lock the thread!!

TJJP

In before the lock, I've decided, TV3 is just a load of SH1TV.

I reserve judgement on all else though, TV4 and RTE is all else we got (oh and DCC...).

cluggo

RTE any day of the week, TV3 is merely UTV on DVD.

TJJP

cluggo wrote: »

RTE any day of the week, TV3 is merely UTV on DVD.

or was that VHS?

nickersop

TV3 still winning!!!!!!:D

Mossy Monk

What are they winning exactly?

Cormac2791

TJJP wrote: »

In before the lock, I've decided, TV3 is just a load of SH1TV.

I reserve judgement on all else though, TV4 and RTE is all else we got (oh and DCC...).

tv4, what now???

jhegarty

Mossy Monk wrote: »

What are they winning exactly?

16 "awards" from the BAI

http://bai.ie/about_news_art005.html

.BrianJM

cluggo wrote: »

RTE any day of the week, TV3 is merely UTV on DVD.

Right.
With the exception of Vincent Browne I can watch UTV so TV3 are just wasting a location on my tuner.
Almost forgot: if I feel like wasting money they'll help me do that with PlayTV.

highnc

jhegarty wrote: »

16 "awards" from the BAI

http://bai.ie/about_news_art005.html

and the good news for tv3 is they can scoop these "awards" on a monthly basis!

Our man in Havana

And they get to read out these awards on air too.

highnc

well it is traditional to give an auld acceptance speech, i'm sure there won't be a dry eye in the house

.BrianJM

Tears of

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Elmo

Read my Signature

TV3 - Profit Driven drivel
RTÉ - Missing the Entertainment

Mike 1972

Mossy Monk wrote: »

TV3 is ****. RTÉ is not as ****.

True ever heard the expression tuppence hapenny loking down on tuppence ?

Lemondrop kid

Mike 1972 wrote: »

True ever heard the expression tuppence hapenny loking down on tuppence ?

:):)

The great thing about TV3 is that its sooooo bad, you actually think rte is better...
Sad really.

AS for Tv3 awards, for surviving this long, is it?
In all fairness, what in the name of **** do TV3 offer?
3 or 4 for chat shows, (morn, noon, tea time (yes i'm refering to Xpose as chat ) and then night, (poor Vincent - still little comp at that time) and, well em, the weather report?
Have to say though, got a glimpse of the Assistant Manager comedy series thing -seemed ok - if TV3 commissioned it, (which was all they continously promised at the begining) fair play - but about bloody time.

Elmo

Lemondrop kid wrote: »

Have to say though, got a glimpse of the Assistant Manager comedy series thing -seemed ok - if TV3 commissioned it, (which was all they continously promised at the begining) fair play - but about bloody time.

That was produce for Setanta Sport (with assistance of the licence fee). TV3 bought it from them to what the audience would be like. I don't think it fared to well.

Koloman

Elmo wrote: »

Read my Signature

TV3 - Profit Driven drivel

You sound like a communist! How are they supposed to survive if they are not profit driven? Sure I could say that RTE was state funded drivel (which it is most of the time).

Elmo

Koloman wrote: »

You sound like a communist! How are they supposed to survive if they are not profit driven? Sure I could say that RTE was state funded drivel (which it is most of the time).

The easy way out. The idea that people are some how entrapenures and that they have entrapenurail spirt. TV3 rely as I have alway said on ITV imports. this just isn't good enough. While I do understand that TV3 is a commercial entity they do have a responsibility. The CEO of the company described the broadcasting environment as a communionist one, now by this he ment that RTÉ have a monopoly and look at poor old TV3 the model of capitalism and in his own words "the smart economy". TV3 as a commerical entity is very very financially save. However CanWest's model is that of playing it save. Get a government licence role out cheap imports and have a 7% - 10% audience and get a quick return. Nothing wrong with that. However it doesn't tell the monopoly get off your arse and start make some TV. No instead the monopoly looks on at a commercial rival with antipathy and well does what it alway did, plod along nicely. (And we can all agree that CanWest made a pretty penny on its Irish business).

TV3's business model is simple get audience with imported programming and make sure the minimum home produce programming is provided. Hence extensions of Ireland AM et al so they can push out their hours on the air TV3 remember is now a 24 hour service, 30% of 24? (Just like play TV I will let you work that out). And thus sell advertising again nothing wrong with this.

Now I would rather TV3 invested money into the country. They after all push enough of the money out of the country. This is not smart nor does it help to promote the audio visual industry in Ireland rather it deams Irish Product as purely minimums upon which to keep, forgoing any insight into other areas of work.

TV3 should provide other programming, why bother if all you are going to do is import programming, lets face it Sky et al make plently of money let them do it, TV3 could be run from London and still make the same kind of money.

As I have said on several occasions: It is very easy to take the high ground on RTÉ, and more difficult to take the high ground on TV3. You can make money on high quality product.

efb

TG4 ftw