Is RTE totally out of touch?

JupiterKid

Watching RTE this evening I have come to the conclusion that our national broadcaster is out of touch with the majority of people under the age of 45 in the country.

Not only is The Angelus still broadcast, but there is programme after programme after programme with people suffering from disabilities, chronic illnesses, past abuse and in general misery at their situations.

Does RTE's programming truly reflect the Ireland of 2011? I think not.

Minstrel27

The Big Bang Theory and The IT Crowd is tv for the over 45's?

Dangerous Man

RTE is aeons out of touch. It's almost laughable. I noticed a few years ago that the powers that be at RTE have an almost pathological need to continually remind people about how miserable life was in Ireland in the 80s, the 70s, the 60s ad infinitum / nauseum - it never ends.

RTE is the channel for misery, no doubt.

Tesco Massacre

JupiterKid wrote: »

Watching RTE this evening I have come to the conclusion that our national broadcaster is out of touch with the majority of people under the age of 45 in the country.

Not only is The Angelus still broadcast, but there is programme after programme after programme with people suffering from disabilities, chronic illnesses, past abuse and in general misery at their situations.

Does RTE's programming truly reflect the Ireland of 2011? I think not.

And as we all know none of these things affect young people.

epgc3fyqirnbsx

Nonsense, I love how Nationwide can eduacte me about a man in Westmeath who enjoys polishing brass items for a past time
And I like to gauge the pulse of the nation on Oireachtas Report. If I could pay my TV license twice I would

policarp

Retarded Televisual Entertainment. . .

Slang_Tang

JupiterKid wrote: »

Not only is The Angelus still broadcast, but there is programme after programme after programme with people suffering from disabilities, chronic illnesses, past abuse and in general misery at their situations.

If this is true, then RTÉ are completely and utterly in touch with Irish people. We're a miserable bunch nowadays.

There are lots of people for whom RTÉ will never do anything right, no matter what.

I think RTÉ is OK, although I don't use their services much. I use their website, watch a few T.V. shows on their online Player, and listen to Radio One before bed.

They're the national broadcaster of a small island nation. What do people expect, exactly? A lot of people forget that and seem to want them to rival the BBC, which is impossible.

Tesco Massacre

Luna Small Ballerina wrote: »

Nonsense, I love how Nationwide can eduacte me about a man in Westmeath who enjoys polishing brass items for a past time
And I like to gauge the pulse of the nation on Oireachtas Report. If I could pay my TV license twice I would

Agreed.

I saw a real think-piece about disabled bingo in Roscommon on Nationwide once.

Shane L

I don't think I've ever bothered with RTE player except for Hardy Bucks and that was a watered down version of youtube so I stopped. Its mainly television for mammies and daddies :rolleyes:

looky loo

Nobody forcing you to watch RTE, there is an off button!.

PennyLane88

I wouldnt watch rte if it was the only channel on the telly

PennyLane88

Luna Small Ballerina wrote: »

Nonsense, I love how Nationwide can eduacte me about a man in Westmeath who enjoys polishing brass items for a past time
And I like to gauge the pulse of the nation on Oireachtas Report. If I could pay my TV license twice I would

Do you want to pay mine?

MrStuffins

JupiterKid wrote: »

Watching RTE this evening I have come to the conclusion that our national broadcaster is out of touch with the majority of people under the age of 45 in the country.

And in other news, bears sh*t in the woods!

JupiterKid

looky loo wrote: »

Nobody forcing you to watch RTE, there is an off button!.

Well there sort of is actually, it's called a TV licence and trying to get my money's worth out if paying it.:pac:

I'm not expecting RTE to rival BBC, but they do at times seem to be stuck in 1963 and it seems that most of their documentaries are aimed at religious women over the age of 65.

MrStuffins

looky loo wrote: »

Nobody forcing you to watch RTE, there is an off button!.

Yes but we're forced to pay for it aren't we?

Rjd2

Shane L wrote: »

I don't think I've ever bothered with RTE player except for Hardy Bucks and that was a watered down version of youtube so I stopped. Its mainly television for mammies and daddies :rolleyes:

Older people watch more TV than younger people, nothing wrong with catering to the bigger audience.

Aoifey!

I actually quite like a lot of shows on RTE. Maybe I'm just old at heart

donegal11

Oh no a whole minute of the Angelus. What do you want rte to do? What programs do you think would be appropriate?

Even with multiple tv stations and radio competition, rte still has the most popular set of channels by a far distance. And the rte website is excellent in my opinion.

Neil3030

Throw away your telly and just watch stuff online.

Rjd2

donegal11 wrote: »

Oh no a whole minute of the Angelus. What do you want rte to do? What programs do you think would be appropriate?
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It perplexes me how anyone could get offended by The Angelus when it is so short, its not like it is always on and their is to many advertisements for it:pac:

Biggins

Rjd2 wrote: »

Older people watch more TV than younger people, nothing wrong with catering to the bigger audience.

Nothing wrong in it but if your majority is a section that is dying off (literally), you should be at least also offering better fare at the same time, to also induce younger viewers to the same time slots, etc.

I cannot think of a station that is more boring, more designed for the aged than RTE.
To their credit, they do it well - but then they do it too much!

epgc3fyqirnbsx

I will say that, and I've nothing to back this up to be fair, but probably the biggest TV licence payers are aul wans anyway so give them their shows. And I've been at home with the folks all week, sky digital here, but they gravitate towards the misery porn on RTE anyway

That said, I think TG4 is a great channel. I don't watch it as often as I should, but they don't programme as some might 'think' they should programme, they just do their own little thing and channell hopping I find myself stopping there a hell of a lot.
TG4 > RTE imo

Biggins

Dangerous Man wrote: »

RTE is aeons out of touch. It's almost laughable. I noticed a few years ago that the powers that be at RTE have an almost pathological need to continually remind people about how miserable life was in Ireland in the 80s, the 70s, the 60s ad infinitum / nauseum - it never ends.

RTE is the channel for misery, no doubt.

Its like constant dose of Eastenders - to both I switched off long ago!

looky loo

MrStuffins wrote: »

Yes but we're forced to pay for it aren't we?

A complaint may be made by email to complaints@rte.ie or by writing to Information Office, RTÉ, Donnybrook, Dublin 4.

UsernameInUse

looky loo wrote: »

A complaint may be made by email to complaints@rte.ie or by writing to Information Office, RTÉ, Donnybrook, Dublin 4.

Typical Boards.ie shite. If you started an RTE thread on P.ie, they'd be looking for blood and what's worse is you're defending this crap. RTE have a monopoly on broadcasting in this country and you're too ignorant to see we don't have a free and independent media. You don't want to pay for Tubridys, Kennys, Finucane or Duffys second home? .....into prison you go. What a sham...what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.

cocoshovel

Neil3030 wrote: »

Throw away your telly and just watch stuff online.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61R0hbpXJyk

jill_valentine

I honestly cannot remember the last time I watched anything worthwhile on RTE, for all the reasons cited above. Ludicrously out of touch. And weirdly, it gets ever moreso every year.

MrStuffins

looky loo wrote: »

A complaint may be made by email to complaints@rte.ie or by writing to Information Office, RTÉ, Donnybrook, Dublin 4.

What has that got to do with me paying my TV licence?

Aoifey!

MrStuffins wrote: »

What has that got to do with me not paying my TV licence?

FYP

Wertz

Anyone been wtaching Monty Hall's Great Irish escape on BBC2 the past few weeks?
Puts the country to shame that the beeb can do a better documentary that reveals what life is actually like on this island compared to the twee nonsense that RTÉ trot out ad infinitum and probably done for a lot less money than what they'd have paid. I got to see parts of the country and it's wildlife I never see on RTÉ filmed in a beautifully honest way, with some real people on it doing real things.
Before anyone accuses me of being a brit lover or something I'm far from it...this series wipes the floor with anything similar I've seen montrose try and turn a hand to...and it manages to do it without being patronising either, something that UK shows about here can tend towards.

What does RTÉ do...send one of it's "stars" to the other end of the planet or off round the country in a caravan. :rolleyes:

MrStuffins

Aoifey! wrote: »

FYP

I tried telling them I was actually from the future where I had already paid, with the problem being time just hadn't caught up enough yet for the payment to go through.

But it turns out they've heard all the excuses!

looky loo

I posted the complaints email, so that anyone who has a complaint with programming on RTE can address their frustration, etc. I dont care if you dont pay your tv licence.

MrStuffins

looky loo wrote: »

I posted the complaints email, so that anyone who has a complaint with programming on RTE can address their frustration, etc. I dont care if you dont pay your tv licence.

Unfortunately, the authorities do!

policarp

I miss the old test card.
Could watch it for hours and not get annoyed at programme content.

Liam Byrne

JupiterKid wrote: »

Watching RTE this evening I have come to the conclusion that our national broadcaster is out of touch with the majority of people under the age of 45 in the country.

Not only is The Angelus still broadcast, but there is programme after programme after programme with people suffering from disabilities, chronic illnesses, past abuse and in general misery at their situations.

Does RTE's programming truly reflect the Ireland of 2011? I think not.

As distinct from what ? Big Bother & Z-factor ? I wanna be a Celebrity so let me in here ? Ride My Pimp ? Chavs & Drunks Act the Prick ? Jeremy "Darwinism Failed" Kyle ?

Every channel shows a huge amount of tripe, and even when it's not tripe it's repeated so often that it's pointless - Comedy Central may as well rename their "+1" to "-7 days"

UsernameInUse

Liam Byrne wrote: »

As distinct from what ? Big Bother & Z-factor ? I wanna be a Celebrity so let me in here ? Ride My Pimp ? Chavs & Drunks Act the Prick ? Jeremy "Darwinism Failed" Kyle ?

Every channel shows a huge amount of tripe, and even when it's not tripe it's repeated so often that it's pointless - Comedy Central may as well rename their "+1" to "-7 days"

Private companies, aka = we're not paying for this crap. Could expect nothing better from Liam "Establishment Status Quo" Byrne.

MrStuffins

Liam Byrne wrote: »

As distinct from what ? Big Bother & Z-factor ? I wanna be a Celebrity so let me in here ? Ride My Pimp ? Chavs & Drunks Act the Prick ? Jeremy "Darwinism Failed" Kyle ?

Every channel shows a huge amount of tripe, and even when it's not tripe it's repeated so often that it's pointless - Comedy Central may as well rename their "+1" to "-7 days"

Thing is, they are not out of touch by showing such shows. Far from it. All of those shows are popular and are regularly watched!

Wertz

looky loo wrote: »

I posted the complaints email, so that anyone who has a complaint with programming on RTE can address their frustration, etc. I dont care if you dont pay your tv licence.

...and here's what you'll get back.

Thank you for contacting our complaints section.
Your feedback is important to us.
Rest assured that we will deal with your complaint with the utmost urgency.
This message will be passed on to the relative department in good time and we will contact you regarding the content at a future date.
Should you fail to hear back from us it will probably mean that you're one of "those people" and that your email has been laughed at over lucnh and ultimately ignored.
In that case please do not contact us again or we'll be forced to send you back this same message.
We hope this answers all your queries.
Kind regards and cheers for the 160 (only a few months left on that by the way)
Slán go foill

looky loo

MrStuffins wrote: »

Thing is, they are not out of touch by showing such shows. Far from it. All of those shows are popular and are regularly watched!

All crap, for brainless idiots who follow them like sheep.

MrStuffins

looky loo wrote: »

All crap, for brainless idiots who follow them like sheep.

And that's who they are aimed at! And they are the people who pay the bills! Simple!

jill_valentine

Wertz wrote: »

Anyone been wtaching Monty Hall's Great Irish escape on BBC2 the past few weeks?
Puts the country to shame that the beeb can do a better documentary that reveals what life is actually like on this island compared to the twee nonsense that RTÉ trot out ad infinitum and probably done for a lot less money than what they'd have paid. I got to see parts of the country and it's wildlife I never see on RTÉ filmed in a beautifully honest way, with some real people on it doing real things.

I get you. BBC4 had a great documentary about old Dublin a while ago too. I don't know if RTE had a hand in its production, but honestly, at this stage I wouldn't expect anything that decent out of them.

looky loo

MrStuffins wrote: »

And that's who they are aimed at! And they are the people who pay the bills! Simple!

Finally we agree......:D

a-k-47

Id like to know who does up the day time schedule, hmm yea lets stick murder she ****ing wrote on.

Neil3030

Neil3030 wrote: »

Throw away your telly and just watch stuff online.

You still have to pay the TV licence.

MrStuffins

hellboy99 wrote: »

You still have to pay the TV licence.

Not if you've thrown your TV away (don;t own a tv at all) and watch things online you dont!

Liam Byrne

UsernameInUse wrote:

Could expect nothing better from Liam "Establishment Status Quo" Byrne.

What in God's name are you waffling on about? Who's this alternative-reality character with my name that you speak of ?

Or have you been at the wacky backy again ? Yoi do know that Hogwarts and those unicorns aren't real, don't you ?

MrStuffins

MrStuffins wrote: »

Not if you've thrown your TV away (don;t own a tv at all) and watch things online you dont!

That won't matter if Minister for Communications Pat Rabbitte gets the go ahead with his proposal to widen the scope of the TV licence to include laptops and other computer equipment.

flas

MrStuffins wrote: »

And in other news, bears sh*t in the woods!

polar bears dont!

Richard Hillman

Look at their football coverage. A bunch of aul lads moaning about how things were better in their day.

The Scientician

hellboy99 wrote: »

That won't matter if Minister for Communications Pat Rabbitte gets the go ahead with his proposal to widen the scope of the TV licence to include laptops and other computer equipment.

I don't think that's going to happen. Can you imagine the effect on business?

The J Stands for Jay

donegal11 wrote: »

Even with multiple tv stations and radio competition, rte still has the most popular set of channels by a far distance. And the rte website is excellent in my opinion.

Lots of old people don't get anyting other than rte (though who can blame then for not tuning in tv3). Don't like the rte website myself