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RTE Player coverage and Broadcast charge

  • 22-01-2012 12:42pm
    #1
    juan.kerr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,766 ✭✭✭


    The primary justification for the broadcast charge seems to be to take account of people using non-traditional methods of viewing RTE content - in particular the RTE player.

    In that case surely there should be 100% coverage from RTE player?

    This is not currently the case as for example Fair City is not included due to the contracts in place with the actors.

    Also they should be forced to remove the adverts from RTE player and RTE websites if the broadcast charge takes effect.


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  • #2
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,972 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    The tv licence funds RTE which carries ads, and always has done so I see no logic for your position in that regard.

    As for the rte player clearly all broadcast items must be on it if there is to be consistency.


  • #3
    juan.kerr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,766 ✭✭✭juan.kerr


    The ads comment was just throw in as an afterthought, but RTE player makes you watch the advert(s) before a show - you are unable to skip it or fast forward and in effect forced to steam it.

    I can change channel on my TV or fast forward on my DVR box - user should be able to skip the adverts.


  • #4
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,972 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    Sure but if you watch live TV you can't skip and before recording technology you had to sit there and suck it up!


  • #5
    juan.kerr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,766 ✭✭✭juan.kerr


    mike65 wrote: »
    Sure but if you watch live TV you can't skip and before recording technology you had to sit there and suck it up!

    I can change channel though.


  • #6
    P. Breathnach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,089 ✭✭✭✭P. Breathnach


    juan.kerr wrote: »
    I can change channel though.

    You can do something equivalent on your PC: have another window open in which you can do something until the ad is finished - perhaps use the extra window to post to this forum.


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  • #7
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,972 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    You can certainly change "channel" on the internet!, "oh look ads I'll refresh boards.ie, check my e-mail", etc. I think you are making mountains of molehills.


  • #8
    juan.kerr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,766 ✭✭✭juan.kerr


    P. Breathnach wrote: »
    You can do something equivalent on your PC: have another window open in which you can do something until the ad is finished - perhaps use the extra window to post to this forum.

    Sure, but I'm still forced to 'download' unwanted streamed content.


  • #9
    Minstrel27
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,818 ✭✭✭Minstrel27


    Ad block stops the ads on RTÉ Player


  • #10
    juan.kerr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,766 ✭✭✭juan.kerr


    Minstrel27 wrote: »
    Ad block stops the ads on RTÉ Player

    Thanks, I'll try that.


  • #11
    RobertFoster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,283 ✭✭✭RobertFoster


    Ad Block on Firefox blocks video ads, it doesn't on Chrome unfortunately.


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  • #12
    evh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1 ✭evh


    Thanks! It worked a treat. No more ads on RTE player for me. I had reached the stage where I'd given up using it because I got ads repeated 2/3 times before the start of a programme and again halfway through.


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