came across this "slugger o'toole"

jamescc

came across this not too sure what it means if anything,

http://sluggerotoole.com/2012/05/29/having-the-bbc-available-in-the-south-gives-us-a-clear-link-with-what-politicians-in-the-north-are-doing/

Ronnie Raygun

Why do you think a site like that would be better informed on such matters than we are here?

jamescc

Ronnie Raygun wrote: »

Why do you think a site like that would be better informed on such matters than we are here?

i never said that it was better informed, just said that i came across it.

Round Cable

If they couldn't secure BBC on Saorview (the Sky money is just too good for them), then the least they could have got for this 'reciprocal' deal was BBC iPlayer in Ireland.

Onthe3rdDay

Ronnie Raygun wrote: »

Why do you think a site like that would be better informed on such matters than we are here?

I would take a lot of information on boards.ie with a pinch of salt.

Sponge Bob

Might as well listen to the Green Goblin himself then.

Quote:
Tuesday, 16 February 2010

Broadcasting Services.

546. Deputy Liz McManus asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if, in view of the announcement that RTÉ will be free to air in the North of Ireland and BBC in the South of Ireland, this arrangement will include their respective Internet players, RTÉ Player in the North of Ireland and the BBC iPlayer in the South of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7611/10]

Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (Deputy Eamon Ryan): The Memorandum of Understanding that I signed with my UK counterpart, Secretary of State Ben Bradshaw, MP, on 1 February 2010 deals with broadcast services and related radio spectrum issues in the context of the provision of digital terrestrial services on the island of Ireland.

The Memorandum aims to facilitate the widespread availability of RTÉ in Northern Ireland and BBC in the south. It is my intention that RTÉ services will be available on a ‘free-to-air’ basis throughout the island of Ireland. The manner in which BBC services will be provided will, in the first instance, be a matter for the BBC.

The Memorandum does not encompass the provision of public broadcast services on other platforms, such as the Internet, and the availability of the BBC iPlayer services in Ireland is a commercial matter for the BBC.

In regard to the availability of the RTÉ Player, I can confirm that, on 12 January 2010, RTÉ became one of the first broadcasters in the world to launch a comprehensive international online TV catch-up service when it made its Internet-based RTÉ Player service available on a worldwide basis.

Ronnie Raygun

Onthe3rdDay wrote: »

I would take a lot of information on boards.ie with a pinch of salt.

I mean posts from knowledgeable members here in the threads concerned with this subject which anyone with a real interest would be following.