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The UTV Ireland Thread

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    #392
    [Deleted User]
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    I can't see them lasting long unless they start getting the rights to the ITV current output and unfortunately they wouldn't be missed if they folded.


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    #393
    Mysteriouschic
    Registered Users Posts: 4,391 ✭✭✭Mysteriouschic


    They seem to show a awful lot of Jeremy Kyle reruns.
    Are they able to show the stuff that itv show especially the Saturday night tv shows?


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    #394
    philstar
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,986 ✭✭✭philstar


    zorro2566 wrote: »
    I can't see them lasting long unless they start getting the rights to the ITV current output and unfortunately they wouldn't be missed if they folded.

    well they do hold two ace cards, i.e. corrie & emmerdale

    which is the only reason the station exists


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    #395
    lertsnim
    Registered Users Posts: 9,736 ✭✭✭lertsnim


    Mysteriouschic wrote: »
    They seem to show a awful lot of Jeremy Kyle reruns.
    Are they able to show the stuff that itv show especially the Saturday night tv shows?

    They can't show any of the Simon Cowell shows as TV3 hold the rights to those


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    #396
    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users Posts: 81,989 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
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    They should buy up 80's tv shows like Knight Rider, Magnum PI, Airwolf etc.


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    #397
    Go Harvey Go
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,038 ✭✭✭Go Harvey Go


    lertsnim wrote: »
    They can't show any of the Simon Cowell shows as TV3 hold the rights to those

    Which would go some way to explaining why they're showing 101 Ways To Leave A Gameshow instead... :o:o:o;)


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    #398
    icdg
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,587 Mod ✭✭✭✭icdg


    Seems Good Morning Britain will be airing on UTV Ireland from 2nd February. No announcement yet but its appearing in the advance schedules.


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    #399
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    icdg wrote: »
    Seems Good Morning Britain will be airing on UTV Ireland from 2nd February. No announcement yet but its appearing in the advance schedules.

    ITV news was scheduled to appear last night at 10.20 but it didn't show in the end. Hope it's not the same with GMB!


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    #400
    Go Harvey Go
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,038 ✭✭✭Go Harvey Go


    So... did anyone put themselves through 101 Ways To Leave A Gameshow last night? :o:o:D:D;);)


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    #401
    somesoldiers
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    See they have S03 Mr Selfridges tonight, at least 1 show is up to date


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    #402
    FloatingVoter
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    somesoldiers wrote: »
    See they have S03 Mr Selfridges tonight, at least 1 show is up to date

    Yup, that's a ratings flagshow for UTV. Seems they've learned from the Foyle's War fiasco.


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    #403
    expectationlost
    Registered Users Posts: 11,796 ✭✭✭✭expectationlost


    icdg wrote: »
    Seems Good Morning Britain will be airing on UTV Ireland from 2nd February. No announcement yet but its appearing in the advance schedules.

    you've got to be kidding me


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    #404
    Go Harvey Go
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,038 ✭✭✭Go Harvey Go


    expectationlost wrote: »
    you've got to be kidding me

    Is it that bad? :o;)


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    #405
    FloatingVoter
    Registered Users Posts: 6,133 ✭✭✭FloatingVoter


    As much as I'm sick and tired of Ireland I do have to live here. So Good Morning Britain is a bit daft when I'm planted in Dublin. I'll stick with Cagney and co. and hope to hell RTE resurrects Morning Edition.


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    #406
    hotmail.com
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    icdg wrote: »
    Seems Good Morning Britain will be airing on UTV Ireland from 2nd February. No announcement yet but its appearing in the advance schedules.

    Odd branding decision - they are showing British live programmes throughout the day (and now Good Morning Britain) and then they expect viewers to tune into their made for Irish tv news programmes in the evening.


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    #407
    batistuta9
    Registered Users Posts: 8,134 ✭✭✭batistuta9


    hotmail.com wrote: »
    Odd branding decision - they are showing British live programmes throughout the day (and now Good Morning Britain) and then they expect viewers to tune into their made for Irish tv news programmes in the evening.

    wonder what they'll do for news. GMB goes regional for a few minutes every hour or so, they even have one of the presenters announcing it (eg. over to belfast or their name maybe they say)


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    #408
    [Deleted User]
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    There was a demand for GMB on their social media sites, so I suppose they are giving the people what they want.


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    #409
    channelsurfer2
    Registered Users Posts: 2,608 ✭✭✭channelsurfer2


    well it will probably bring them a bigger audience than the rubbish they are showing at that time now. all we need now is to convince them not to bother showing repeats when they have rights to new episodes of Foyles war etc.


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    #410
    _Kaiser_
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    There really was no need for this channel as it is now. If they really wanted an Irish version all they had to do is UTV NI with Irish News and ads (like how Sky have Irish ads on their main channels).


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    #411
    icdg
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,587 Mod ✭✭✭✭icdg


    They were already accepting advertising from the South, and have been since the early 1980s. Setting up this channel was more about taking TV3 out of the equation than anything else. But to set up a channel targetted at the South only - not a rebroadcast - they had to acquire all the Irish rights to their programmes, which they have failed to do (and were never going to be able to in some instances eg sport).

    By way of contrast, Sky and most satellite broadcasters buy Irish rights to programmes as a matter of course. The only one of the traditional 5 UK terrestrial channels that does this is Channel 4 (who, seeing the value of their Irish audience, quietly changed their terms and conditions of business to do this nearly a decade ago, and now have added the Republic of Ireland as an advertising region).


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    #412
    Galwayguy35
    Registered Users Posts: 16,510 ✭✭✭✭Galwayguy35


    Figures out today show that only about 28000 people watch UTV Irl news on a daily basis, that's very poor.


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    #413
    somesoldiers
    Registered Users Posts: 13,845 ✭✭✭✭somesoldiers


    Galwayguy35 wrote: »
    Figures out today show that only about 28000 people watch UTV Irl news on a daily basis, that's very poor.

    28K, jaysus, that is bad


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    #414
    Galwayguy35
    Registered Users Posts: 16,510 ✭✭✭✭Galwayguy35


    somesoldiers wrote: »
    28K, jaysus, that is bad

    Yeah I was surprised myself, the top brass in UTV were playing it down but they must be disappointed by those figures.


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    #415
    lertsnim
    Registered Users Posts: 9,736 ✭✭✭lertsnim


    Galwayguy35 wrote: »
    Figures out today show that only about 28000 people watch UTV Irl news on a daily basis, that's very poor.

    That's what happens when you start half an hour after 6 one and an hour after TV3.


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    #416
    icdg
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,587 Mod ✭✭✭✭icdg


    lertsnim wrote: »
    That's what happens when you start half an hour after 6 one and an hour after TV3.

    I wouldn't count the TV3 news (which airs far too early) as the problem - the fact is that there's a history of bulletins attempting to compete against Six One (the original TV3 News@6 and Sky News Ireland) and failing spectacularly. 5:00pm is too early and 7:00pm is out due to the network schedule, so the only other thing would be to move it to 5:30pm which might be an option but would run right up against TV3.


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    #417
    Grab All Association
    Registered Users Posts: 3,918 ✭✭✭Grab All Association


    Where the **** is Sesame Street :@ it just say Teleshopping


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    #418
    iseegirls
    Registered Users Posts: 3,010 ✭✭✭iseegirls


    Chris___ wrote: »
    Where the **** is Sesame Street :@ it just say Teleshopping

    On Digiguide it has it down for 7th and 8th of Feb. Although, that could change like they've done with this weekends showings.


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    #419
    FloatingVoter
    Registered Users Posts: 6,133 ✭✭✭FloatingVoter


    ...and no Midsomer Murders. It's only been going for 17 seasons....sure the Irish won't notice.
    Die, pisspoor channel, die.
    Only a 5 GB torrent up online so piracy is a bit of a drag with this.


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    #420
    fryup
    Registered Users Posts: 18,067 ✭✭✭✭fryup


    Galwayguy35 wrote: »
    Figures out today show that only about 28000 people watch UTV Irl news on a daily basis, that's very poor.

    i'm surprised its that many


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    #421
    Thargor
    Registered Users Posts: 17,918 ✭✭✭✭Thargor


    Galwayguy35 wrote: »
    Figures out today show that only about 28000 people watch UTV Irl news on a daily basis, that's very poor.
    somesoldiers wrote: »
    28K, jaysus, that is bad
    If you set up a news programme just for Cork you'd probably get more than that, total flop.

    There is something really off about that news though, its hard to describe, you just don't feel engaged watching it.


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