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    #872
    Elmo
    Registered Users Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    Carnacalla wrote: »
    Im not really into soaps so I dont know their quality. Considering RedRock starts wednesday, id say the days are pretty set in stone.

    I would not have the time to watch an hour of a soap. The 2 half hours are better imo. Its just annoying to have them so close to eachother.

    Most dramas are an hour long


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    #873
    Gits_bone
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,345 ✭✭✭Gits_bone


    Elmo wrote: »
    2 per week 52 weeks per year

    It's a soap then rather than a series? Disappointing.


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    #874
    JCX BXC
    Registered Users Posts: 18,144 ✭✭✭✭JCX BXC


    Elmo wrote: »
    Most dramas are an hour long

    Most dramas dont air twice a week.


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    #875
    JCX BXC
    Registered Users Posts: 18,144 ✭✭✭✭JCX BXC


    Gits_bone wrote: »
    It's a soap then rather than a series? Disappointing.

    That was always the plan. I never heard anyone referring to it as anything else.
    Still, it does look good. I cant stand Fair ****ty or the English ones. Red rock actually looks different.


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    #876
    icdg
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,587 Mod ✭✭✭✭icdg


    Anyone expecting TV3's answer to Love/Hate remember that Red Rock will be pre-watershed.


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    #877
    The Wild Bunch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,855 ✭✭✭The Wild Bunch


    Will they ever ditch Xpose?


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    #878
    Fred Swanson
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    #879
    The Wild Bunch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,855 ✭✭✭The Wild Bunch


    Fred Swanson wrote: »
    Never! It's the only thing keeping them going at the moment.

    Does it really get decent ratings?


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    #880
    Elmo
    Registered Users Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    The Wild Bunch wrote: »
    Does it really get decent ratings?

    Rarely over 100,000 saw it once in top 20


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    #881
    irishmusicfeed
    Registered Users Posts: 85 ✭✭irishmusicfeed


    TV3 received a very underwhelming revamp today... they never seem to put much interest in their on-air presentation. Meanwhile the proposed 3e revamp still has not taken place...


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    #882
    Rick_
    Registered Users Posts: 2,608 ✭✭✭Rick_


    New DOG/logo or the same but with new idents etc?


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    #883
    irishmusicfeed
    Registered Users Posts: 85 ✭✭irishmusicfeed


    Paddy C wrote: »
    New DOG/logo or the same but with new idents etc?

    same logo, DOG the same... only 1 ident shown so far... a purple themed 3 logo in neon lights which moves randomly around a dark room... not sure what they are trying to say about their brand in this ident...


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    #884
    irishmusicfeed
    Registered Users Posts: 85 ✭✭irishmusicfeed


    TV3 revealed its 'new' look today at 06:00 before Ireland AM.


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    #885
    A Disgrace
    Registered Users Posts: 865 ✭✭✭A Disgrace


    Up to recently, I actually used to despise TV3, but since UTVI arrived with their frankly insulting remit/schedule, I find myself now rooting for them. In fact, the loss of the 2 soaps might be a blessing in disguise for TV3, as you can probably see by the huge increase in home produced programming this week alone (Red Rock, The Restaurant, The Holiday Show, The Guarantee etc)


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    #886
    Gits_bone
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,345 ✭✭✭Gits_bone


    What is an ident and dog?


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    #887
    Elmo
    Registered Users Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    Gits_bone wrote: »
    What is an ident and dog?

    An Ident is the graphic used to introduce a program.
    A Dog (also known as a Bug) is the TV channels logo displayed in one of the corners of the screen.


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    #888
    icdg
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,587 Mod ✭✭✭✭icdg


    Merged


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    #889
    iseegirls
    Registered Users Posts: 3,010 ✭✭✭iseegirls


    irishmusicfeed wrote: »
    TV3 received a very underwhelming revamp today... they never seem to put much interest in their on-air presentation. Meanwhile the proposed 3e revamp still has not taken place...

    I wouldn't go as far as calling it a revamp. They've simply updated their Idents and DOGs, much like every channel does nearly every 2/3 years. The logo remains the same.
    Don't see anything wrong with the new idents and programme trailers.

    I do agree though that 3e needs rebranding. They've used the same 2-3 idents since they changed over from Channel 6.


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    #890
    channelsurfer2
    Registered Users Posts: 2,608 ✭✭✭channelsurfer2


    Irish sun had a splash today about tv3 offering c5/endemol 1million for big brother. C5 said no as it gets too many irish viewers for c5. The last part I can't figure out as they dont sell irish ads and aren't even on upc for them to not allow tv3 to show it.


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    #891
    Elmo
    Registered Users Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    A Disgrace wrote: »
    Up to recently, I actually used to despise TV3, but since UTVI arrived with their frankly insulting remit/schedule, I find myself now rooting for them. In fact, the loss of the 2 soaps might be a blessing in disguise for TV3, as you can probably see by the huge increase in home produced programming this week alone (Red Rock, The Restaurant, The Holiday Show, The Guarantee etc)

    I agree but I worry about their style of programming. I'd like to see them both survive. UTV may not have to be the 2nd most watched, particularly with its current schedule it won't.


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    #892
    holidaysong
    Registered Users Posts: 401 ✭✭holidaysong


    Enjoyed Red Rock tonight. Different from the run of the mill soaps.


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    #893
    jjf1974
    Registered Users Posts: 924 ✭✭✭jjf1974


    The Restaurant has turned into a one hour ad for ALDI .


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    #894
    Charles Slane
    Registered Users Posts: 1,804 ✭✭✭Charles Slane


    jjf1974 wrote: »
    The Restaurant has turned into a one hour ad for ALDI .

    I'm only half-watching it. In what way is it an ad for Aldi? I've noticed the sponsorship ads in the breaks, but I haven't noticed any obvious product-placement. Am I missing something?


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    #895
    Sam Russell
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 19,546 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sam Russell


    TV3 is very fuzzy vision. How can anyone watch anything on it?

    Is it usually this bad, or is it just bad anyway?


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    #896
    L1011
    Registered Users Posts: 68,499 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Its always that bad

    The Journal published a full set of spoilers for Red Rock by mistake, must have had a preview DVD.


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    #897
    byte
    Moderators, Regional North West Moderators Posts: 19,113 Mod ✭✭✭✭byte
    byte


    channelsurfer2 wrote: »
    Irish sun had a splash today about tv3 offering c5/endemol 1million for big brother. C5 said no as it gets too many irish viewers for c5. The last part I can't figure out as they dont sell irish ads and aren't even on upc for them to not allow tv3 to show it.
    MTV are running it a day later (twice if once wasn't enough), which does have Irish advertising opt-outs, maybe that's part of the reason.


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    #898
    Charles Slane
    Registered Users Posts: 1,804 ✭✭✭Charles Slane


    Sam Russell wrote: »
    TV3 is very fuzzy vision. How can anyone watch anything on it?

    Is it usually this bad, or is it just bad anyway?

    The picture quality is the same as UTV Ireland on Saorview. Of course UTV Ireland have an HD option, but you have to pay for it.


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    #899
    Elmo
    Registered Users Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    L1011 wrote: »
    Its always that bad

    The Journal published a full set of spoilers for Red Rock by mistake, must have had a preview DVD.

    TV3 previewed the series to the press at a big event in December.


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    #900
    lertsnim
    Registered Users Posts: 9,736 ✭✭✭lertsnim


    channelsurfer2 wrote: »
    Irish sun had a splash today about tv3 offering c5/endemol 1million for big brother. C5 said no as it gets too many irish viewers for c5. The last part I can't figure out as they dont sell irish ads and aren't even on upc for them to not allow tv3 to show it.

    Good. The last thing we need on irish television is that rubbish.


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    #901
    L1011
    Registered Users Posts: 68,499 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    channelsurfer2 wrote: »
    Irish sun had a splash today about tv3 offering c5/endemol 1million for big brother. C5 said no as it gets too many irish viewers for c5. The last part I can't figure out as they dont sell irish ads and aren't even on upc for them to not allow tv3 to show it.

    I could easily see a C5 Ireland ads stream on Sky and UPC in a while when more rights are sorted - RTL didn't care about Ireland but Viacom were one of the earliest to do Irish ad streams.


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