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greendom · 03-01-2015 01:09PM

radiowaves wrote: »

They can't do that. UTV Ireland launched for a reason...

ITV 2-4 SD versions are FTA. They are available without ANY subscription

Much of the rest of the world call December 26th Boxing Day and this is reflected in the name of the disaster (which has also been known by a couple of other names - none of them the "Stephens Day disaster" funnily).

As an aside I have never heard any such qualms raised about "9/11" (shouldn't it known or referred to as 11/9 here?).

Much of the rest of the World? Don't think so. It is a British invention and is only used in the UK and in certain ex colonies.

galtee boy · 03-01-2015 01:38PM

Anybody know what bit rate they are using on their HD ? I have to say, their HD looks stunning, even the upscaled stuff is excellent. It makes the SD on Saorview look appalling.

fm230549 · 03-01-2015 02:30PM

galtee boy wrote:

Anybody know what bit rate they are using on their HD ? I have to say, their HD looks stunning, even the upscaled stuff is excellent. It makes the SD on Saorview look appalling.

The SD on Saorview Is appalling.

twinklerunner · 03-01-2015 03:32PM

hotmail.com wrote: »

The U no longer stands for anything. It's just UTV.

Looking through their schedules, that U definitely stands for Underwhelming

reboot · 03-01-2015 03:44PM

swoofer wrote: »

This is an interesting reply from UTV about HD!!!!

"Will UTV Ireland have a HD service?
UTV Ireland will be available in HD for viewers with HD platform providers."

So maybe just maybe it might be on HD with saorview. One sure thing if its not I will deliberately delete it until it is.

I watched a James Bond film, (The end of "From Russia with love?" The old credit through up " 4K scanning by.."
It may be of interest to watch how much is involved in scanning all the old stuff to 4K and 8K. telecine from the neg even?, and the expense.
I note NHK Japan have said they will go straight to 8K, the future of resolution will be interesting, then there is the opening night of UTV Ireland, described by a media savy Lady on GMU as lovely pictures? What planet are we on?

coylemj · 03-01-2015 04:06PM

Is UTV Ireland in any of the online guides which have smartphone apps like tvguide.co.uk ??

channelsurfer2 · 03-01-2015 05:06PM

Very poor so far. Good thing I still have utvhd as the saorview picture is appalling and the schedule is a lot different. I think the prediction of the 2nd most watched channel may be a bit off the mark given the fairly negative reaction to the launch.early days I know but a lot to improve.

fm230549 · 03-01-2015 05:23PM

swoofer wrote: »

This is an interesting reply from UTV about HD!!!!

"Will UTV Ireland have a HD service?
UTV Ireland will be available in HD for viewers with HD platform providers."

So maybe just maybe it might be on HD with saorview. One sure thing if its not I will deliberately delete it until it is.

UTV Ireland FAQs now state:

"UTV Ireland is in HD for viewers with HD platform providers. For SAORVIEW viewers, UTV Ireland is only available in SD however, we are working towards providing a HD service."

Hope its soon but not holding my breath.

Gonzo · 03-01-2015 06:13PM

UTV Ireland so far isn't a great channel with weak programming, but it's still better than TV3. Their channel presentation and idents are nicer than UTV NI and the picture quality in HD is stunning, far superior to ITV HD and RTE 2HD.

MarkK · 03-01-2015 06:33PM

fm230549 wrote: »

UTV Ireland FAQs now state:
"UTV Ireland is in HD for viewers with HD platform providers. For SAORVIEW viewers, UTV Ireland is only available in SD however, we are working towards providing a HD service."

Saorview is a HD platform, so the first sentence contradicts the second.

AwaitYourReply · 03-01-2015 06:34PM

fm230549 wrote: »

UTV Ireland FAQs now state:

"UTV Ireland is in HD for viewers with HD platform providers. For SAORVIEW viewers, UTV Ireland is only available in SD however, we are working towards providing a HD service."

Hope its soon but not holding my breath.

This has been the same answer from UTV Ireland since early December as I wondered about the clever response issued in their FAQs - all I will say to this is that they must have engaged with the services of a Public Relations firm handling all their complex queries in the way they have constructed a positive spin on the topic of HD versus SD.

That said, if the RTÉ/2rn transmission fees for HD broadcasts of all non-RTÉ Channels are off the scale versus all the other digital platforms then this is a crazy situation to have been allowed. The continued absence of HD transmissions for all these channels: TV3, TG4, UTV Ireland and 3e and the absence of Oireachtas TV and even IRISH TV suggests all is not well with the Saorview digital tv platform.

mikeym · 03-01-2015 07:39PM

Benidrom is on UTV Ireland this Thursday at 9.

There were a few complaints from the Upc viewers over missing the programme.

20 Times 20 Times · 03-01-2015 07:58PM

As a upc customer is Utv NI gone for me now ??

brick man · 03-01-2015 08:11PM

20 Times 20 Times wrote: »

As a upc customer is Utv NI gone for me now ??

Yes it is gone for you , options to get it back would be Freesat or if you live near the border , Freeview overspill with a high gain aerial & in other posts here it can be tuned in under other channels with Sky.

L1011 · 03-01-2015 08:33PM

reboot wrote: »

telecine from the neg even?

Its not telecine from the negative but actually digitally scanning the negative frame by frame. Effect is much the same though.

A lot of "HD" scans are actually from the DVD era, when a lot of movies were scanned at 1440x1152 - 4 times DVD resolution - for the DVD copy and that is what has been scaled; so its good to see that they're actually doing 4K scans this time around!

Its not the cheapest process in the world, but scanning films is still cheaper than producing new HD content though. Early HDTV channels were mostly movies and sports other than the one-off specials and wildlife documentaries that were everywhere.

Digifriendly · 03-01-2015 09:14PM

Have added UTV Ireland HD onto 'other channels' on my Sky box here in NI and can now view the channel in HD (I also have Saorview).

irishfeen · 03-01-2015 11:05PM

How are 3e showing the Graham Norton Show at the moment?? I thought all rights would have ceased on Jan 1st.

lertsnim · 03-01-2015 11:17PM

They have been advertising that they still have the rights to it for months now and it turns out they were right.

irishfeen · 03-01-2015 11:21PM

lertsnim wrote: »

They have been advertising that they still have the rights to it for months now and it turns out they were right.

As in with UTVI??

Brian017 · 03-01-2015 11:24PM

lertsnim wrote: »

They have been advertising that they still have the rights to it for months now and it turns out they were right.

Then someone needs to tell UTV and Graham. He's always on during the breaks saying "Welcome to UTV Ireland, the new home of The Graham Norton Show in Ireland"

Infoanon · 03-01-2015 11:36PM

irishfeen wrote: »

How are 3e showing the Graham Norton Show at the moment?? I thought all rights would have ceased on Jan 1st.

Its a pre Jan 1st episode, assume its the same reason why old Jeremy Kyle episodes can be shown.

irishfeen · 03-01-2015 11:37PM

Infoanon wrote: »

Its a pre Jan 1st episode, assume its the same reason why old Jeremy Kyle episodes can be shown.

How long can that go on for - surely not for long?

lertsnim · 03-01-2015 11:39PM

Graham Norton welcomed UTV Ireland on the opening night so I would presume he will be shown there too.

Digiguide shows TV3 or rather 3e will be showing The Best of Graham Norton(ie. older shows) rather than recent ones from this Saturday.

UTV Ireland will be showing Graham Norton on Sundays at 10pm. So it will be shown two days after the BBC with ad breaks so I'd ask why bother?

firestarter51 · 04-01-2015 12:43AM

irishfeen wrote: »

How are 3e showing the Graham Norton Show at the moment?? I thought all rights would have ceased on Jan 1st.

It's a repeat, not a new episode

endakenny · 04-01-2015 01:51AM

lertsnim wrote: »

So it will be shown two days after the BBC with ad breaks so I'd ask why bother?

Two reasons:

1. The GN Show, when it's broadcast by the BBC, clashes with The Late Late Show

2. Internet users in the Republic will be able to watch it on demand, i.e. the UTV Ireland Player.

Elmo · 04-01-2015 02:08AM

endakenny wrote: »

Two reasons:

1. The GN Show, when it's broadcast by the BBC, clashes with The Late Late Show

2. Internet users in the Republic will be able to watch it on demand, i.e. the UTV Ireland Player.

Surely 2 allows for 1?

It's called choice. It's unlikely that anything UTV Ireland place on a Friday night will rate against TLLS. Showing GN simultaneously with the BBC would not effect their ratings. It could always be repeated late night on Sunday Night.

lertsnim · 04-01-2015 02:19AM

endakenny wrote: »

Two reasons:

1. The GN Show, when it's broadcast by the BBC, clashes with The Late Late Show

2. Internet users in the Republic will be able to watch it on demand, i.e. the UTV Ireland Player.

Graham Norton has a different audience to Ryan Tubridy and by UTV not giving the choice they instead give BBC the chance to take those viewers.

I have no idea what the UTV Player has to do with it.

firestarter51 · 04-01-2015 02:21AM

Sky plus and watch both lol

Richard · 04-01-2015 11:00AM

lertsnim wrote: »

Graham Norton has a different audience to Ryan Tubridy and by UTV not giving the choice they instead give BBC the chance to take those viewers.

I have no idea what the UTV Player has to do with it.

Viewers in the Republic can't watch it on catch-up via BBC iPlayer. They can watch it via UTV Ireland

loyatemu · 04-01-2015 11:45AM

lertsnim wrote: »

Graham Norton has a different audience to Ryan Tubridy and by UTV not giving the choice they instead give BBC the chance to take those viewers.

I have no idea what the UTV Player has to do with it.

But who would watch it on UTVi with ads, if they could watch it on BBC1 with no ads?

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