RTE One HD and RTE One+1 launch on Sky

Johnboy1951

Originally Posted by pad e
Is it because, despite being on it's own spot beam, it is still FTA and they are iffy about people receiving it that shouldn't, such as viewers in NI and west coast of Wales?

Johnboy1951 wrote: »

I would not think that is reasonable with such a tight beam.

Whether reasonable or not it seems the CL games are blocked on Saorsat due to complaints about rights issues

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057483714

icdg

Merged

_Kaiser_

pad e wrote: »

RTÉ ONE HD and RTÉ ONE+1 will be on the Sky EPG from tomorrow.

101 - RTÉ ONE HD (277 for non-HD viewers)
102 - RTÉ TWO HD (278 for non-HD viewers)
115 - RTÉ ONE+1

No word yet on when News Now launches.

Will RTE 1 HD need a HD sub seeing as 2 currently doesn't?

ftakeith

_Kaiser_ wrote: »

Will RTE 1 HD need a HD sub seeing as 2 currently doesn't?

no

its part of ROI irish selection on sky epg


what about the rte player on sky catch up

irishgeo

ftakeith wrote: »

no

its part of ROI irish selection on sky epg


what about the rte player on sky catch up

they cant charge extra for rte hd, its something to do with the law.

The Cush

irishgeo wrote: »

they cant charge extra for rte hd, its something to do with the law.

Broadcasting Act 2009

77.— ...

(12) RTÉ, TG4 and the television service programme contractor shall ensure that their must-offer services are at all times offered for broadcast or re-transmission (subject to agreement as to fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory terms of use) by means of every satellite television service.

(13) Arrangements entered into under subsection (12) shall not result in an additional charge on any subscriber to a satellite television service by reason of the making available to that subscriber of any must-offer service by way of the satellite television service.

http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2009/act/18/enacted/en/print#sec77

energy1942

ftakeith wrote: »

no

its part of ROI irish selection on sky epg


what about the rte player on sky catch up

I contacted RTE by phone this morning & was told by information dept that RTE 1 HD & RTE 1 plus 1 would likely air on Sky before Xmas.

RTE News now & RTE Player will air on Sky in the coming months.

I also enquired if RTE 1 plus 1 would air 24 hours a day & was told not immediately but possibly in the coming months.

enfant terrible

The Cush wrote: »

Broadcasting Act 2009

They should of made it available after you cancel sky too, like the bbc's and itv is in the UK.

The Cush

enfant terrible wrote: »

They should of made it available after you cancel sky too, like the bbc's and itv is in the UK.

They cannot be FTA on sat like the BBC/ITV due to the cost of programming rights and it they were to remain soft-encrypted outside a Sky sub package who would pay for the necessary encryption and transmission costs, not Sky as it would be of no benefit to them.

enfant terrible

The Cush wrote: »

They cannot be FTA on sat like the BBC/ITV due to the cost of programming rights and it they were to remain soft-encrypted outside a Sky sub package who would pay for the necessary encryption and transmission costs, not Sky as it would be of no benefit to them.

How much does it cost per channel to pay for the necessary encryption and transmission costs?

The Cush

enfant terrible wrote: »

How much does it cost per channel to pay for the necessary encryption and transmission costs?

The latest Sky price list is here, not including transponder capacity and associated uplinking/multiplexing costs, all of which are covered by Sky we believe.

Rick_

energy1942 wrote: »

I contacted RTE by phone this morning & was told by information dept that RTE 1 HD & RTE 1 plus 1 would likely air on Sky before Xmas.

RTE News now & RTE Player will air on Sky in the coming months.

I also enquired if RTE 1 plus 1 would air 24 hours a day & was told not immediately but possibly in the coming months.

Strange that RTÉ don't even know themselves what is happening with their own channels when I have already posted that RTÉ ONE HD and RTÉ ONE+1 will appear on the Sky EPG today. Keep an eye out for them in the coming hours.

murpho999

pad e wrote: »

Strange that RTÉ don't even know themselves what is happening with their own channels when I have already posted that RTÉ ONE HD and RTÉ ONE+1 will appear on the Sky EPG today. Keep an eye out for them in the coming hours.

How do you know this is happening today? Is the test period not very short?

Rick_

Sky confirmed it on their website on Monday morning that the channels were launching today.

It is short, but I'm assuming that they are doing it with Sky's help to ensure nothing goes wrong and they want to get it on air before the cut off period happens so everyone will get it in time for Christmas.

Sky Website

Thursday 10 December:

RTE One HD launches into the Entertainment genre at 101 (HD homes)/277 (non-HD homes) in ROI only
This channel will be part of the ROI Bonus Pack

RTE Two/RTE Two HD (115) move to 278 in ROI only

RTE One+1 launches into the Entertainment genre at 115 in ROI only
This channel will be part of the ROI Bonus Pack

Infoanon

pad e wrote: »

Sky confirmed it on their website on Monday morning that the channels were launching today.

It is short, but I'm assuming that they are doing it with Sky's help to ensure nothing goes wrong and they want to get it on air before the cut off period happens so everyone will get it in time for Christmas.

RTE 2 HD appears on 102 for non-HD subscribers so I would guess that in time RTE 1 HD will appear on 101 for all ROI subscribers with a HD box

murpho999

pad e wrote: »

Sky confirmed it on their website on Monday morning that the channels were launching today.

It is short, but I'm assuming that they are doing it with Sky's help to ensure nothing goes wrong and they want to get it on air before the cut off period happens so everyone will get it in time for Christmas.

Ok, I can't find it on their website, do you have a link?

Rick_

Upcoming Channel Changes - Sky

murpho999

pad e wrote: »

Upcoming Channel Changes - Sky

Many thanks for that. This is good news, nice to have RTE 1 HD before Christmas.

Strange that Sky/RTE are not making a bigger fuss out of this.

Rick_

Have they launched yet then? Surely they should have appeared on the EPG by now? New channels get added around 10/11am

lertsnim

pad e wrote: »

Strange that RTÉ don't even know themselves what is happening with their own channels when I have already posted that RTÉ ONE HD and RTÉ ONE+1 will appear on the Sky EPG today. Keep an eye out for them in the coming hours.

Like every company on the planet, the front line staff are told nothing.

Comhrá

6.01 evening news? Good time to kick off.

Comhrá

....evidently not.

Widescreen

pad e wrote: »

Sky confirmed it on their website on Monday morning that the channels were launching today.

It is short, but I'm assuming that they are doing it with Sky's help to ensure nothing goes wrong and they want to get it on air before the cut off period happens so everyone will get it in time for Christmas.

So does this mean RTE2 HD now reverts to 178 or whatever for non hd subscribers?

Badly worded phrase sky used! Maybe there is no fan fare because they dont want complaints if rte1 hd and rte2 hd are not on 101 and 102 for all subscribers-like happened with rte2 hd when it first appeared

Also whenever RTE News Now comes on sky or even before that they should rename the Channel RTE NEWS- its only News Now every 3 or 4 hours!

Gerry Wicklow

Maybe call it News Now and Again

and again and again and.....

Dr. Nick

No sign yet......what about Catch Up, any mention?

Nunu

Any chance we might need to reboot box?

rahenyrover

I see the other new channel from that link, "bike" is on the EPG so I suspect they have made today's changes and it will likely now not happen until tomorrow.

The Cush

http://www.a516digital.com/2015/12/rte-one-hd-arrives-on-irish-sky-service.html

A Sky representive initially announced that RTÉ One HD was launching on Sky Ireland today (10th December). a516digital can confirm the launch has been delayed. Technical changes are also taking place which will see RTÉ services change transponder.

Glencarraig

tippman1 wrote: »

6.01 evening news? Good time to kick off.

Mmmmmmm, will be nice to see Sharon in HD !!!!!!!!

Mickey Mike

The wait is nearly over, feels like we're like a bunch of kids waiting for Santy to come, it was quite a wait.