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Should 2fm and RTE 2 be privatised

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    #32
    Stasi 2.0
    Closed Accounts Posts: 295 ✭✭Stasi 2.0


    Elmo wrote: »
    RTE got it for free (rights would be an issue with FTA sat), while The Oireachtas paid for an encrypted signal from sky for 250,000 euro, which is about the price of going FTA and dealing with SES, the oireachtas having no rights issues.

    I've always maintained this accepted wisdom about "rights" is a pile of hogwash but there's already 65,239 threads on that particular subject.

    If as you rightly say the Oireachtas has no rights issues why on earth do they bother with an encrypted signal (are they the only national parliament in the world which does this and does it not completely defeat the purpose ?) and if they really insist on having their precious encryption why use Sky's videoguard ? Other systems are available and Sky boxes are required to have CI slots (a rare instance of regulators standing up to them)


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    #33
    Elmo
    Registered Users Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    Stasi 2.0 wrote: »
    I've always maintained this accepted wisdom about "rights" is a pile of hogwash but there's already 65,239 threads on that particular subject.

    If as you rightly say the Oireachtas has no rights issues why on earth do they bother with an encrypted signal (are they the only national parliament in the world which does this and does it not completely defeat the purpose ?) and if they really insist on having their precious encryption why use Sky's videoguard ? Other systems are available and Sky boxes are required to have CI slots (a rare instance of regulators standing up to them)

    Irish TV broadcasters all buy in programming from abroad. All also require music copy rights and most have a copy clearance department.

    UK TV broadcasters usually have paid for rights covering both Britain and Ireland.

    While it is unfortunate that English broadcasters can broadcast in the clear on Satellite and Irish broadcasters have to put up with it, English broadcasters don't really want to have to compete with Irish broadcasters in their territory considering an hour of US TV cost just 2000 per hour for Irish broadcasters or that their own shows air on Irish services.

    On the other hand I can't see many outside northern Ireland turning to any Irish Broadcaster, English broadcasters shouldn't care that Irish Broadcasters can broadcast into that territory. E.g. no reason why home and away can't air first on RTE across the Island, how much would it really effect Channel 5's audience?


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