RTÉ ONE, 2, Junior, and Player

dulpit

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123973902#Comment_123973902

Why did they only show the 2nd half live?

Digifriendly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123974167#Comment_123974167

Honestly I don't know the answer to that question. IIRC Ulster vs NZ in 1974 was shown live in its entirety.

I do know that Munster's match vs NZ in 1974 was covered by RTE as an OB as I have seen footage of it. Unsure if it was live or highlights.

deezell

M

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123974201#Comment_123974201

In '74 that was almost certainly 16mm film footage, the didn't have ENG cameras till a long time after. 16mm still king in 78, there were a dozen editing and cutting suites all along the corridor opposite the shop where I was based. VTR was still massive 2" machines, with new 1" decks being installed. 1" needed OB vans, but 16mm cameras were very compact. 16mm survived in the archives (vast store even then), but a lot of 2" video was recorded over (like 'The Riordans'), hence lost for all time.

RoTelly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123974354#Comment_123974354

There is a nice news report about how TV news was gather by Derek Davis in the late 1970s, I think it covers the move towards video editing in the future.

In my head I see a female film editor with a cigarette in her mouth as she cuts the film, but I think I have this imagined in my head because it would be funny, I doubt they were let smoke in a film editing suite, I think it's a fire hazzard.

Clarkstown

The media have failed to point out that tomorrows "historic schedule change" at RTE Radio 1 is nothing more than a net loss of one program, Oliver Callan gets an extra hour & swaps with The Today show, callans extra hour annexs The Lunchtime music hour which moves into Ray Darcys old slot. Game on returns to RTE radio 1 under an new name, where it was in the first place before 2013 until names such as Sports Call/Drivetime sport@7.

Digifriendly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123974354#Comment_123974354

How did RTE cover the Irish Open Golf live over 4 days from mid 70s onwards I wonder. Did they get help from BBC NI?

RoTelly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123974804#Comment_123974804

The media are making a massive deal about all of these changes. Claire Byrne's move and the changes to Radio 1, won't change anything major in terms of listening habits or the JNLRs. It just a damp squib for most of the audience if Radio really still has an audience.

Clarkstown

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123974864#Comment_123974864

It's hard to take the Jnlrs seriously, last week even when they showed all 2fm shows down, RTE were able to cheerypick an "0.1% increase amongst 15/35s" to create a positive spin.

dulpit

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123974864#Comment_123974864

RTE radio 1 gets 100,000s of listeners to each of it's shows. The majority of current affairs coverage on RTE is via radio. It is a big deal.

RoTelly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123975105#Comment_123975105

RTÉ R1 gets '000s as per the JNLR.

The swapping of chairs isn't not as big a deal for the audience. This isn't 40 years of Claire Byrne on The Today Show it is 5 years of her in that seat, I'd question if any of the audience even remember the name of the person who she took over from (I am sure many on this thread will know, but vast majority of people have forgotten his time as host).

Pat Kenny was a big deal as really he, along with Joe Duffy, where the central parts of the schedule, along with their length of time in those roles (and also at RTÉ), I imagine that Pat Kenny won't make a massive impact on Weekends and I doubt that Claire will be growing his audience during the week.

But then both Pat and Joe were always at some point going to have to be replaced, with Pat in his late 70's and Joe 4 years past retirement. While Pat hasn't been on TV since 2020. Claire could easily have been at RTÉ for another 20 years.

The background staff on those current affairs show remain in place.

As someone interest in the JNLR and TAM, the figures when they are release in a few months time will be read, but I suspect the only thing that might surprise me is that Claire Byrne saw a significant fall in audience numbers.

I certainly won't be surprised when the Head of 2FM says "We are only a year into the schedule change.." as he excuses audiences losses.

deezell

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123975100#Comment_123975100

They don't care a jot what the listening (or non listening) public think about the stats. Being informed about stats has no effect on the figures,"I must tune into poor Marty, he's down 2%, sure it'll give him a lift". That doesn't happen, but what does is the advertising industry pays careful attention to the overall %, and the % of particular age groups. These determine what they will pay for their ads, the rate cards, and whether the ads will reach their target in the right numbers and at the right price.

It's really that simple. From the public perspective it's just bragging rights, though there may be a subliminal consequence to future listenship if the great unwashed thinks, ' I Must listen to yer wan, she had the biggest vital stats last month'.

There may be a number of sheep in the flock who like to follow those whom everyone else is following, like the current popular kid on the block, but I doubt it adds nothing except percents of a percent.

RoTelly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123976109#Comment_123976109

I don't think we expect any real change due to our impression of the JNLRs, but the media who have made such a big deal of those changes on Radio 1 are the same media that trots out the figures as supplied by the broadcasters. IMO, at the very least the top shows for each station should be listed by the JNLR.

There is very little real public analysis of any of this research, the same goes for the TAM ratings, which don't get half as much attention, they they are published monthly, and broadcasters have them daily.

405_Lines_TV

Are RTE still planning to close the two +1 television channels and the 4 digital radio services ?

deezell

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123981120#Comment_123981120

And bring back AM radio... I'm enjoying all the DAB radio channels in the leinster area anyway, none of them RTE origin.

RoTelly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123981120#Comment_123981120

Yes, I believe the CnaM should have given in their decision to the minister, I imagine they are just waiting on the Minister to give the go ahead, the Dept could still be doing their own work.

As for the +1 stations, they'll have forgotten and then rush to submit a proposal in 2027.

Anyone know how much they'd really save on these closures?

VJ the DJ

The journal reporting today that RTE Radio 1xtra, 2xm Pulse and Junior radio are closing Dec 31

thejournal.ie/rte-digital-radio-stations-shut-down-pulse-2xm-6880413-Nov2025/

icdg

Details here:

https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-culture-communications-and-sport/publications/application-from-rt%C3%A9-under-section-103-of-the-broadcasting-act-2009/

What is the plan now for when sports disrupts the Radio 1 schedule at inconvenient times (like when, for example, Ireland are playing in the Six Nations on the day of a General Election count, which has happened before) Use 2FM and annoy its listeners?

VJ the DJ

RTE Radio 1extra doesn't seem to have been used much for sport at all the past few years. Annual radio coverage of the Cheltenham festival was a big deal for years on LW/1extra and dated back to the days 567AM but was dropped without any announcement after the 2020 festival. Soccer/Rugby have indeed been shoehorned onto 2fm in recent years, with the recent axing of Game on, it remains to be seen if 2fm will have a role in sports coverage going forward.

icdg

RTE Christmas schedule release:

https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2025/1201/1546600-something-for-everyone-as-rte-reveals-christmas-treats/

No major surprises, Oliver Callan is taking over Joe Duffy’s traditional Christmas Eve live show on Radio 1 (though it won’t be from Grafton St any more) the Christmas Eve carols are from Kilmainham and Patrick Kielty will once again do a Late Late NYE special. They are touting a pub tour by Dallas alumni Patrick Duffy as one of their highlights.

Movie highlights to be released tomorrow.

AJB39

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124033580#Comment_124033580

A shame the Christmas Eve show from Grafton Street is gone. I assume neither Kieran Cuddihy nor Oliver Callan wanted to do it.

icdg

It never really made sense to have it under the Liveline banner anyway, and I couldn’t have seen Cuddihy take it over.

It was only there because it was originally a Gay Byrne Show special, and Joe Duffy was Byrne’s sidekick, and he kept doing the Christmas Eve show after Byrne retired.

deezell

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124034057#Comment_124034057

They probably wouldn't pay for the OB crew and links.

Eirtel

With the departure of Neighbours from December 11th, Shortland Street will be making a return to teatime RTE 2Déjà vu

RoTelly

https://about.rte.ie/2025/12/05/2006786/

Six One - Tommy Meskill will join Sharon Tobin as co-host, no mention of who will replace him in London, though Tommy was nearly always back and forth unlike previous London Corespondents.

Infoanon

RTEjr is rebranding to RTEKIDSjr from next Thursday December 11th according to Sky.

icdg

Has already happened, I believe.

dublinman1990

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124046431#Comment_124046431

It's a name change on the EPG. The actual TV channel graphics rebrand already happened a few days ago.

I wonder will the name change happen on TV platforms like Saorview & Virgin etc at a later stage?

RoTelly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124046431#Comment_124046431

What an absolutely horrible name TBH.

I was not massively impressed by KIDS logo but the JR in the star looks like it was done using MS paint.

Delta2113

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124034087#Comment_124034087

It's back next year.

RoTelly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124047965#Comment_124047965

I can imagine it not coming back next year TBH. A year is a long time, and people forget.