RT

marclt

With the EU banning RT.

Is it still on the Irish EPG?

icdg

It was removed last year for Brexit reasons. I believe Eir has removed it this week though.

Wanderer78

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118714318#Comment_118714318

gone off sky already?

Alun

It's still broadcasting loud and clear on Astra 28.2E FTA. Seems to still be on the Sky EPG too.

done123

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118714318#Comment_118714318

Eir Tv Removed the RT News Channel and Documentary channel on Monday 28th February.

icdg

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118714462#Comment_118714462

It’s gone from the Irish EPG since 14th December 2020. Sky removed any channels that opted not to take an EU license after Brexit. Still on the U.K. EPG.

https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/What-s-On/Changes-to-the-Sky-TV-guide-December-2020/td-p/3530287

dublinman1990

RT will be removed from the Astra satellite service right across Europe very imminently. SES are based in Luxembourg which is an EU member state. The Guardian in the UK has reported that the live uplinks for the channel will be abruptly cut off once they get official regulatory clearance to remove it.

Once it's removed from Sky & Freesat; the slot that's vacated by RT will not be allowed to be sold to them as the sanctions will kick in for the Russian Government.

The slot allocation has to lapse meaning RT cannot get any revenue from selling it off to other satellite TV operators in Europe.

The satellite TV feed for RT is also relayed on Freeview transmitters in the UK. That means once it goes off Satellite at that point. The same thing will happen for Freeview users in the UK.

fryup

i have never watched RT is it blatantly pro-Putin?😶 like this?

marclt

You’re not far wrong!

The RT feed on Sky has now been replaced with simulcast of RT America. News on the hour, and a selection of pro Russian/anti Ukrainian documentaries on the half hour.

Capt'n Midnight

RT Espanol / Fance still there in Spanish / French on 19.2E V 22000

English language versions are RT America on 19E and with a 2 second lag 28E.

https://en.kingofsat.net/channelhistory.php?ch=3489 - for channel changes if they get pulled.

RT scroll bar saying EU has banned them, Sputnik , and will be on line on odysee

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118717187#Comment_118717187

All news stations have an agenda. ITN produce different flavours of news for ITV/Channel 4/Channel 5. BBC World Service sanitises UK politics. But in this case RT is telling a different story to everyone else. Press TV (Iran) going hard on the "It's all the fault of the USA meddling in global politics" and once that's said falling back to the same story as everyone else.

Ukraina 24 13E 11219 H 299990 3/5 8PSK - in Ukrainian though

NSAman

Used to watch RT for their documentaries. Different perspective. When the war started was watching it, the original programming was replaced by American sounding presenters. It was such propaganda that I had to turn off. It annoyed me so much felt like ripping the TV out of the wall. No harm it’s gone.

better for my blood pressure too!

fryup

interesting to hear George Galloway and Alex Salmond stance on this, both are on the RT payroll

Gerry Wicklow

RT pulled from 28E and 19E

liamtech

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118720999#Comment_118720999

Seems to be gone from HOTBIRD too

Interestingly Hotbird is still broadcasting RT Docs - Just checked - But all the different languages off 19.2 and 13 are gone -

mikeym

If Russia Today was independent and wasn’t financed by the Russian government I wouldn’t have a problem with it.

I know there’s two sides to every story but Russia Today never criticises the Russian Government and is always quick to pounce on other countries screwups.

GIMP

The app is still streaming and can be Chromecasted.

fryup

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118721754#Comment_118721754

a Russian version of Fox then 🤨

goldiefresh

For anyone with a smart tv / firestick both rt news and rt doc still available on this free playlist <mod deleted>

fryup

but you know.. no matter how distasteful we may find their output should they not be allowed to broadcast??? - freedom of speech and all that

i mean its like something the Ruskies themselves would do😐️

KildareP

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118724592#Comment_118724592

Why should someone or something be allowed continue operating on "freedom of speech" grounds when that same someone or something is actively denying many others their freedoms?

Like someone in jail for a crime complaining they are being held captive against their will.

RT is off the air as part of a massive list of sanctions being levied against all sorts of Russian companies, organisations and people.

HerrKapitan

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118717187#Comment_118717187

Most of it is. But you do have some news reports in amongst it. Just like any other news outlet around the world.

Some articles appearing on RTE news website, were also on the RT website. So its not all bad, as why would RTE also post the same articles.

The article in question was Putin having his honoury taekwando black belt taken off him.

Wanderer78

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will that work on tivimate, if i just stick it into a playlist?

goldiefresh

Iv been using it with tivimate for last 2 years! It will work with any player that supports m3u

icdg

No discussion of the politics of this. I’m happy for discussion to continue as long as it keeps to the broadcasting angle but there are millions of other places to discuss the broader picture, this isn’t it.

Additionally there is no discussion of breach of copyright or posting links to illegal sources.

liamtech

Just hoping back here for a bit! Is this the first time we have observed the complete cessation of a global news chain? Im leaving politics out of it, i know where i am. But the nerd in me is curious about this.

Capt'n Midnight

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118734960#Comment_118734960

Press TV (Iran) got chucked out of UK , but like Rossiya 24 and Ukraina 24 is still on air on on Hotbird 13E

Rossiya 24 has been showing the same images on loop beside a press briefing from Moscow so you aren't missing much.

Feeds for satellites broadcasting to the UK satellite are mostly from the EU so more of a single even rather than lots of little ones.

Wanderer78

any ideas where i can download RT related podcasts?

skallywag

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118736366#Comment_118736366

How's your German?

https://www.podcast.de/podcast/901226/rt-de

Wanderer78

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118736393#Comment_118736393

what im looking for isnt there unfortunately, i ll have to look deeper

Wanderer78

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118736393#Comment_118736393

got it on youtube, looks like some stuff being reposted there, it ll probably be taken down soon....

Wanderer78

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118723759#Comment_118723759

this seems to be just a global list of fta channels, i cant see why it should be blocked on the site

icdg

RT is sanctioned and as such I don’t think we can allow any link to it even if the source was previously legal.