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RiP Saorview Brian

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  • 26-10-2023 4:38pm
    #1
    Micheal Varadkar
    Registered Users Posts: 60 ✭✭


    I was shocked to learn just today that "Saorview Brian" of RTE Networks who used to post here back in 2011/12 died suddenly back in July.



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    muffler
    Registered Users Posts: 45,827 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058319765/rip-saorview-brian

    Link?



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    [Deleted User]
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121287256#Comment_121287256
    https://rip.ie/death-notice/brian-geraghty-wicklow-delgany-524640

    Here



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    The Cush
    Registered Users Posts: 15,492 ✭✭✭✭The Cush


    I remember his very welcome contributions here at the time, when there was a dearth of RTENL information on the rollout of Saorview.

    Unfortunately he got a fair bit of abuse resulting in him leaving and many posts being removed for review, including many of Brian's, possibly a whole thread, never to return.

    RIP Brian, condolences to his family.



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    Micheal Varadkar
    Registered Users Posts: 60 ✭✭Micheal Varadkar


    Iirc, the heated debates were from professional/trade body installers & traditional electrical shop owners who felt that RTE should "do something" about the fact that every odd jobs man & Delboy with a van were doing installations & phone repair shops & petrol stations etc were selling mpeg4 boxes from Eastern Europe. Perhaps 11 years on such debate seems quaint now?🤷



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    The Cush
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121288737#Comment_121288737

    You're probably right, a long time ago and no way to verify since the thread/posts were removed.



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    TAFKAlawhec
    Registered Users Posts: 589 ✭✭✭TAFKAlawhec


    First, RIP to Brian Geraghty.

    Secondly, I only have a passing memory of the thread but I do remember some posters taking some very critical, at times even personal, jibes at Brian on matters than were outside of his field & control which resulted in the thread being prematurely closed. FTR I recall asking him if Saorview or its services had any plans to providing MHEG-IC (like Freeview had started provisioning in around 2011/12) on the platform, with Brian replying that there were no plans at the time.


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121288737#Comment_121288737

    Seriously, what were they expecting RTÉ or Saorview to do? Getting the government to ban anyone other than "approved" installers & outlets from installing or selling reception equipment for the platform? That would have been a big laughing stock on its own and IMO would never have stood up to a legal challenge. Saorview was (and still is) operates in a similar fashion to Freeview in the UK as a promotional body for the DTT platform, it doesn't have legal powers!



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