RTE on Sky

gusto

Will viewers in the North be able to access RTE etc via their digibox? If not, are there any plans to launch this in the North? Or is there a way that will enable me to access these channels:rolleyes:

Charles Slane

I'd like to have access to all the UK channels, all the US channels and any other channel I happen to want to view.

So it only makes sense that I'd like the same capability for anyone else (being such a generous person).

If folk up north want RTE etc, let them see them.

A bit of a political point here-but what happens if in my lifetime , theres a united Ireland?? will BBCNI and UTV have to close?
At that stage RTE should definitely be on the EPG in the six counties??
I suspect Charlies campaign thread will be very long by then though...:D
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DMC

This would be a case against a united Ireland.... (going wayyyyyyy OT now..)

BBC Northern Ireland would broken off the BBC and become part of RTÉ. UTV would stay, but it would come under the remit of the BCI, leaving ITV, and become a nationwide channel via aerial.

Mountjoy Mugger

And Channel 5 would be incorporated into TG4...

DMC

Hmmm, Keith Chegwin's bits and Ros na Rún simply don't mix...

triple-play

I think it is more likely that UTV and TV3 would be fully taken over by ITV, with UTV becoming ITV 1 Ireland and TV3 becoming ITV 2 Ireland with ITV 1 being free-to-air and ITV 2 being a pay channel available on cable/satellite...

an interesting concept???

Saruman

RTE is available in NI now anyway so yes it should be available to them on sky digital

jimbob

Theey can have RTE in the north if we can have utv and C4 down here. i'm not really bothered about C5

CHRISTYG

jimbob, few people in the UK care two hoots about C5, so I'm not really surprised!!!!!:D

byte

Ideally, all ROI terrestrials should be in NI and NI terrs in ROI. That way, everyone's happy:D