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Could this be a sign that RTE is coming to NI ?

  • 06-11-2002 11:27am
    #1
    corm500
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 863 ✭✭✭


    As of this morning the test channel 850-3 is carrying an information tag "The nations choice for Irish drama, Entertainment and news and current affairs programing". Then it gives a U.K number to ring to upgrade your subscription to recieve it. Could this be the ball finally starting to move on RTE for NI and UTV for ROI?.Or is SKY just testing another channel and using RTE's test screen.

    Corm5000


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  • #2
    corm500
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 863 ✭✭✭corm500


    Also rang RTE and was told that they would be available throughout the UK after they had sorted out some rights issues. As the song goes "there may be trouble ahead..."

    Corm5000


  • #3
    Mossy Monk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28,128 ✭✭✭✭Mossy Monk


    Originally posted by corm500
    Also rang RTE and was told that they would be available throughout the UK after they had sorted out some rights issues

    that's new. is it the whole of the UK for RTÉ1 and Network 2 or a best of channel like TARA. it will be filtered down to basic programming anyway


  • #4
    byte
    Moderators, Regional North West Moderators Posts: 19,158 Mod ✭✭✭✭byte
    byte


    I would imagine it would be a Best Of.. type channel like BBC Prime or Tara. If/when it is launched, I wonder will it be available to ROI too.


  • #5
    watty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    Four points.. sorry to be a dampner

    RTE having been giving that line on phone and by Email since they shut Tara.

    850-3 has no teletext stream at all. PID = 0. RTE for NI would have Teletext. It has no EPG data either.

    It not on the "Irish" mux. It is most likely to use the spare capacity on "Irish" mux

    It is encrpyted on PC, so the Digibox puts an onscreen banner relating to
    1) Which card you have
    2) ist Other Channel is first EPG channel banner etc
    so if 850-3 is stored at same other Channel position as SKy 1 you get the message you get for Ch106 with no card or cancelled sub.


  • #6
    rlogue
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,035 ✭✭✭rlogue


    What's the frequency Kenneth?


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  • #7
    David C
    Closed Accounts Posts: 293 ✭✭David C


    The nations choice for Irish drama, Entertainment and news and current affairs programing

    Agreeing with Watty..
    Thats the subscribe screen for RTE 1 I think..
    The subscribe screen for any channel in stored in the "Other Channels" section is never relevant for that channel. This test is probably the first stored station in Corm5000's digibox - relating to channel 101

    So the test has nothing to do with RTÉ sadly :(


  • #8
    Fred Flange
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22 ✭Fred Flange


    Hello All

    Sorry to bear bad news, but I had an Email from my contact in RTE today and she says :

    "After checking this out I can now confirm that there is no news on this."

    So the wait goes on.

    Regards

    Fred F.


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