appalling schedules on RTE over Christmas

Bella Doyle · 20-12-2018 11:26am #1

Wall to Wall Summer of hurling, James Bond and Harry potter

Weepsie · 20-12-2018 11:29am

Bella Doyle wrote: »

Wall to Wall Summer of hurling, James Bond and Harry potter

It's not much better in any other channel.

Sky, Netflix etc seemingly have bought up the rights to any films they want, and RTE etc al are left with slim pickings, reruns , awful specials and yearly reviews

lgs 4 · 20-12-2018 12:20pm

Weepsie wrote: »

It's not much better in any other channel.

Sky, Netflix etc seemingly have bought up the rights to any films they want, and RTE etc all are left with slim pickings, reruns, awful specials and yearly reviews

If people used their brains and kept their money in their pockets and didn't subscribe to Sky or Netflix. The world would be a better place.

icdg · 20-12-2018 12:39pm

Would it?

I remember six channel land. I remember holidays in two channel land. I remember an RTE that didn’t start up till 2pm in the afternoon (or later), aired imports in prime time on RTE1, and was just as dependant on a previous generation of stars as its current version is on the current generation. Where the only live GAA was the All Ireland finals and semi finals, the only live Rugby was the Five Nations and there wasn’t a whole pile of live football either (and La Liga or Serie A was something you might occasionally read about in the newspapers).

This complaint comes up nearly every year, and Netflix and Sky aren’t to blame for it.

handlemaster · 20-12-2018 12:43pm

who watches RTE any more ?

Digifriendly · 21-12-2018 5:29am

icdg wrote: »

Would it?

I remember six channel land. I remember holidays in two channel land. I remember an RTE that didn’t start up till 2pm in the afternoon (or later), aired imports in prime time on RTE1, and was just as dependant on a previous generation of stars as its current version is on the current generation. Where the only live GAA was the All Ireland finals and semi finals, the only live Rugby was the Five Nations and there wasn’t a whole pile of live football either (and La Liga or Serie A was something you might occasionally read about in the newspapers).

This complaint comes up nearly every year, and Netflix and Sky aren’t to blame for it.

No live rugby apart from 5 nations is an awfully long time ago as autumn tour internationals with Ireland facing a major touring team have been covered live by RTE as far back as 1960's afaik.

Sam Quentin · 21-12-2018 6:02am

Rté Rocks.,.......
Build a bridge and gei over it :-)

Always Tired · 21-12-2018 6:13am

I'd be shocked if anything we pay too much for in this country was anything but a steaming pile.

We don't pay for programming we pay for huge salaries for bland, underwhelming presenters. And also, I'm told, an orchestra or something.

If that's true, I want the option to have any rte programming replaced by a stream of the orchestra playing by pressing a button on the remote. Cuz I never get to hear em. I reckon I would press that button often. Tuba > Tubridy

OldMrBrennan83 · 21-12-2018 6:44am

handlemaster wrote: »

who watches RTE any more ?

I do. I look at 5 or 6 hours of TV a day and around 95% of it is RTÉ.

NSAman · 21-12-2018 6:48am

Patww79 wrote: »

I do. I look at 5 or 6 hours of TV a day and around 95% of it is RTÉ.

Well...in that case you watch 70% foreign content?..:)

OldMrBrennan83 · 21-12-2018 6:58am

NSAman wrote: »

Well...in that case you watch 70% foreign content?..:)

I doubt that very much. I'll occasionally watch E4 but Sky One is a waste of time and I really need to cancel Netflix.

Hoboo · 21-12-2018 7:13am

Home and Away, Dr Phil and Doctors now made in kerry

OldMrBrennan83 · 21-12-2018 7:18am

NSAman wrote: »

Well...in that case you watch 70% foreign content?..:)

Hoboo wrote: »

Home and Away, Dr Phil and Doctors now made in kerry

I can understand someone not watching RTÉ if they don't want, but do some of you honestly have a problem with others watching it if they want? Not understanding the smartarsing.

Hoboo · 21-12-2018 7:26am

Patww79 wrote: »

I doubt that very much. I'll occasionally watch E4 but Sky One is a waste of time and I really need to cancel Netflix.

Your reply to someone saying you watch 70% foreign content. They meant on RTE, not other channels. No smartarsing, more confusion than anything.

OldMrBrennan83 · 21-12-2018 7:30am

Hoboo wrote: »

Your reply to someone saying you watch 70% foreign content. They meant on RTE, not other channels. No smartarsing, more confusion than anything.

No confusion, I know what they meant. I'm not though, same as I'm not watching it during the day to see Dr Phil or Doctors either. I very very much doubt I'm watching 70% foreign content in the evenings either but I must have missed the camera they have in my living room.

el_gaucho · 21-12-2018 7:34am

icdg wrote: »

Would it?

I remember six channel land. I remember holidays in two channel land. I remember an RTE that didn’t start up till 2pm in the afternoon (or later), aired imports in prime time on RTE1, and was just as dependant on a previous generation of stars as its current version is on the current generation. Where the only live GAA was the All Ireland finals and semi finals, the only live Rugby was the Five Nations and there wasn’t a whole pile of live football either (and La Liga or Serie A was something you might occasionally read about in the newspapers).

This complaint comes up nearly every year, and Netflix and Sky aren’t to blame for it.

There was the Serie A highlights programme on Monday nights for a few years in the early 90s.

yosser hughes · 21-12-2018 7:42am

Patww79 wrote: »

I do. I look at 5 or 6 hours of TV a day and around 95% of it is RTÉ.

Each to their own, it seems like a dreadful waste of time. You must see an awful lot of repeats.
https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/tv-reviews/pat-stacey-rte-is-showing-20-repeats-today-why-are-we-paying-160-a-year-for-this-31428735.html

icdg · 21-12-2018 8:21am

The point was missed by those who chose to nitpick, I fear.

To maybe summarise it in a different way - the RTE of today is not the much worse version of the RTE of the past that the OP chose to paint, and in some ways its a lot better. And those saying that two or six channels is better than 500 should maybe remember what things were like under two or six channels before they give out about content that would never have been on RTE in the first place being “poached” from them.

facehugger99 · 21-12-2018 8:32am

Patww79 wrote: »

I do. I look at 5 or 6 hours of TV a day and around 95% of it is RTÉ.

My condolences.

icdg · 21-12-2018 9:57am

And if you looked at the ratings thread, you’d see that most of the top ten linear TV programmes watched are on RTE (9 of the top 10 in the last set of data published) and the highest of them attracted in excess of 380,000 viewers.

But you know, who needs facts.

BobMc · 21-12-2018 10:01am

handlemaster wrote: »

who watches RTE any more ?

Who watches live tv anymore, I'm more I wanna watch x y or z, and pick for myself

political analyst · 21-12-2018 11:45pm

Weepsie wrote: »

It's not much better in any other channel.

Sky, Netflix etc seemingly have bought up the rights to any films they want, and RTE etc al are left with slim pickings, reruns , awful specials and yearly reviews

Anthropoid was on Neflix but it will be on RTÉ 1 next week.

Johnnycanyon · 22-12-2018 12:10am

handlemaster wrote: »

who watches RTE any more ?

What is RTE?ðŸ˜€

iseegirls · 22-12-2018 2:23am

The Summer Of Hurling is an odd and lazy decision to fill 11 hours of prime time telly with 11 replays of hurling matches from this season.
An hour review would have been more than enough.

Jay Zee · 28-12-2018 12:19am

They are showing some 007 movies at 9am this week, this is the earliest ever time I have seen bond on Terrestrial TV

Digifriendly · 29-12-2018 9:55am

For first time in ages I did not buy RTE Christmas TV guide. Apart from some sport and RTE News I rarely watch anything on either RTE1 or RTE2 these days.

AwaitYourReply · 30-12-2018 4:10am

I can never recall such hopeless TV choice over Christmas holiday period across not just RTÉ TV but across most of the below major broadcast channels too.

I wonder if the lack of investment was a strategic decision to conserve funds if commercial advertising revenue is forecast to drop even further (as already in decline anyway) with the serious prospect of "hard" or "no-deal" Brexit coming up on 29th March next which will effect tv markets in UK & Ireland jurisdictions. There was little or nothing new on offer on most tv channels. Will we get the same saturation of holiday flights that are usually heavily plugged at start of January each year. Brexit could be problematic for flights to/from UK and promotions in the lead up to 29th March and beyond so travel advertising may not feature as prominently given the confusion in the travel industry. Less advertising revenue expected will lead to more repeat programming across all networks or possible cutbacks/closures too. Netflix, Amazon prime and Online digital advertising have already made major dents on established broadcasters, newsprint media, magazine publications etc;

RTÉ One
RTÉ 2,
VM One,
TG4,
VM Two,
VM Three,
BBC One,
BBC Two,
BBC Four,
itv,
Channel 4
e4
More4
4seven
itv2,
itv3,
itv4,
Channel 5
etc;

padd b1975 · 30-12-2018 4:31am

handlemaster wrote: »

who watches RTE any more ?

Many multiples of those who watch Sky and Netflix combined.

harr · 30-12-2018 4:45am

I would agree that this Christmas the line up across all channels was poor. Very few decent programs on any of the sky channels, but I have found TV in general very poor the last 6 months anyway and have often struggled to find something to watch.
Netflix seems to be on the rise while the main stream channels struggle.

Jay Zee · 30-12-2018 5:55am

padd b1975 wrote: »

Many multiples of those who watch Sky and Netflix combined.

It's a drip drip annual decline tho for RTE, the mrs brown's boys Christmas day episode had 300k less viewers than a couple of years ago. the late late show, Saturday night show and rose of Tralee are all declining year on year. Where will they be in 10? 15? years time ? They don't have any new ideas but keep flogging the same ****e to death

The Late Late Show · 31-12-2018 5:55pm

RTE Christmas is appalling drivel. Mrs Brown's Boys has been on most nights and tonight is bad modern music ringing in the new year and, again, Mrs Brown's Boys. Totally browned off with RTE.

dhaughton99 · 31-12-2018 6:39pm

The Late Late Show wrote: »

RTE Christmas is appalling drivel. Mrs Brown's Boys has been on most nights and tonight is bad modern music ringing in the new year and, again, Mrs Brown's Boys. Totally browned off with RTE.

Never seen it.
Is Mrs Brown's Boys the new Father Ted? Something RTE2 can repeat daily.

The Late Late Show · 31-12-2018 7:17pm

dhaughton99 wrote: »

Never seen it.
Is Mrs Brown's Boys the new Father Ted? Something RTE2 can repeat daily.

Father Ted is funny and well made. Mrs Brown's Boys is unfunny and poorly made. Watch a few minutes of it just to see how awful it is. It is the worst thing on TV these days.

TheRiverman · 31-12-2018 7:38pm

I only watched sport on RTE over Christmas.The excellent Players Of The Faithful documentary about Offaly's great win over Kerry in the 1982 All Ireland Senior Football final,Jayo about Dublin's Jason Sherlock and some of the racing from Leopardstown.This for me was by far the best viewing over Christmas.The rest was rubbish and as I posted previously,I thought it was disgraceful the TV licence ads were on both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.Shame on RTE for doing this.

mloc123 · 31-12-2018 7:40pm

el_gaucho wrote: »

There was the Serie A highlights programme on Monday nights for a few years in the early 90s.

Bought in from channel 4 I think? I remember it tho, was good.

icdg · 31-12-2018 7:43pm

dhaughton99 wrote: »

Never seen it.
Is Mrs Brown's Boys the new Father Ted? Something RTE2 can repeat daily.

The episode of Mrs Browns Boys airing tonight is a new episode.

TheRiverman · 31-12-2018 7:48pm

Mayb we should all cheer up,the Six One set is getting a new makeover for 2019.

Jay Zee · 31-12-2018 7:48pm

At least RTE don't show the same program on both channels at the same time, the chase was one 2 channels at the same time on virgin media over Christmas,

The Late Late Show · 31-12-2018 8:08pm

TheRiverman wrote: »

I only watched sport on RTE over Christmas.The excellent Players Of The Faithful documentary about Offaly's great win over Kerry in the 1982 All Ireland Senior Football final,Jayo about Dublin's Jason Sherlock and some of the racing from Leopardstown.This for me was by far the best viewing over Christmas.The rest was rubbish and as I posted previously,I thought it was disgraceful the TV licence ads were on both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.Shame on RTE for doing this.

Yes, that's about the best of a lot of it. Most of the films I have on DVD so no need to watch on RTE. I think the only times I would turn on RTE 2 is to watch a match or The Handmaid's Tale.

Of course, it is disgraceful showing those TV tax ads on those 2 days. Speaking of Handmaid's Tale, these inspectors are like the Eyes of Gilead going around scaring people into paying a fee to fund the artificial 'stars' and their lavish lifestyle.

AndrewJRenko · 31-12-2018 8:21pm

AwaitYourReply wrote: »

I can never recall such hopeless TV choice over Christmas holiday period across not just RTÉ TV but across most of the below major broadcast channels too.

I have to agree. I found myself watching mostly old nostalgia-fest programmes - The Sweeney, The Professionals, Old Grey Whistle Test and other BBC4 or Sky Arts music stuff, Creedon on the radio.

The only good thing that RTE have done this season is Ireland's Fittest Families - great family viewing with great role models for kids. I'm surprised they haven't sold this format internationally, as it would transfer very well.

The country is too small for two big chat shows each weekend. They struggle to get decent guests for one show, let alone too.

The Late Late Show · 31-12-2018 8:30pm

AwaitYourReply wrote: »

I can never recall such hopeless TV choice over Christmas holiday period across not just RTÉ TV but across most of the below major broadcast channels too.

I wonder if the lack of investment was a strategic decision to conserve funds if commercial advertising revenue is forecast to drop even further (as already in decline anyway) with the serious prospect of "hard" or "no-deal" Brexit coming up on 29th March next which will effect tv markets in UK & Ireland jurisdictions. There was little or nothing new on offer on most tv channels. Will we get the same saturation of holiday flights that are usually heavily plugged at start of January each year. Brexit could be problematic for flights to/from UK and promotions in the lead up to 29th March and beyond so travel advertising may not feature as prominently given the confusion in the travel industry. Less advertising revenue expected will lead to more repeat programming across all networks or possible cutbacks/closures too. Netflix, Amazon prime and Online digital advertising have already made major dents on established broadcasters, newsprint media, magazine publications etc;

RTÉ One
RTÉ 2,
VM One,
TG4,
VM Two,
VM Three,
BBC One,
BBC Two,
BBC Four,
itv,
Channel 4
e4
More4
4seven
itv2,
itv3,
itv4,
Channel 5
etc;

TV is getting worse and worse every Christmas. I think when Mrs Brown's Boys and all that reality TV junk took hold, TV has deteriorated bigtime. Thankfully, there have been good drama series made mostly in America and the UK. So I can watch DVDs of Breaking Bad, Handmaid's, Love/Hate, The Sopranos, etc. instead of the junk that is served up mostly featuring a foulmouthed man dressed up as a woman.

The remaining days of Christmas between today and Sunday will be dominated by more Mrs Brown's Boys repeats just you wait and see!

dublinman1990 · 31-12-2018 10:52pm

Ireland's Fittest Families celebrity special was on there tonight. It is not a bad programme at all. Well done to Donnacha O'Callaghan's team on winning the €10k for their chosen charity. The documentary about Pope Francis visit to Ireland was good there on RTÉ One tonight. The films that were on Christmas were OK. I liked watching the remake of The Jungle Book on Christmas Day. Stars Wars The Force Awakens was good too although I didn't watch all of it. The only bit of sports coverage that I watched during Christmas was The RTÉ Sports Awards 2018.

Tonight's programmes for ringing in the New Year have been brutal in the last few years though. I wonder what will happen on Kieth Barry's New Year show tonight. I don't know why that show is pre-recorded before tonight's New Year's Concert in Dublin. They should have the concert on tonight instead to bit a of music to ring in the New Year.

The Late Late Show · 01-01-2019 2:21am

dublinman1990 wrote: »

Ireland's Fittest Families celebrity special was on there tonight. It is not a bad programme at all. Well done to Donnacha O'Callaghan's team on winning the €10k for their chosen charity. The documentary about Pope Francis visit to Ireland was good there on RTÉ One tonight. The films that were on Christmas were OK. I liked watching the remake of The Jungle Book on Christmas Day. Stars Wars The Force Awakens was good too although I didn't watch all of it. The only bit of sports coverage that I watched during Christmas was The RTÉ Sports Awards 2018.

Tonight's programmes for ringing in the New Year have been brutal in the last few years though. I wonder what will happen on Kieth Barry's New Year show tonight. I don't know why that show is pre-recorded before tonight's New Year's Concert in Dublin. They should have the concert on tonight instead to bit a of music to ring in the New Year.

A lot of good films were on but I have all the Bond films, the Indiana Jones and the Star Wars, etc. on DVD but yes all these are good films and can be enjoyed. The problem with the concerts is they are all featuring bands singing original material I do not find to be melodious. The only alternative RTE seem to have is Daniel from Donegal but zero oldschool blues-rock and so on.

BUT .. by far the biggest problem to Christmas TV is Mrs Brown, she's Mrs Brown, our Mrs Brown, it's Mrs Brown, that's Mrs Brown, the queen of Dublin town, Mrs Brown. Saw 5 minutes of it earlier and I can say it has NOT improved!

ednwireland · 01-01-2019 2:26am

TheRiverman wrote: »

I only watched sport on RTE over Christmas.The excellent Players Of The Faithful documentary about Offaly's great win over Kerry in the 1982 All Ireland Senior Football final,.

Seriously get over it !

Purple Mountain · 01-01-2019 2:29am

NYE film choice: Devil Wears Prada or Meet the Fockers.
I'd rather watch reloops of The Angelus.

PCeeeee · 01-01-2019 2:29am

AndrewJRenko wrote: »

I have to agree. I found myself watching mostly old nostalgia-fest programmes - The Sweeney, The Professionals, Old Grey Whistle Test and other BBC4 or Sky Arts music stuff, Creedon on the radio.

The only good thing that RTE have done this season is Ireland's Fittest Families - great family viewing with great role models for kids. I'm surprised they haven't sold this format internationally, as it would transfer very well.

The country is too small for two big chat shows each weekend. They struggle to get decent guests for one show, let alone too.

I know absolutely nothing about this kind of thing but what would stop some other broadcaster doing a 'similar' show?

AndrewJRenko · 01-01-2019 3:08am

PCeeeee wrote: »

I know absolutely nothing about this kind of thing but what would stop some other broadcaster doing a 'similar' show?

I don't know much about it either, but I would imagine that the same copyright laws that prevent copying of a piece of music or a piece of software or a drama would apply. I recall this case from a few years back

https://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/bainisteoir-idea-was-looneys-says-judge-154816.html

dense · 01-01-2019 3:10am

Mrs. Brown's whatever.

Every friggiîng time I turn on the box.

I Am The Law · 01-01-2019 3:15am

I haven't watched rte for years, plenty shhhit on satellite freeview, expectations are at a major low.

AwaitYourReply · 01-01-2019 3:36am

TheRiverman wrote: »

Mayb we should all cheer up,the Six One set is getting a new makeover for 2019.

I am curious how the makeover will turn out although; I think it will take more to get me tuning in regularly again. Both presenters are excellent in their respective presenter roles to be fair although; if RTÉ had of promoted two male anchors to co-present Six One News (after Brian & Sharon had moved on) I suspect it may have received much criticism for removing one gender. I feel Six One News had a better balance when you had a male/female partnership. Even if the female became lead anchor in a female/male it would still allow for more balance than the current status quo. Whenever two males occasionally presented Six One when Sharon or her female predecessors were off duty in past it used look unbalanced too. What would be wrong with 50:50?

Of course RTÉ is unusual in one sense given that BBC News and ITV News only seems to use one anchor presenting their main news programmes these days. I think Sky News may have also dropped down to one anchor in studio too unlike the format it had adopted in it's earlier years.

The Late Late Show · 01-01-2019 3:37pm

dense wrote: »

Mrs. Brown's whatever.

Every friggiîng time I turn on the box.

I had the misfortune to see a tiny bit of it last night but there is no doubt Mrs Brown's Boys is the worst junk on TV in recent years. Clever comedy or drama it is not. It has no laughs to be the former or no story to be the later. Even now, those who still watch it in its entirity say the crudeness and vulgarity is also gone out of it which means it will no longer satisfy that audience. BBC have it on again tonight and RTE are showing more of it tomorrow and Thursday too.

appalling schedules on RTE over Christmas

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