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New RTE Player

JMcGee

I saw on Twitter that there's a new player in the works. Just a coming soon. Anyone out there have an idea on a date? I think I'm getting my hopes up too high expecting some cross platform rollout.

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An Tarbh

don't know when it went live but RTE Player is now on Apple TV.

EdmondShiels3

I went to watch the weather on the phone app and I got a message that said I could not view it form my location. I can't remember the exact message but that is close to it. I tried it then on the TV and it just kept loading.

jack presley

I was only able to watch the ads at the beginning of a program on my Mac using Safari (it would stop before the actual program started).

I sent off an email and they got back quite quickly telling me to use Chrome instead.

Seth Brundle

Is it being developed completely in-house or are they using any external help?

What size of technical team is currently employed by RTE for the web app development?

Given talk about rap parties, etc. I can't help think that there are quite a few developers but looking at progress you'd be forgiven for thinking they've hired some kid working from their bedroom!

OneEightSeven

Sheepdish1 wrote: »

Is anyone else having problems with watching any shows on the RTE player?

When trying to watch any historical programme it is just freezing and not continuing. Have tried it for the last three days and same problem.

Have used it for a few years with no problems until this

Yes. I'm watching last night's EU election debate and it keeps freezing or buffering. Then it crashed my browser.

I just finished watching The Tonight Show on TV3 Player and it worked without issues.

They have some cheek demanding license fee increases when an ad revenue-funded company produced a better online streaming platform.

Zhane

JMcGee wrote: »

Airplay still doesn't work for me with an Apple TV 4K.

Same. I’ve reported it a couple of times. Plays the ads no problem but won’t play the show

JMcGee

Airplay still doesn't work for me with an Apple TV 4K.

Nidgeweasel

van_beano wrote: »

It had the Live TV option at least a month ago on my TV

Same. Just noticed this was missing.

Any reasons for it?

Sheepdish1

Is anyone else having problems with watching any shows on the RTE player?

When trying to watch any historical programme it is just freezing and not continuing. Have tried it for the last three days and same problem.

Have used it for a few years with no problems until this

sk8board

dulpit wrote: »

Six nations was on virgin media? Not RTE...

True - must’ve been something else, either way it’s a very recent change and appears to be intentional

dulpit

sk8board wrote: »

I watched a six nations game 10 days ago, we use it all the time and it was working fine.

In this instance, I used the Player app on an iPad and airplay’ed it to the tv via Apple TV box, so all good, but I think it’s an odd decision to say the least.

Six nations was on virgin media? Not RTE...

sk8board

I watched a six nations game 10 days ago, we use it all the time and it was working fine.

In this instance, I used the Player app on an iPad and airplay’ed it to the tv via Apple TV box, so all good, but I think it’s an odd decision to say the least.

van_beano

It had the Live TV option at least a month ago on my TV

EdmondShiels3

The app on TV's does not have a live TV option. I have the app on a new Sony TV.

van_beano

sk8board wrote: »

I was switching on the Ireland Georgia match on my 4-5 year old Samsung smart tv in the kids play room last night and noticed that the ‘live’ option has been removed from the updated smart tv RTÉ player app - so you can’t play live tv but can play historical programming.
Could this really be the case/be intentional?

It may be some issue with having a slightly older smart tv, but it’s definitely the updated app.

Same issue with me last night, no Live TV option last night on the App on my Samsung TV.

sk8board

I was switching on the Ireland Georgia match on my 4-5 year old Samsung smart tv in the kids play room last night and noticed that the ‘live’ option has been removed from the updated smart tv RTÉ player app - so you can’t play live tv but can play historical programming.
Could this really be the case/be intentional?

It may be some issue with having a slightly older smart tv, but it’s definitely the updated app.

Charles Babbage

maynooth_rules wrote: »

Have android version 6.01 and it won't work beyond the ads and 2 seconds of show I picked. Very annoying.

I have often defended RT But the android app is a bait and switch operation as it shows the ads, but only a few seconds of the programme. Such a seamless ability to show ads without any content is treating the customer with contempt.

dulpit

ED E wrote: »

Scrubbing passed the buffer seems f'd at the minute, dont remember that before? Anyone else?

I've had this on the android and web version since the new version was launched, if I want to fast forward I couldn't.

ED E

Scrubbing passed the buffer seems f'd at the minute, dont remember that before? Anyone else?

CHROME VERSION
72.0.3626.121
OS VERSION
Windows NT: 10.0.14393

The Dark Knight

reni10 wrote: »

Responded to your PM so hope it helps you

Hi, can you also send me details of the Android TV apk for Fire TV?
Thank you!!

JMcGee

Still no Apple TV app. What a shower.

clfy39tzve8njq

Right lads riddle me this. I'm Ireland and RTE player works perfectly on my android phone but can't get it to work on the android box.
Here's where it gets strange at least to me maybe someone here can explain it.
If I use a VPN on the box the player works. But the content is limited with most of the box sets missing.
WTF

padjocollins

old player allowed me to watch rte content here in germany using a vpn. new player has locked me out . anyone abroad got it working ? thanks

reni10

Moyglish wrote: »

Could anyone please point me in the direction of an Android TV version of the APK, or if it wouldn't be too much hassle, rip me a version that I could sideload onto a Fire TV please?

I've been trying to get a working version of the new RTE working with no success.

The apks I've found are for the app for touch screen devices, so the fire tv remote or a keyboard won't work to navigate and you can't move the page. The Web browser version just redirects you to download the aforementioned app, or else if by some miracle I do get something to play, all I get endless ads and a black screen with sound but no picture.

According to another poster above the Android TV apk works on his Fire TV, so I'm looking to replicate same, I just need a hand finding the RTE android TV apk first though!

Would really appreciate any help.

Thanks guys!

Responded to your PM so hope it helps you

AlmightyCushion

dulpit wrote: »

Just tried using the player on Edge (work computer - don't judge) and it seems to get stuck in a loop. Pick the show to watch, press play. Ads run, then a play symbol appears with the show to be watched, pressing that just restarts the ads.

Known issue I wonder?

I get that sometimes on Chrome. Sometimes I have to try Edge, Chrome and FireFox to get one that works. Pain in the arse.

dulpit

Just tried using the player on Edge (work computer - don't judge) and it seems to get stuck in a loop. Pick the show to watch, press play. Ads run, then a play symbol appears with the show to be watched, pressing that just restarts the ads.

Known issue I wonder?

JMcGee

Still waiting to hear some news on the Apple TV app. When someone says "coming soon" to me that means a few weeks at most. They're a shambles. I'm starting to wonder if their main priority isn't to stop people downloading episodes instead of first building something desireable. Everytime I use BBC iPlayer I just wish to fawk they had copied this outright.

Machinehead

Tigerandahalf wrote: »

Has the new rte player come back onto LG tvs yet?

Tweeted RTÉ Player on the 10th Jan, had the same thing as most people with LG TVs, updated and then rolled back after a couple of days. Their response was the usual stock response "Coming soon! We're just adding the final touches to it" ~ Still waiting! Android app works fine for me if I want to cast the player.

Tigerandahalf

Has the new rte player come back onto LG tvs yet?

yrreg0850

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

They take in plenty of money to pay for it with minimal or no advertising yet choose to spend almost 3 times the licence fee money for the entire annual online budget per year on the rich mans Orchestras (yes 2 there's 2 RTE Orchestras), joke of an organisation.

https://www.thejournal.ie/rte-losses-2016-2-3502547-Jul2017/

RTE have the nerve to call these the" National Orchestras" and, we are told to LOVE our orchestras which are paid for from national licence fees but, rarely perform outside the M50.
So,where is the national element other than the nation paying for Dublin orchestras.