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No BBC Three on Eir?

  • 01-02-2022 8:20pm
    #1
    An Ciarraioch
    Registered Users Posts: 5,798 ✭✭✭


    With BBC One, Two, Four and the News Channel all standard additions across the various platforms, it seemed logical that BBC Three would similarly appear when it launched this evening, but evidently not. Is this solely an issue with Eir, or general across Virgin, Sky, etc?



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  • #2
    gmisk
    Registered Users Posts: 31,801 ✭✭✭✭gmisk


    Sky ireland confirmed no launch date in Ireland yet zzz



  • #3
    Dempo1
    Registered Users Posts: 26,912 ✭✭✭✭Dempo1


    It's available on my FTA ,but your not missing much to be honest 😁

    Is maith an scáthán súil charad.




  • #4
    Mr.Nice Guy
    Registered Users Posts: 45,535 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Nice Guy


    It doesn't appear to be on any of the Irish TV providers yet. Must be a rights issue. Hopefully it will be added.

    'It is better to walk alone in the right direction than follow the herd walking in the wrong direction.'



  • #5
    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users Posts: 80,988 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
    M


    They have some African Nations matches on, perhaps when that finishes on Sunday it will be shared here. Usually it's the rights for Sport or TV shows that results in the UK and Ireland rights holder wanting access restricted. Providers here may be unwilling to have it here for now if they have to impliment blocks for certain programming.



  • #6
    fritzelly
    Registered Users Posts: 17,218 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058230847/no-bbc-three-on-eir


    It's not currently licenced to be shown in the EU (Ireland) at the moment



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  • #7
    jo187
    Registered Users Posts: 252 ✭✭jo187


    It's annoying as we would often get the BBC 3 content on late night BBC 1. Doubt they will do that now.



  • #8
    icdg
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,495 Mod ✭✭✭✭icdg


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118568171#Comment_118568171
    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118568835#Comment_118568835

    The suggestion is that the BBC are ready to make it available to Irish providers, and have a deal in place with Sky at any rate but haven’t done so yet due to a delay in obtaining a license in the EU. This license won’t be obtained in Ireland, due to our heavy touch regulatory regime, but is likely to be in Luxembourg where the BBC have EU licenses for their other domestic channels. (Should be said that this is informed conjecture, and the BBC themselves have made no such announcement for any kind).



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