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Saorview Updates - 2024

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  • #362
    One More Toy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,021 ✭✭✭One More Toy


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122957102#Comment_122957102

    Will that work being h.265? Thought saorview was 264



  • #363
    Aidan McCarthy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 127 ✭✭Aidan McCarthy


    Hi there. I don't know will that work over here or not



  • #364
    Glaceon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 3,083 ✭✭✭Glaceon


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122957735#Comment_122957735

    It’ll be fine, H.265 devices would be backwards compatible with H.264, same as H.264 receivers are backwards compatible with MPEG-2.



  • #365
    StreetLight
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,514 ✭✭✭StreetLight


    The colour bar/clapper test on 25 has been replaced by the 2RN static card with an "Ardghleine" caption at the bottom-right.

    20241216_125947.jpg


  • #366
    Aidan McCarthy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 127 ✭✭Aidan McCarthy


    Is there another station coming on channel 25



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  • #367
    dublinman1990
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 9,106 ✭✭✭dublinman1990


    Or is it another DVB-I test?



  • #368
    The Cush
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 16,247 ✭✭✭✭The Cush


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122962786#Comment_122962786

    HbbTV test channels possibly combined with a DVB-I pilot



  • #369
    brick man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 283 ✭✭brick man


    RTE NEWS CHANNEL was tendered out for a HD upgrade so expect to see that happen early next year , hopefully with a bit more content



  • #370
    The Cush
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 16,247 ✭✭✭✭The Cush


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122963545#Comment_122963545

    That'll remain at LCN 21



  • #371
    lgs 4
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 692 ✭✭✭lgs 4


    Fox News 😄😄😄 Lots of Trump and fake news



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  • #372
    brick man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 283 ✭✭brick man


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122963563#Comment_122963563

    It will but you will recall the last test card in HD was at LCN 14 and it became TG4 HD



  • #373
    c2r
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 61 ✭✭c2r


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122963545#Comment_122963545

    They need to - it's embarrassing for RTE and the country as a whole when you walk in to hotel or corporate office reception areas with RTE news running on big screens in SD because there isn't an HD feed. It doesn't scream "this is a 21st century environment to be doing business in"….



  • #374
    The Cush
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 16,247 ✭✭✭✭The Cush


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122964182#Comment_122964182

    I'm afraid my memory isn't that good.

    Is there enough capacity for a another HD channel?



  • #375
    elperello
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 17,655 ✭✭✭✭elperello


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122964185#Comment_122964185

    I doubt that any executive in a decision making capacity is going to be left standing around in a lobby/reception long enough to notice.

    Other more important factors will decide.

    Having said that I agree a HD feed is overdue.



  • #376
    RoTelly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,731 ✭✭✭RoTelly


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122964489#Comment_122964489

    News Now need to be tidied up before you could give it a HD channel. The tickers look amateur and the content is just a loop of RTÉ TV, plenty of ways to repackage some content, other "News Highlight", it isn't a 24 hour news service in any sense of the word.

    Ironically many years ago when Mr Bakhurst was the then Head of News / Deputy Direct general he took a photo of said channel in Dublin Airport, saying how great it was to have the channel in the airport. So I think Executives are all too aware.


    ______

    Just one more thing .... when did they return that car

    Yesterday



  • #377
    elperello
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 17,655 ✭✭✭✭elperello


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122964536#Comment_122964536

    Would that tidying up cost much ?

    I think the other poster was referring to executives considering doing business in Ireland.

    Of course KB being in the business so to speak would be aware.



  • #378
    Aidan McCarthy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 127 ✭✭Aidan McCarthy


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122963693#Comment_122963693

    You should have said Fox News with fake Trump news



  • #379
    JDxtra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,091 ✭✭✭JDxtra


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122963545#Comment_122963545

    Yes, it's long overdue an upgrade (again). But I honestly can't believe that RTE don't have the ability to do this inhouse. Kind of embarrassing they have to tender it out.



  • #380
    RoTelly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,731 ✭✭✭RoTelly


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122964596#Comment_122964596

    RTÉ NEWS has a ticker systems for both Business News and Elections, its likely that these are coming from the same software, but someone might be able to verify that.

    Also for "live" events RTÉ NEWS NOW has a DOG/BUG like the other RTÉ channels, along with "live update", though never know why they can't produce a news ticker on that screen during those events.

    If KB was aware he'd have updated the look of NEWS NOW long ago. He's aware when he wants to be.

    Really he should put forward a proposal to add advertising to NEWS NOW rather than a proposal to close the digital radio stations and the +1 channels.

    Yes, that's what the OP seems to be talking about executives from abroad, I'd say some notice other probably raise an eyebrow in their head and all move forward.


    ______

    Just one more thing .... when did they return that car

    Yesterday



  • #381
    decor58
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 988 ✭✭✭decor58


    They weren't allowed have ads on the News channel or the digital radio channels, objections from other media groups, print and broadcasting and the fact of the licence funding. Having said that, I think if you listen to RTE Gold or Radio 1 extra on TuneIn, TuneIn place ads during the broadcasts, I may be wrong but I think there are ads.



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  • #382
    lertsnim
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,982 ✭✭✭lertsnim


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122966082#Comment_122966082

    I've never heard ads on RTÉ Gold via TuneIn anyway apart from those ads RTÉ Gold used to run for the Toy Show Musical.



  • #383
    RoTelly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,731 ✭✭✭RoTelly


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122966082#Comment_122966082

    RTÉ proposed 2 phases to its role out of the "extra" digital channels.

    Phase one : RTÉjr 5 days, with +1, NEWS NOW no ads

    Phase two : RTÉjr 7 day, with +1 replaced by RTÉ PLUS (aka THREE), potential to add ads to NEWS NOW

    This was the initial proposal the minister sought view of the public and stakeholders as under the act.

    Minister Carey only gave permission for phase 1, but not to phase 2.

    A second proposal was put in to extended RTÉ 1 +1 to 24 hours, one for OTV, another for RTÉ2 +1

    And one withdrawn one about RTÉjr.

    RTÉ have just put in a proposal to axe the Digital Radio stations, it is pending a decision. They were due to close at the end of the year, RTÉ will fail to meet this target.

    RTÉ could put forward a proposal to ask permission to add advertising to RTÉ NEWS NOW if they wanted.

    Digital Radio Stations pre-date 2009 act and were part of the "test" DAB service and competitors asked for RTÉ not to have ads on their digital radio stations, I wonder if RTÉ could start airing ads on the digital radio stations without putting in a proposal much in the same way has they have done with RnaG?


    ______

    Just one more thing .... when did they return that car

    Yesterday



  • #384
    c2r
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 61 ✭✭c2r


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122965719#Comment_122965719

    Yes, pretty much - there's often execs in hotel or office lobbies waiting on cabs to take them to Dublin airport;

    I was in a corporate reception recently with one where we were both standing up close to a very large screen TV running RTE news which is what made me think about it… and yes, it probably makes little impact, but it's not a good showcase for RTE….

    Although worse was when VM were showing live rugby last year!



  • #385
    lertsnim
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,982 ✭✭✭lertsnim


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122966244#Comment_122966244

    Had an ad today when the stream started, lost signal for a second and then another ad. Disappointing.



  • #386
    Glaceon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 3,083 ✭✭✭Glaceon


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122974853#Comment_122974853

    I noticed yesterday that they were running pre-roll RTE Gold jingles.



  • #387
    Aidan McCarthy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 127 ✭✭Aidan McCarthy


    Hi. When they roll jingles RTE Gold Means Christmas songs are going to be playing

    Post edited by Aidan McCarthy on


  • #388
    Aidan McCarthy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 127 ✭✭Aidan McCarthy


    Here is more information on the Irish broadcast media. The Republic of Ireland looks set to join European countries including Italy and Germany in developing a DVB-I solution as part of a future transition from regular broadcast to streaming TV. You can read more about plans for free-to-air platform Saorview on the EBU website. UK broadcasters have opted to go a different way with the HbbTV OpApp Freely



  • #389
    Charles Slane
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,895 ✭✭✭Charles Slane


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123047274#Comment_123047274

    Thanks Aidan!

    https://tech.ebu.ch/news/2024/12/preparing-for-the-next-generation-of-free-television-services-in-ireland



  • #390
    Aidan McCarthy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 127 ✭✭Aidan McCarthy


    Your welcome



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