The Virgin Media Television thread

https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/other-sport/nfl-dublin-game-shown-free-35916071

More details in this one, with them having their own line-up to present and commentate:

The broadcaster will also show three playoff games as well as Super Bowl LX. The lineup has also been unveiled with Tommy Martin to host, while Efe Obada, Michael McQuaid, Tadhg Leader, Dave McIntyre, and Bernard O'Toole will also be part of the game day panel.

Just thought I would mention here that NZ's TV3 (aka THREE) was sold to Sky for NZ$1 or €0.50.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/567627/sky-tv-to-buy-three-owner-discovery-nz-for-1

NZX-listed Sky said the deal would be completed on a cash-free, debt-free basis, with completion expected on 1 August.

Vmtv have announced there not showing big brother this year due to costs obviously ratings weren't great last season

I thought it was worth mentioning here due to the CanWest connection, It's been 19 years, they sold in 2006.

😂 Sounds familiar.

New thing called "Eating With The Enemy" being advertised.

Is this their Aldi version of The Traitors? Set up on the ad looks similar.

I think this might be something different though.

The ads have a group of people sitting at a round table holding cards.

Wasn't the other programme a one on one discussion?

Replaced with Love Island Games Series 2, which is a bit sporadically shown, as they seemingly are about 4-5 days behind US showings.

I guess with a lot of live football over the coming month like Champions League, LOI and World Cup Qualifiers, it's hard to keep it on one channel consistently, like VM2.

Unfortunate they they only have 2 channels!

Nice that Anthony Nilan (Dir of Programming) did respond to someone on X.

I'd wish they'd take that view on a lot of the ITV Studios programming they've shown recently. A lot of their 9pm shows are not in the Top 20 of the week. All those ITV and Channel 5 dramas which have all very similar storylines of murder, mystery and crime featuring the same 3 actresses just don't work.

In 2 weeks time, they have on Monday - Dinner With The Enemy, 'Big Interview' with Presidential Nominee, The Tonight Show. On Wednesday - new series of Faithless, Gogglebox, The Tonight Show. Which is good, and what should the main aim for the channel. But then on a Tuesday you get nonsense like Rich House, Poor House (Channel 5 episode from 2018), Trauma Room One (Channel 5 2023).

Has anyone any idea how much they would of payed previously

His problem is that an hour of international programming is cost an Irish broadcaster between 1000 to 2500 per hour. Unless they were over paying for the product.

A series of BB would cost TV3 circa 100k per series. As I say unless they are buying it at a premium, which I doubt as they point out "perhaps" another broadcaster might pick it up.

However in fairness to the head of content he replied, and its a fairly good reply, even if I doubt it massively.

Cuddihy seems to be moving from the Tonight show, I assume he starts in RTÉ in November when Claire Byrne Exits. But will he be able to continue on VMTV, it would be a first for an RTÉ radio presenter.

Can't be on commercial TV if your on RTÉ Radio, I wonder if he might be getting the Q&A programming on Monday Nights in the new year.