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RTE2 in HD on UPC?

  • 23-05-2011 03:11PM
    #1
    carrolls
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,011 ✭✭✭


    I see that RTE2 will start broadcasting in full native HD on Saturday for the Champions League and Magners league. Will UPC also be doing the same for their feed of RTE2?


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  • #2
    JDxtra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,090 ✭✭✭JDxtra


    Nobody knows. UPC don't act in a timely manner, so I would be surprised to see it in the short term.


  • #3
    seamus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 68,173 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    Really starting to like this Twitter thing.

    @UPC_HelpsYou_IE: Hi thanks for your tweet :) at present we don’t currently have RTE 2 HD included in our HD line up!


  • #4
    jack presley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,687 ✭✭✭✭jack presley


    seamus wrote: »
    Really starting to like this Twitter thing.

    @UPC_HelpsYou_IE: Hi thanks for your tweet :) at present we don’t currently have RTE 2 HD included in our HD line up!


    Unfortunately as you can only write 140 characters in a tweet, the UPC rep couldn't finish what they wanted to say. it would have been along the lines of "nor are we going to add any new decent channels soon despite promising that the ones lost recently would be replaced 'shortly'"


  • #5
    icdg
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 12,460 Mod ✭✭✭✭icdg


    It will eventually appear, if for no other reason, I'd imagine the majority of Dublin-based RTÉ management and employees actually have UPC at home and will start to wonder why they are paying for a HD service they can't receive themselves. In seriousness, RTÉ have a "must-offer" obligation to UPC and UPC will eventually carry it. Sky could be a different kettle of fish, but I'd expect to see it eventually appear on Sky too.

    Should be noted that if/when it does appear on UPC and Sky, it will work slightly differently to Saorview. On Saorview, there is just one RTÉ Two HD Select service and that downscales to SD when connected via SCART. On UPC and Sky there would be seperate RTÉ Two HD and SD channels on seperate EPG numbers.


  • #6
    ardmacha
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,476 ✭✭✭ardmacha


    If I was UPC I'd provide the RTE 2 HD soonish, to avoid people investigating Saorview and then being tempted into getting a Sat dish as well.


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  • #7
    The Cush
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 16,246 ✭✭✭✭The Cush


    This is UPC's submission to the new channels consultation late last year


  • #8
    ciaran76
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,714 ✭✭✭ciaran76


    They said on the radio that time 6 new channels between June and July.


  • #9
    Ranicand
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,960 ✭✭✭Ranicand


    ciaran76 wrote: »
    They said on the radio that time 6 new channels between June and July.

    No they said 5.

    So we will be lucky to get 2 or 3.:D


  • #10
    patrickmooney
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 1,032 ✭✭✭patrickmooney


    The Cush wrote: »
    This is UPC's submission to the new channels consultation late last year
    That's all very positive and upbeat.


  • #11
    carrolls
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,011 ✭✭✭carrolls


    I hope they are not counting RTE1+1, RTE NEws and RTE Junior as new channels. These channels are probably just somebody in RTE utilising a Sky+ box.


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  • #12
    watty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,461 ✭✭✭✭watty


    TV3, Sky and the Previous minister won't let them have new channels.

    They spend all the money on Transmitters. So really it's just the same 2 channel content pretending to be 5 channels.

    TV3's 3e is sort of new if you didn't have pay TV (Was channel 6). It's nothing like as good as TV3. ;)


  • #13
    Infoanon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,987 ✭✭✭Infoanon


    UPC on their twitter feeds have indicated that discussions are taking place and they hope to have the channel(s) soon.

    If I was RTE I would delay and push RTE 2 HD as much as possible - theres already a buzz about the champions league being in HD tomorrow for a one off cost


  • #14
    iba
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,642 ✭✭✭iba


    Infoanon wrote: »
    UPC on their twitter feeds have indicated that discussions are taking place and they hope to have the channel(s) soon.

    If I was RTE I would delay and push RTE 2 HD as much as possible - theres already a buzz about the champions league being in HD tomorrow for a one off cost

    Hi,

    I know this thread is a few months old but since UPC r still not showing RTE 2 HD, I was just wondering if anybody has an update as to when they might or might never as the case maybe?

    Regards

    Iba


  • #15
    forzacalcio
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,447 ✭✭✭forzacalcio


    Tomorrow Id say :D


  • #16
    iba
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,642 ✭✭✭iba


    forzacalcio wrote: »
    Tomorrow Id say :D

    Hmmmm,


  • #17
    icdg
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 12,460 Mod ✭✭✭✭icdg


    Further debate here:

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=58


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