bob11 wrote: » EuroSport 3D, Channel 426 has appeared .. Has anyone got a 3D tele to see what it's like ??
Minstrel27 wrote: » Channel 4 is on Sky. Setanta Sports is hardly something to be bragging about. Now that the Premier League is over what do they have? Top Gear? The IPL was on ITV4 this year. Not free in HD but free all the same.
Rosser wrote: » The Premier League will be back in August if you assume (incorrectly) that's it's the only thing worth watching. As for Channel 4 all very well if you're ok with having every other show blocked.
Infoanon wrote: » Update on UPC website states that re lose of ITV2/3/4 ' we are pretty close to signing a number of contracts with similar content - we will be unveiling these new channels over the next coming weeks' Assume similar content indicates general entertainment channels
Minstrel27 wrote: » Pretty much is all that's worth watching. Unless you are also referring to the poker programming.
Rosser wrote: » Clearly since you know so much about it you're getting the value and did I mention poker? How about the rugby or Formula1? Glee is blocked for a start, not my cup of tea but one of the most popular shows on tv. Luckily I can watch the poker on Setanta instead.
Minstrel27 wrote: » F1 is available free on BBC One and repeated non stop throughout the week on their interactive stream. Magners League was FTA on a number of channels. Channel 4 is also available FTA with no programming blocked on it.
F1 is available free on BBC One
omg a kitty wrote: » RTE showed a few Magner's League matches and BBC One showed a couple of Ulster's matches and that was it
ted1 wrote: » looks great in HD
Minstrel27 wrote: » Channel 4 is also available FTA with no programming blocked on it.
Rosser wrote: » Great but it's not on sky, you asked to name a programme blocked on sky and I did. As for Setanta they have extensive rugby coverage and arguably the best pundits in Matt Williams & Neil Francis, further more they are the only broadcaster showing all games in the 2011 World Cup and in HD.
patrickmooney wrote: » Saorview is a week old now, still no additions. UPC must be hoping we shall just forget about replacement and new channels.
omg a kitty wrote: » Its not a case of just adding channels thats out there.. They have to come to an agreement with RTE, and the other companies that own the channels they plan to add
patrickmooney wrote: » Totally understand, but in the case of saorview, really how much notice did they need!? We've known it was launching for over a year, it's been on test broadcasts for months if not years at this point.
Infoanon wrote: » Its in Saorview's intersest to keep the services off UPC - what surprises me is that Saorview have not exploited RTE2 HD, As for the other channels - I agree - since April 1st new channels have been coming very soon - and the likelihood is that these channels will be from current providers - so there is no real reason for the delay
dunworth1 wrote: » but is rte2 hd not a must carry for upc? just like the other irish channels rte1 +2 tv3 and tg4
Infoanon wrote: » The must carries are RTE1/2 TV3 TG4 - RTE2 HD is not a must carry, same goes for 3e/Rte+1 etc RTE2 HD is not on Sky either
patrickmooney wrote: » Totally understand, but in the case of saorview, really how much notice did they need!? We've known it was launching for over a year, it's been on test broadcasts for months if not years at this point. Do they need someone to give them RTEs telephone number to sort this out? Imagine the outcry in the UK if BBC three wasn't on cable or sky from day one. Same here. I pay a licence fee to RTE, I get my digital TV via cable. I should be able to see these channels. You can hardly disagree with that. It's another reflection showing that UPC don't care about TV, just IMHO bundles and broadband. UPC could have capitalised on their launch as an "Irish" cable company with strong Irish EPG compared to the likes of Sky.
angel01 wrote: » Saorview isn't all it is cracked up to be... for instance RTE +1 doesn't even show Fair City FFS... one of their biggest shows...:rolleyes:
To_be_confirmed wrote: » The advertisements do say that Saorview offers more than analogue TV does currently and also mentions that joke of a channel RTE1+1. Seeing as some of their biggest shows can't even be shown on it, I think it's fair to say that new Saorview channel isn't all it's cracked up to be.
Rosser wrote: » I think it's fair to say you're confused, Saorview is a method of delivery which does offer more than analogue in that it offer digital quality picture, if you've seen it then you'll know that has been achieved.
