New Channels (possibilities)

bob11 · 30-05-2011 04:36PM

EuroSport 3D, Channel 426 has appeared ..

Has anyone got a 3D tele to see what it's like ??

Ranicand · 30-05-2011 04:39PM

bob11 wrote: »

EuroSport 3D, Channel 426 has appeared ..

Has anyone got a 3D tele to see what it's like ??

Yes I have a friend with a 3D TV and he just checked out channel 426 and he says it's really good 3D.

I want a 3D TV now.:(

Rosser · 30-05-2011 10:12PM

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.

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.

An Tarbh · 31-05-2011 08:31AM

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.

I never said it wasn't on itv4, I was saying that this year the majority of games were shown on Setanta Ireland and not Setanta Sports 1.

Minstrel27 · 31-05-2011 10:36AM

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.

Pretty much is all that's worth watching. Unless you are also referring to the poker programming.

What shows are blocked on Channel 4 seeing as you know so much about it.

Infoanon · 31-05-2011 09:42PM

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

omg a kitty · 31-05-2011 10:32PM

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

That was from Thursday, so we should get them by around mid June

Rosser · 31-05-2011 11:04PM

Minstrel27 wrote: »

Pretty much is all that's worth watching. Unless you are also referring to the poker programming.

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 · 31-05-2011 11:41PM

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.

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.

omg a kitty · 01-06-2011 09:27AM

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.

RTE showed a few Magner's League matches and BBC One showed a couple of Ulster's matches and that was it

ted1 · 01-06-2011 11:37AM

F1 is available free on BBC One

looks great in HD

Minstrel27 · 01-06-2011 02:09PM

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

Games were shown RTÉ Two, TG4, BBC Northern Ireland, BBC Wales, BBC Alba and S4C. All available on satellite free with the exception of RTÉ Two and TG4.

ted1 wrote: »

looks great in HD

It does look good on BBC One HD. You're not wrong there. And it is free too.

Rosser · 01-06-2011 07:16PM

Minstrel27 wrote: »

Channel 4 is also available FTA with no programming blocked on it.

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.

d8player · 02-06-2011 09:04AM

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.

Not sure I would agree with that.*Those two are as bland as they come. Neither says anything of any substance. Matt Williams seems to be a nice guy but he's rubbish as an anchor.

icdg · 02-06-2011 07:31PM

There's a thread in Broadcasting about Setanta so maybe we can discuss the merits and demerits of Setanta there and keep this thread for new channel speculation.

patrickmooney · 02-06-2011 09:06PM

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 · 02-06-2011 09:19PM

patrickmooney wrote: »

Saorview is a week old now, still no additions. UPC must be hoping we shall just forget about replacement and new channels.

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 · 02-06-2011 10:16PM

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

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.

Infoanon · 02-06-2011 10:45PM

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.

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 · 02-06-2011 11:06PM

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

but is rte2 hd not a must carry for upc?

just like the other irish channels rte1 +2 tv3 and tg4

omg a kitty · 02-06-2011 11:31PM

I agree with you about Saorview but then again, has Sky got it on their EPG?
Maybe RTE is holding back?

Infoanon · 02-06-2011 11:34PM

dunworth1 wrote: »

but is rte2 hd not a must carry for upc?

just like the other irish channels rte1 +2 tv3 and tg4

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

dunworth1 · 02-06-2011 11:44PM

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

its a bit crap i pay for the channels they should be available on all platform that i can receive

clln · 02-06-2011 11:58PM

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.

Good for You patrickmooney!, cutting straight through their Bull and telling them exactly as many People see them............ bunch of lying chancers who only their digital TV users see through...... even in the upgraded area's.!
If they Bull us is there a reason we should not criticise them?
still hiding behind their tweets ......... i suggest they start a thread saying "UPC has balls", or even use the Info Channel to actually give us all the Info, not just the bits that suit them.

angel01 · 03-06-2011 07:07AM

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:

Minstrel27 · 03-06-2011 08:18AM

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:

What exactly is Saorview cracked up to be? It is the replacement for the analogue terrestrial network. Nothing else.

It provides people with the terrestrial channels and one or two extras. It is not a competitor to pay television.

lucernarian · 03-06-2011 04:13PM

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 · 04-06-2011 02:08PM

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.

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.

lucernarian · 04-06-2011 02:19PM

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.

Thanks, but I think I know what Saorview is;) The Saorview advertisements talk about more than just "digital picture quality and improved sound" as we all know. They include RTÉ1+1 in the advertisement as a new channel when in reality the channel can't even show all the programming that RTE1 shows in its limited hours of operation. I didn't say that Saorview isn't what it's cracked up to be, I said "that new Saorview channel" isn't what it's cracked up to be.

Tarquin1970 · 04-06-2011 02:46PM

Why is Saorview even being discussed in a Cable Tv forum?

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