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The ITV Thread

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So UTV Ireland is launching on January 01, 2015 with a proper launch of its schedule on January 5.... It's now November 10 and no advertising online, in magazine, newspapers, billboards etc for programmes and launch.

No news on whether it will be on Saorview... probably one of the worst channel launches in history?

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lertsnim wrote: »

ITV is superior to the awful UTV.

Big advantage of having satellite here in NI. I can watch ITV London on Sky rather than UTV and I don't have to go to 'other channels'.

lertsnim

brick man wrote: »

I do have to say the content on the channel so far is poor and I have pity for people on UPC I am glad I have Saorview & Freesat for UTV NI HD. For people that are not big on sport the Freesat option is a good one pvr etc. and of course UTV NI.

ITV is superior to the awful UTV.

iseegirls

irishfeen wrote: »

Top 10 - 01/01/2015

1 RTE News: Nine O'clock - 602.3k - RTÉ
2 RTE News: Six One - 559.4k - RTÉ
3 EastEnders - 518.7k - RTÉ
4 Reeling In The Years - 510.3k - RTÉ
5 Fair City 446.5 - RTÉ
6 Django Unchained - 434.5k - RTÉ
7 Getaways - 321.3k - RTÉ
8 MISSION IMPOSSIBLE - 306.7k - TV3
9 BRENDAN GRACE: A NIGHT AT THE OPERA HOUSE - 309.1k - TV3
10 EMMERDALE -223.1k - UTV IRELAND

UTVI will probably take that as a very good start, people at least taking not of where the channel is on the EPG.

Those figures are peaks. Emmerdale actually only got 185,800 on UTV Ireland throughout the whole show.
According to MediaLive, in October - Emmerdale had an average of 236,000 on TV3 and 52,000 on UTV.

Only 73,000 viewers tuned in for Pat Kenny.

irishfeen

When you look at that list it just shows the absolute dominance of RTÉ - UTVI will have a job to make any impact on RTÉ One shows.

irishfeen

MarkK wrote: »

Thanks, where did you get the ratings?

How did Emmerdale used to do on TV3?

I would expect that Emmerdale ratings on utvI would be better than TV3 as many UPC viewers would previously have watched it on utvNI.

I got them from newstalk but they are posted on serveral sites.

Wabbit Ears

Souriau wrote: »

How does one know what I am watching?
How does the TV create a feedback for someone to know how many viewers watched a tTV program?
I know the internet, catch-up can be monitored but Saorview or Sky?

Neilson ratings

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nielsen_ratings

Souriau

irishfeen wrote: »

Top 10 - 01/01/2015

1 RTE News: Nine O'clock - 602.3k - RTÉ
2 RTE News: Six One - 559.4k - RTÉ
3 EastEnders - 518.7k - RTÉ
4 Reeling In The Years - 510.3k - RTÉ
5 Fair City 446.5 - RTÉ
6 Django Unchained - 434.5k - RTÉ
7 Getaways - 321.3k - RTÉ
8 MISSION IMPOSSIBLE - 306.7k - TV3
9 BRENDAN GRACE: A NIGHT AT THE OPERA HOUSE - 309.1k - TV3
10 EMMERDALE -223.1k - UTV IRELAND

UTVI will probably take that as a very good start, people at least taking not of where the channel is on the EPG.

How does one know what I am watching?
How does the TV create a feedback for someone to know how many viewers watched a tTV program?
I know the internet, catch-up can be monitored but Saorview or Sky?

MarkK

irishfeen wrote: »

Top 10 - 01/01/2015

Thanks, where did you get the ratings?

How did Emmerdale used to do on TV3?

I would expect that Emmerdale ratings on utvI would be better than TV3 as many UPC viewers would previously have watched it on utvNI.

irishfeen

Top 10 - 01/01/2015

1 RTE News: Nine O'clock - 602.3k - RTÉ
2 RTE News: Six One - 559.4k - RTÉ
3 EastEnders - 518.7k - RTÉ
4 Reeling In The Years - 510.3k - RTÉ
5 Fair City 446.5 - RTÉ
6 Django Unchained - 434.5k - RTÉ
7 Getaways - 321.3k - RTÉ
8 MISSION IMPOSSIBLE - 306.7k - TV3
9 BRENDAN GRACE: A NIGHT AT THE OPERA HOUSE - 309.1k - TV3
10 EMMERDALE -223.1k - UTV IRELAND

UTVI will probably take that as a very good start, people at least taking not of where the channel is on the EPG.

hotmail.com

Any word on the ratings for last night?

hotmail.com

jca wrote: »

It seems a bit stupid to end up calling it utv. The U stands for Ulster. TV4 would be a better name.

The U no longer stands for anything. It's just UTV.

starlit

Thanks ya it said it be on that channel and to ring saorview. I never thought of that. I see if that work later and rescan think I did that for the 3e channel and rte 1+ channel.

irishfeen

doovdela wrote: »

Probably better late in evening if they have specials on or have corrie now that is moved from TV3. Do you have to ring to get the channel on saoirview as its not appeared only on the satellite with Sky.

Rescan Saorview TV/Set Top Box and you will get UTVI on channel 6.

brick man

The content on UTVI is poor but was never going to be much better. TV3s schedule next week has plenty of home produced programmes on it but I think RTE2 is the one to watch ratings wise as it is lacking home produced content big time

irishfeen

The Ayatolla wrote: »

What kind of sport will be on UTV Ireland as opposed to the Freesat version ?

Absolutely nothing so far ... all Irish sports rights are tied up by RTÉ, TV3, TG4, Setanta & Sky. It will take a few years for any sport to appear I would imagine (if they actually want to bid for rights)..

You have to remember though ITV/UTV are losing Champions League rights and apart from a few things on ITV will have next to nothing either across the UK.

Sam Russell

I have Freesat to avoid UTV Ni. I use a London Postcode.

The Ayatolla

What kind of sport will be on UTV Ireland as opposed to the Freesat version ?

starlit

Probably better late in evening if they have specials on or have corrie now that is moved from TV3. Do you have to ring to get the channel on saoirview as its not appeared only on the satellite with Sky.

brick man

I do have to say the content on the channel so far is poor and I have pity for people on UPC I am glad I have Saorview & Freesat for UTV NI HD. For people that are not big on sport the Freesat option is a good one pvr etc. and of course UTV NI.

irishfeen

icdg wrote: »

More referring to the Derry reference.

Ah OK sorry.

icdg

More referring to the Derry reference.

brick man

irishfeen wrote: »

... Calling Stephen's Day, Boxing Day is hardly politics is it??

I notice on their website tv guide they refer to the news as Regional and International News we must be a region now and not a Country

irishfeen

icdg wrote: »

It may be no more than that may be the actual title of the programme. In any case ive warned several times now to keep politics out of this thread

... Calling Stephen's Day, Boxing Day is hardly politics is it??

icdg

It may be no more than that may be the actual title of the programme. In any case ive warned several times now to keep politics out of this thread

irishfeen

L1011 wrote: »

The event is known as that in more of the English speaking world than by any other name.

Ha ya but not in Ireland... they better get with the lingo before the news starts next week ... Derry/Londonderry could be great fun yet

irishfeen

Nothing wrong with them keeping the channel called "UTV Ireland" in the long term... they just need to tone down the DOG and make it transparent

L1011

irishfeen wrote: »

Since when has St Stephen's Day become "Boxing Day" in Ireland?? ... just seen a promo on UTVI advertising a programme on the "Boxing Day Tsunami"

The event is known as that in more of the English speaking world than by any other name.

icdg

irishmusicfeed wrote: »

UTV will drop the 'Ireland' tag from its logo in 2016... the whole plan at the moment is to establish the separate Republic of Ireland service and to highlight this by 2016 the UTV Ireland tag will be dropped as the channel will simple become UTV and to continue as a separate channel to UTV Northern Ireland.

When the channel was first announced they stated that the trading name would just be UTV, but somewhere along the lines that changed for some reason. I wouldn't be surprised if it does eventually become just UTV but i don't think it will happen that quickly.

irishfeen

Since when has St Stephen's Day become "Boxing Day" in Ireland??

... just seen a promo on UTVI advertising a programme on the "Boxing Day Tsunami"

Richard

irishmusicfeed wrote: »

UTV will drop the 'Ireland' tag from its logo in 2016... the whole plan at the moment is to establish the separate Republic of Ireland service and to highlight this by 2016 the UTV Ireland tag will be dropped as the channel will simple become UTV and to continue as a separate channel to UTV Northern Ireland.

Do you know that for a fact or are you speculating? IMHO it's reasonably likely, however.