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RTE Announce FTA Saorsat service

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,393 ✭✭✭FRIENDO


    Our radio channels are available on the Freesat epg.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,874 ✭✭✭zg3409


    FRIENDO wrote: »
    @fryup
    No, however some reports on boards from West Wales and West England (Devon).
    In Ireland you need an 80cm dish and possibly a 100cm dish or bigger in West Cork.

    No matter what size dish you have in London, Manchester or Leeds you won't get Saorsat

    Here is one of the coverage maps I made:
    https://drive.google.com/open?id=1TCdFtGMVWqGooUjlpiqSGdXdkNs&usp=sharing

    Green is confirmed OK signal while red is confirmed no signal. The other spots interfere with the signal meaning a larger dish will not help.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,393 ✭✭✭FRIENDO


    I was under the impression there was no LCN on Saorsat


    It appears that there is some order to the channel positions when first scanned.
    However I have edited the epg, starting the radio channels at No. 7 after the tv stations on the Walker box.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,393 ✭✭✭FRIENDO


    Thanks zg3409,

    With confirmation of Saorsat as far as Devon and Swansea even with a fairly large dish, is possibly why RTE2 champions league is blocked on Saorsat.

    Sickening really as you could possibly pick up Saorview in Devon and parts of Wales also, just like I can pick up an excellent Freeview signal in North Wexford and can watch BT Showcase champions league and Europa league on Freeview.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    I'd say its down to NI coverage. BT hold the rights for NI. Do you know if it is blocked on Freeview in NI also?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    ITV and the ITV Network would be the first stop for FTA sports in NI and Wales, its different now that Champions League is behind a Paywall. BT are reliant on subscribers over advertisers, if you allow an FTA service broadcast pay TV games you run the risk of loosing or gaining subscribers.

    Remember most English broadcasters pay for Rights that cover both Britain and Ireland. I don't think RTE can buy sporting rights for Ireland as a whole, bar GAA and other Irish sports.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,393 ✭✭✭FRIENDO


    But the overspill of Saorsat into the North, Wales, Exceter and Devon is possibly just the same overspill as Saorview would have in these same areas.

    What's stopping BT pushing to have the Champions League blocked on Saorview?

    Did RTE come under pressure from BT for overspill from both Saorview and Saorsat?

    Was Champions League on Saorsat sacrificed "for the greater good"?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,803 ✭✭✭lertsnim


    I don't think they can complain about terrestrial overspill.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,393 ✭✭✭FRIENDO


    lertsnim wrote:
    I don't think they can complain about terrestrial overspill.


    I was also wondering that myself, possibly different rules apply to satellite overspill.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,056 ✭✭✭Digifriendly


    FRIENDO wrote: »
    But the overspill of Saorsat into the North, Wales, Exceter and Devon is possibly just the same overspill as Saorview would have in these same areas.

    What's stopping BT pushing to have the Champions League blocked on Saorview?

    Did RTE come under pressure from BT for overspill from both Saorview and Saorsat?

    Was Champions League on Saorsat sacrificed "for the greater good"?

    Just to confirm that CL football on RTE2 is blocked on NIMM ie. Freeview here in NI.
    There is no way that CL would be blocked on Saorview as this would mean no-one could watch it in ROI on RTE. Are you suggesting RTE have rights to show it in ROI and then couldn't exercise those rights? I guess its blocked out on Saorsat due to overspill and because so few have Saorsat there is not a major outcry.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,393 ✭✭✭FRIENDO


    RTE have obviously come under pressure with rights issues in relation to the Champions League on Saorsat, so RTE caved in and blocked it.

    So what's next?

    Vikings
    Big Bang theory
    Homeland
    Home and away
    Movies etc

    I always believed that the purpose of Saorsat on such a tight beam from 9E was so RTE could protect it's broadcasting rights for various programmes including sports.

    If more programmes are blocked on Saorsat over rights issues, would it be fair to say, Saorsat and it's tight beam from 9E has Failed.

    Back to the drawing board and a waste of tax payers money.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46,304 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    FRIENDO wrote: »
    I always believed that the purpose of Saorsat on such a tight beam from 9E was so RTE could protect it's broadcasting rights for various programmes including sports.
    I have little or no knowledge of Saorsat but I always thought that it was introduced to provide coverage to people in certain areas where Saorview wasn't available. Then again the issue of rights is a different animal.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,393 ✭✭✭FRIENDO


    muffler wrote:
    I have little or no knowledge of Saorsat but I always thought that it was introduced to provide coverage to people in certain areas where Saorview wasn't available. Then again the issue of rights is a different animal.


    Hi muffler, sorry if I'm not clear.

    Yes Saorsat was for the 2% of homes in the State unable to get a reliable Saorview reception.

    However placing Saorsat on such a tight satellite beam from 9E on Kasat, was I believe so RTE could provide the same programme's on Saorsat as on Saorview, so that Saorsat would not infringe on other jurisdictions broadcasting rights.

    Before the arrival of Saorview or Saorsat, I could watch champions league on RTE2 from a local transmitter that has now closed, now I can't watch it on Saorsat due to broadcast rights.

    In relation to broadcast rights and infringement on other jurisdiction,
    Has RTE/Saorsat failed?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46,304 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    Thanks FRIENDO.

    Thats all a bit crazy. So RTE can show various programmes on Saorview but cant on Saorsat? It could only happen in Ireland :(


  • Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 14,459 Mod ✭✭✭✭marno21


    lertsnim wrote: »
    I don't think they can complain about terrestrial overspill.
    Apart from the fact that several RTE transmitters (particularly Clermont Carn, Holywell Hill and Monaghan/Lugad) are specifically designed to cover large swathes of NI. Holywell Hill must cover more homes in NI than it does in the ROI.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 132 ✭✭notmyusername


    muffler wrote: »
    Thanks FRIENDO.

    Thats all a bit crazy. So RTE can show various programmes on Saorview but cant on Saorsat? It could only happen in Ireland :(

    Well, no, actually. It happens everywhere. But the only rights affected on Saorsat (that I'm aware of) is Champions League. UEFA are particularly pushy about protecting their product.

    Rights for satellite transmission are separate to rights for terrestrial transmission. Other countries are also only allowed broadcast certain programmes within their own territory via satellite. Encryption solves this. Or, in the case of RTÉ, (and the many UK channels that are now FTA) a very tight footprint gets around the issue where some overspill is acceptable.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,393 ✭✭✭FRIENDO


    Well, no, actually. It happens everywhere. But the only rights affected on Saorsat (that I'm aware of) is Champions League. UEFA are particularly pushy about protecting their product.

    Rights for satellite transmission are separate to rights for terrestrial transmission. Other countries are also only allowed broadcast certain programmes within their own territory via satellite. Encryption solves this. Or, in the case of RTÉ, (and the many UK channels that are now FTA) a very tight footprint gets around the issue where some overspill is acceptable.


    No, in the case of RTE a very tight footprint does not get around the issue where some overspill is acceptable, as Champions League is now blocked.

    The blocking of Champions League only became an issue, by chance mabey, but when BT took the rights for live Champions and Europa league over UK and NI.

    So if BT complained and RTE blocked Champions League, well what's stopping other providers.

    What if Channel 4 complain about Big Bang Theory, Simpsons, Homeland being broadcasted on Saorsat.

    If History channel complain about Vikings.

    If Channel 5 complained about Home and away or CSI.

    Will RTE block these programmes also?

    Or mabey the problem is RTE have allowed themselves to be bullied and won't take on BT or mabey BT are correct and the tight footprint of Saorsat is a failure in relation to rights issues.

    As a tax payer I'd like to know,

    Have RTE just folded/put up no fight to the first broadcaster that came along and challenges them over overspill?

    Or is Saorsat in relation to rights issues and overspill a failure and a waste of tax payers money?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 132 ✭✭notmyusername


    FRIENDO wrote: »
    No, in the case of RTE a very tight footprint does not get around the issue where some overspill is acceptable, as Champions League is now blocked.

    Err, that's what I said!!!

    But, Champions League is the only programme that's blocked.

    Some overspill is acceptable on satellite (sporting rights tend to be protected to the extreme though).


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,393 ✭✭✭FRIENDO


    But mabey it's not just sporting rights, mabey BT have been the first broadcaster to challenge RTE over Saorsat and overspill.

    Mabey RTE are hoping other Channels don't challenge them over rights issues for other programmes on Saorsat.

    If this is the case and RTE are living in hope of not being challenged, then rights issues and the tight footprint of Saorsat is a cock up and a waste of our taxpayer's money.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 132 ✭✭notmyusername


    FRIENDO wrote: »
    But mabey it's not just sporting rights, mabey BT have been the first broadcaster to challenge RTE over Saorsat and overspill.

    Mabey RTE are hoping other Channels don't challenge them over rights issues for other programmes on Saorsat.

    If this is the case then rights issues and the tight footprint of Saorsat is a cock up and a waste of our taxpayer's money.

    You're a little desperate for it to fail, aren't you? You're doing your best to create issues where there is none.

    Some overspill is acceptable when negotiating satellite TV programming rights, as long as this overspill is at an absolute minimum. Same applies to terrestrial overspill.

    UEFA just happen to be particularly pushy about enforcing their TV contracts. Maybe you can provide a source in relation to your claim that it was BT who complained BTW?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,393 ✭✭✭FRIENDO


    No, I don't want Saorsat to fail.

    But the facts are the Champions league is blocked on RTE/Saorsat over rights issues.

    My language with BT was "If" and "mabey".

    The blocking of Champions League on Saorsat was never an issue when ITV had the FTA rights over the UK and NI.

    And I stand corrected, it may well have been UEFA who are protecting their broadcasting rights and doing the contacting, that makes more sense.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 132 ✭✭notmyusername


    FRIENDO wrote: »
    No, I don't want Saorsat to fail.

    But the facts are the Champions league is blocked on RTE/Saorsat over rights issues.

    My language with BT was "If" and "mabey".

    The blocking of Champions League on Saorsat was never an issue when ITV had the FTA rights over the UK and NI.

    And I stand corrected, it may well have been UEFA who are protecting their broadcasting rights and doing the contacting, that makes more sense.

    My apologies, when you said maybe BT were the first I took your "maybe" to mean others would follow as opposed to "maybe" BT complained.

    As it happens ITV held the rights under a previous contract and contract negotiations are different for each contract so it is irrelevant to mention that.

    Sporting rights tend to be fiercely protected. No FTA satellite overspill is permitted in most high profile rights negotiations.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,031 ✭✭✭✭Johnboy1951


    Regardless who is behind the 'challenge' that caused the CL to be blocked, that fact that it is blocked is a concern.

    I think it likely that it might be blocked temporarily while the situation is being 'discussed' and a 'defence' is prepared to the challenge.

    If the principal of this block is accepted, then there could, in the future, be other challenges, which would make Saorsat much less than it was supposed to be.

    I would expect this challenge to be robustly defended ..... but maybe not within the time-frame users would prefer.

    Legal challenges and defences take their own sweet time ...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,393 ✭✭✭FRIENDO


    I think it likely that it might be blocked temporarily while the situation is being 'discussed' and a 'defence' is prepared to the challenge.


    I hope you are right.
    I sent an email on the matter to RTE, below is the reply,

    "Due to rights restrictions, RTE's coverage of the Champions League cannot be carried on Saorsat. RTE regrets this unavoidable limitation to the Saorsat service."


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,031 ✭✭✭✭Johnboy1951


    FRIENDO wrote: »
    I hope you are right.
    I sent an email on the matter to RTE, below is the reply,

    "Due to rights restrictions, RTE's coverage of the Champions League cannot be carried on Saorsat. RTE regrets this unavoidable limitation to the Saorsat service."

    If ITV/BBC/whoever are showing any sporting event, in the clear, on Astra, do they specifically have the rights for Ireland?

    If not then I see no difference in the Saorsat service overspilling into N.I.

    I know little about what rights for which areas the broadcasters get for each sporting event.

    Does the same then apply to all broadcast content?
    Do all broadcasters on Astra have rights to show all their content in Ireland?

    If not then why is that not blocked?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 132 ✭✭notmyusername


    If ITV/BBC/whoever are showing any sporting event, in the clear, on Astra, do they specifically have the rights for Ireland?

    If not then I see no difference in the Saorsat service overspilling into N.I.

    I know little about what rights for which areas the broadcasters get for each sporting event.

    Does the same then apply to all broadcast content?
    Do all broadcasters on Astra have rights to show all their content in Ireland?

    If not then why is that not blocked?

    We are talking specifically about Champions League broadcasts.

    There is no UK FTA satellite broadcasts of the Champions League spilling over into Rep of Ireland.

    BT's FTA games are restricted from satellite broadcast; they are only shown on terrestrial, cable and BT TV.

    FTA coverage on satellite needs to be negotiated with UEFA; it is clear that RTÉ did not do this for Saorsat.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,393 ✭✭✭FRIENDO


    BT's FTA games are restricted from satellite broadcast; they are only shown on terrestrial, cable and BT TV.


    And BT Showcase can be viewed on Welsh freeview overspill in Wexford, perfect reception.

    Welcome to boards notmyusername


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 132 ✭✭notmyusername


    FRIENDO wrote: »
    And BT Showcase can be viewed on Welsh freeview overspill in Wexford, perfect reception.

    Welcome to boards notmyusername

    Thanks for the welcome.

    Terrestrial overspill is a different matter to satellite overspill; that's really the point :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,031 ✭✭✭✭Johnboy1951


    Thanks for the welcome.

    Terrestrial overspill is a different matter to satellite overspill; that's really the point :)

    I guess I do not understand what the difference is.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 132 ✭✭notmyusername


    I guess I do not understand what the difference is.

    We are talking about rights restrictions; what don't you understand?

    TV companies are entitled to use terrestrial networks to deliver their signal. There will, naturally, be overspill.

    Satellite is a different beast altogether, for all the obvious reasons.

    When negotiating rights, method of delivery is accounted for.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,393 ✭✭✭FRIENDO


    I guess I do not understand what the difference is.


    I'm in the same boat


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 132 ✭✭notmyusername


    FRIENDO wrote: »
    I'm in the same boat

    Really???!!!

    Am I to believe that neither of you understand the difference between terrestrial and satellite delivery?

    And that neither of you understand that programming rights are negotiated differently for terrestrial, satellite, cable and/or IPTV delivery?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 132 ✭✭notmyusername


    Cannot edit...

    And that neither of you understand that programming rights are negotiated differently for terrestrial, satellite, cable and/or IPTV delivery?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,393 ✭✭✭FRIENDO


    Satellite is a different beast altogether, for all the obvious reasons.


    Yes but I believed one of the main reason's for Saorsat on 9E Kasat, was to have it on such a tight footprint for rights issues.
    Obviously it did not work for rights issues on Champions league.

    One of the reasons for my confusion, is next Wednesday RTE2 will be blocked for Champions league on Saorsat, yet I will be able to watch the same game blocked on Saorsat on Freeview bt Showcase.

    It doesn't make sense!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 132 ✭✭notmyusername


    FRIENDO wrote: »
    Yes but I believed one of the main reason's for Saorsat on 9E Kasat, was to have it on such a tight footprint for rights issues.
    Obviously it did not work for rights issues on Champions league.

    One of the reasons for my confusion, is next Wednesday RTE2 will be blocked for Champions league on Saorsat, yet I will be able to watch the same game blocked on Saorsat on Freeview bt Showcase.

    It doesn't make sense!

    You don't see the difference between natural overspill of a terrestrial signal (which countries are entitled to use)

    and a satellite signal that can be prevented from being seen on overspill.

    You can't see the difference?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 132 ✭✭notmyusername


    FRIENDO wrote: »
    Yes but I believed one of the main reason's for Saorsat on 9E Kasat, was to have it on such a tight footprint for rights issues.
    Obviously it did not work for rights issues on Champions league.

    One of the reasons for my confusion, is next Wednesday RTE2 will be blocked for Champions league on Saorsat, yet I will be able to watch the same game blocked on Saorsat on Freeview bt Showcase.

    It doesn't make sense!

    You don't see the difference between natural overspill of a terrestrial signal (which countries are entitled to use)

    and a satellite signal that can be prevented from being seen on overspill.

    Or that you are using different apparatus to receive them?

    You can't see the difference?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,031 ✭✭✭✭Johnboy1951


    You don't see the difference between natural overspill of a terrestrial signal (which countries are entitled to use)

    and a satellite signal that can be prevented from being seen on overspill.

    Or that you are using different apparatus to receive them?

    You can't see the difference?

    How can that be prevented from being seen without interfering with those within the target area?

    Would you have terrestrial overspill 'corrected' by blocking the same media within the target area?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 132 ✭✭notmyusername


    Would you have terrestrial overspill 'corrected' by blocking the same media within the target area?

    You're still confusing terrestrial delivery with satellite delivery! They are very two different methods of delivering a television signal and involve very different rights negotiations ;)
    How can that be prevented from being seen without interfering with those within the target area?

    As mentioned earlier in the thread, encryption. You may not be aware but RTÉ's channels are encrypted on Astra 28.2. This is done in order protect programming rights.

    For the majority of the rights RTÉ hold Saorsat is perfect. Unfortunately, and we are going around in circles a little here, UEFA are over-zealous in protecting their rights (which are worth a fortune to them and to broadcasters in neighbouring territories).

    Astra 28.2 is encrypted for precisely those reasons.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,393 ✭✭✭FRIENDO


    For the majority of the rights RTÉ hold Saorsat is perfect. Unfortunately, and we are going around in circles a little here, UEFA are over-zealous in protecting their rights (which are worth a fortune to them and to broadcasters in neighbouring territories).


    So what's stopping other rights holders having their programmes also blocked on Saorsat.

    After all Champions League was previously available on RTE2 Saorsat.

    Are we just hoping that they don't complain about rights on Saorsat and leave us alone?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,393 ✭✭✭FRIENDO


    For the majority of the rights RTÉ hold Saorsat is perfect.

    I hope you are right, but

    How do you know this?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 132 ✭✭notmyusername


    FRIENDO wrote: »
    So what's stopping other rights holders having their programmes also blocked on Saorsat.

    After all Champions League was previously available on RTE2 Saorsat.

    Are we just hoping that they don't complain about rights on Saorsat and leave us alone?

    And it's gone full circle.

    We're repeating more than Dave here :)

    UEFA are over-zealous in protecting their rights.

    The narrow beam (for Saorsat and, indeed, many of the transponders on Astra 28.2) is perfectly acceptable when negotiating TV rights in general.
    FRIENDO wrote: »
    I hope you are right, but

    How do you know this?

    It is the way rights are negotiated for satellite. Overspill similar to terrestrial is acceptable, any more and blocking (encryption) is expected. I might add that this particularly applies to English language programming.

    Unfortunately, sporting rights are treated differently. It's why you won't see a Premier League match on FTA in this neck of the woods either.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,031 ✭✭✭✭Johnboy1951


    By your reasoning, the BBC showing an FA Cup match FTA, could be prevented from doing so (or as you suggested encrypt it) because of the Astra overspill over Ireland (unless they have the rights to the Irish territory also).
    This could also be the case for other content, if this reasoning is carried through, and other rights holders are as "over-zealous in protecting their rights" as UEFA are.

    What applies to one rights holder must apply to all.
    Either overspill is expected and accepted or it is not.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,393 ✭✭✭FRIENDO


    For the majority of the rights RTÉ hold Saorsat is perfect

    Sorry, but I need to ask this question again.

    How do you know this?

    Could you possibly supply a source please.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 132 ✭✭notmyusername


    By your reasoning, the BBC showing an FA Cup match FTA, could be prevented from doing so (or as you suggested encrypt it) because of the Astra overspill over Ireland (unless they have the rights to the Irish territory also).
    This could also be the case for other content, if this reasoning is carried through, and other rights holders are as "over-zealous in protecting their rights" as UEFA are.

    What applies to one rights holder must apply to all.
    Either overspill is expected and accepted or it is not.

    By my reasoning? I am explaining the situation to you.

    The BBC will have absorbed the costs of allowing the FA Cup to be available on their channel in this country and those costs will have amounted to a very tiny fraction of what they paid; not that I think FA Cup rights are worth anything like Premier League or Champions League or that the FA would go to the trouble of blocking it.

    I can also guarantee that Setanta will have got the Irish FA Cup rights at a very nominal fee precisely because of the unique situation that exists here.

    I don't know how many more times I can repeat that Saorsat overspill is perfectly acceptable for normal TV rights content.

    This is the reason RTÉ are in the clear on Saorsat and encrypted on Astra.

    FRIENDO wrote: »
    Sorry, but I need to ask this question again.

    How do you know this?

    Could you possibly supply a source please.

    A source for the way TV rights are sold? It is what it is :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 132 ✭✭notmyusername


    By your reasoning, the BBC showing an FA Cup match FTA, could be prevented from doing so (or as you suggested encrypt it) because of the Astra overspill over Ireland (unless they have the rights to the Irish territory also).
    This could also be the case for other content, if this reasoning is carried through, and other rights holders are as "over-zealous in protecting their rights" as UEFA are.

    What applies to one rights holder must apply to all.
    Either overspill is expected and accepted or it is not.

    By my reasoning? I am explaining the situation to you.

    The BBC will have absorbed the costs of allowing the FA Cup to be available on their channel in this country and those costs will have amounted to a very tiny fraction of what they paid; not that I think FA Cup rights are worth anything like Premier League or Champions League or that the FA would go to the trouble of blocking it.

    I can also guarantee that Setanta will have got the Irish FA Cup rights at a very nominal fee precisely because of the unique situation that exists here.

    I don't know how many more times I can repeat that Saorsat overspill is perfectly acceptable for normal TV rights content.

    This is the reason RTÉ are in the clear on Saorsat and encrypted on Astra.

    FRIENDO wrote: »
    Sorry, but I need to ask this question again.

    How do you know this?

    Could you possibly supply a source please.

    A source for the way TV rights are sold? It is what it is :)

    My source is the signal on Saorsat - try it and see how many programmes are blocked ;)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,031 ✭✭✭✭Johnboy1951


    I don't know how many more times I can repeat that Saorsat overspill is perfectly acceptable for normal TV rights content.
    So, you reckon that sporting events are not 'normal' where rights are concerned?
    What makes them different?
    What rules apply to them that cannot be applied to other content?
    Do you have any references for this?
    This is the reason RTÉ are in the clear on Saorsat and encrypted on Astra.
    RTÉ channels are encrypted on Astra because Sky choose to do so.
    They do this so they can charge a subscription.
    You maintain it is because they are broadcast on Satellite, but have provided no references for this, so I must believe this is only opinion.

    I would be delighted if you could provide some references that I could read, and maybe come to the same opinion.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 132 ✭✭notmyusername


    So, you reckon that sporting events are not 'normal' where rights are concerned?
    What makes them different?
    What rules apply to them that cannot be applied to other content?
    Do you have any references for this?

    Do you really need me to explain the difference to you between a live sporting event broadcast on TV (that is a one-time watching experience and worth billions) and a normal TV programme?
    RTÉ channels are encrypted on Astra because Sky choose to do so.
    They do this so they can charge a subscription.
    You maintain it is because they are broadcast on Satellite, but have provided no references for this, so I must believe this is only opinion.

    "Sky choose to do so" lol

    RTÉ needed to broadcast FTA via satellite to cover areas that the terrestrial network couldn't reach and opted for Saorsat rather than using the Astra satellite that just about every dish in the country is pointed at. Why do you think that was?

    Once again, it is what it is. The reference is the broadcasts themselves if you need it.

    RTÉ could broadcast FTA on Astra if they were willing to cover the costs of broadcasting to 60 million Brits on top of the audience here. Not to mention paying even more over the odds for exclusivity.
    I would be delighted if you could provide some references that I could read, and maybe come to the same opinion.

    You can form whatever opinion you wish to, it's nothing to me tbh :)

    If you are really that interested in how broadcast TV rights work, you would have researched it already. I'm sure there is tons of relevant material out there.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,031 ✭✭✭✭Johnboy1951


    This is pointless as you will not, or cannot provide any references, other than to introduce red herrings or say 'it is what it is'.

    finished.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 132 ✭✭notmyusername


    This is pointless as you will not, or cannot provide any references, other than to introduce red herrings or say 'it is what it is'.

    finished.

    "Red herrings" lol

    No worries mate.

    I personally know how it works; I've done you the courtesy of answering your questions in-thread and you actually expect me give up the many better things I have to do today and research it all for you too.

    Enjoy your day :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,056 ✭✭✭Digifriendly


    Just wondering with 'open borders' in EU has no-one thought of going to European Court over rights restrictions of e.g. sporting events and these being blocked on satellite?


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