Northern Ireland can now get Ireland TV programs?
 

I have read that Freeview HD TV sets in Northern Ireland can from today get
Irish TV stations as well, but they only normal definition.
Will the rest of us in the UK be having Irish TV added by Freeview?

I haven't got Sky or Cable but do these platforms offer Irish and UK to all
the UK? Are we with Freeview and Freesat loosing out?
Regards
David

Northern Ireland can now get Ireland TV programs?
 

Nothing better to do Tim than check spellings of others then looking more
foolish yourself in posting about it.
Regards
David
PS
My spell checker thinks both spellings right, but I'm not bothered.




"Tim Streater" wrote in message
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Are we with Freeview and Freesat loosing out?

Yet another clown who can't spell "losing".

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imposed,
nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted" -- Bill of Rights 1689

Northern Ireland can now get Ireland TV programs?
 

"Tim Streater" wrote in message
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That, dope, is because "loosing" is actually a word. Just not the one you
wanted. See, thass the trouble with relying on spelling checkers. Your sat
nav taken you over Beachy Head yet? It's only a matter of time.



thass
What is that, my sell checker stumped with that word.
sat nav
Thought someone as keen as you would type words in full and not be lazy.
Regards
David

Northern Ireland can now get Ireland TV programs?
 

On Wed, 24 Oct 2012 09:46:15 +0100, "David"
wrote:

I have read that Freeview HD TV sets in Northern Ireland can from today get
Irish TV stations as well, but they only normal definition.
Will the rest of us in the UK be having Irish TV added by Freeview?

I haven't got Sky or Cable but do these platforms offer Irish and UK to all
the UK? Are we with Freeview and Freesat loosing out?
Regards
David

Irish TV channels have been available in much of Northern Ireland for
many, many, years from analogue transmitters across the border in the
Irish Republic. Those analogue services were switched off this morning
at 10:00 this morning. Irish TV is now digital only.

Some viewers in NI can receive Irish TV digitally (with the right tyoe
of box) but because the digital tranmissions from the Republic do not
extend as far into NI as the analogue ones used to there is now an extra
Freeview Mux called Nimux that transmits RTE1, RTE2 and TG4 from the
three main masts in NI.

This is just a switch from analogue to digital - there are no additional
channels. In fact, one channel has been lost in some areas. TV3 is the
Irish equivalent of ITV1. It is not being broadcast on Freeview for
commercial reasons.

This factsheet show the coverage of NI by the Freeview Nimux from Divis
and the Saorview[1] transmitters in the Republic:
http://consumers.ofcom.org.uk/files/...Factsheet4.pdf

More information about Nimux he
http://www.digitaluk.co.uk/transmitt...e_on_Nimux.pdf
or
http://tinyurl.com/8wqjumc

[1] Saorview is the Republic's equivalent of Freeview. Guess what the
Irish word "saor" means!


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Northern Ireland can now get Ireland TV programs?
 

On Wed, 24 Oct 2012 09:46:15 +0100, "David"
wrote:

I have read that Freeview HD TV sets in Northern Ireland can from today get
Irish TV stations as well, but they only normal definition.

The Irish system is perfectly capable of doing HD (one of the channels
already is) but SD is the de-facto one at the moment.
Later Freeview sets in NI likely have the overlap in specs to allow
reception of the Irish system (it's the same system as employed by
France, Norway and several others).

Will the rest of us in the UK be having Irish TV added by Freeview?

I doubt it - why would they?


I haven't got Sky or Cable but do these platforms offer Irish and UK to all
the UK? Are we with Freeview and Freesat loosing out?

If you're a Sky subscriber in Ireland, you have an Irish Sky card and
if then moved that digibox to the UK, you could still receive Irish
Sky channels (RTE, etc). Basically just a variation on what UK expatst
do.

Northern Ireland can now get Ireland TV programs?
 

On Wed, 24 Oct 2012 12:00:23 +0100, Peter Duncanson
wrote:

Irish Republic. Those analogue services were switched off this morning
at 10:00 this morning. Irish TV is now digital only.

Oops. An editing error. "This morning" happened only once in real life!

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Northern Ireland can now get Ireland TV programs?
 

Yet another pedent who things the way wee speel is more important as the
massage.. grin.

Brian

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"Tim Streater" wrote in message
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In article , "David"
wrote:

Are we with Freeview and Freesat loosing out?

Yet another clown who can't spell "losing".

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"That excessive bail ought not to be required, nor excessive fines
imposed,
nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted" -- Bill of Rights 1689

Northern Ireland can now get Ireland TV programs?
 

I'd guess there is some kind of agreement between the two organisations to
show each others channels perhaps. I doubt if its coming to the UK unless
RTE can stump up some money.
Brian

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"David" wrote in message
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I have read that Freeview HD TV sets in Northern Ireland can from today get
Irish TV stations as well, but they only normal definition.
Will the rest of us in the UK be having Irish TV added by Freeview?

I haven't got Sky or Cable but do these platforms offer Irish and UK to
all the UK? Are we with Freeview and Freesat loosing out?
Regards
David

Northern Ireland can now get Ireland TV programs?
 

On Wed, 24 Oct 2012 15:03:26 +0100, "Brian Gaff"
wrote:

I'd guess there is some kind of agreement between the two organisations to
show each others channels perhaps. I doubt if its coming to the UK unless
RTE can stump up some money.
Brian

There is an internationall agreement between the governments of the UK
and the Irish Republic to broadcast the Irish Gaelic language TV channel
TG4 in digital form in Northern Ireland. RTE, Ireland's eqivalent to the
BBC, is also joining TG4 in broadcasting from transmitters within
Northern Ireland for the first time.

There are broadcasting rights issues. RTE has said in advance that it
will not be able to show all programs for that reason.

There is another main channel in the republic which is not joining in to
have its programs broadcast from tranmitters in NI. The channel is TV3.
Many of programmes it shows in prime time are ones that UK broadcasters
have the rights to in NI, for example, X Factor, Come Dine With Me,
Downton Abbey, Emmerdale, Coronation Street, Jeremy Kyle and the Graham
Norton Show.

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Northern Ireland can now get Ireland TV programs?
 

Tim Streater wrote:
In article , "David" wrote:

Are we with Freeview and Freesat loosing out?

Yet another clown who can't spell "losing".

He's a moron who's best ignored.

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Adrian