Irish TV continuing to grow

This year has seen a continued strong growth in home produced Irish programming by both RTÉ and TV3. The Tudors on TV3 continues to excite and enthrall guys & galls with sex appeal, Satisfaction, a series earlier in the year excited following a relaxation in BCC programme rules following surveying and confirmation in  2006 by [...]

Just as Amigo TV suite creates social Digital TV, Intel introducing web connectivity chip

Web & TV are aligning more closely. I had seen the beginnings with IPTV over DVB-T with Amigo TV suite 5900 from Alcatel-Lucent. Microsoft Windows Media OS also brings in the web element of TV using IPTV.
The software is in place thus, now Intel has looked at the hardware element and has come up with [...]

BBC Alba- TG4’s Scottish cousin prepares for launch

Digital Television Group Staff article reports that the BBC and Serbhís mam Gadhlic MG ALBA are launching BBC Alba (formerly proposed name as (Gaelic Media Service), have announced the name and launch date for a new Gaelic digital service. SmG decided that the best way to advance gadlhlic broadcasting was through a partnership with the [...]

For those who don’t want subscription-but more channels-Freesat+DTT options

Want more channels but for 1 off payment and no subscription, don’t mind putting up a dish and multiplexing it to have a number of Tvs but without one switching the other’s channel. Ask for set top boxes: when getting the dish installed. 1 remote control will do both satellite and DTT
See: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055351551
Set top box [...]

Programme info returns on Irish DTT-Now & Next etc..

UPC to tackle Sky in TV ads, BCI Conference covering UK ASO & Irish DTT

Today’ Sunday Business Post includes two interesting happenings over coming weeks
The SBP notes that UPC will feature an ad is based around the company’s new ‘digital value’ pack – which includes 35 TV channels including Film4 and BBC4 plus additional radio channels for €20 per month. See: http://www.upc.ie/television/digitaltv/value/
ver a year, UPC would provide a €132 [...]

Irish Terrestrials & 4 RTÉ National stations return on DTT-3 Rock transmitter

Well, Irish DTT has returned on the 3 Rock transmitter. Understandably, there will be no UK channels free, that is subscription with Boxer subscription when Boxer finalise contracts with the BCI and launch service. That is unlike the DTT trial. Presumably when Oireachtas TV and the Irish Film Channel restart testing they will be added. [...]

TV3 acquisition of C6, could herald addition on DTT?

Since the article below, The Commission  approved a proposal from TV3 that the licensing status of the 3e service be amended. The service will now be licensed under Section 34, rather than Sections 36 and 41, of the Broadcasting Act 2001.  3e will no longer have a separate contract with the Commission but will be [...]

RTÉ international to go up on Freesat by year end-article -SBPost

According to an article in the Sunday Business Post 20th of July 2008 RTÉ International is to go up on Freesat, featuring RTÉ TV and TG4 Irish programming. GAA, and foreign programming may not be part of that offering as this would have programme rights costs. See: http://archives.tcm.ie/businesspost/2008/07/20/story34600.asp
Could this enable people to skip DTT? And [...]

MPEG4-given UK impending migration to MPEG4, a forward looking Irish DTT choice

Well, I think its important to give all credit to the DTT stakeholders for choosing the MPEG4 standard for Ireland. Although it creates a temporary incompatibilitiy and inconvenience to those who bought UK Freeview boxes, this standard as noted  in http://www.digitaltelevision.ie/News/Minister+Ryan+announces+end+of+Digital+Terrestrial+Television+trial.htm
Stakeholders point to the greater number of channels, a positive both for commercial DTT and [...]