Barney has some neck turning that place into a mega bar!! The best thing about that is a lot of people will actually believe it :D

Jack_Goff (Meath) - Posts: 2920 - 16/09/2014 14:20:47    1652675

"The site itself will now be demolished within 7 days with an all purpose 'mega sports bar' taking its place."

That's the best line of the lot, I wish it was true though, it'd some crack with all the protests.

Htaem (Meath) - Posts: 8657 - 16/09/2014 14:50:06    1652693

The figures were great, making excuses saying it was only because of etc etc is just trying to find issues. Sure the national broadcaster shifted the final from RTE 2 to 1 to accommodate a soccerball game against the mighty georgians so if our own broadcaster doesn't value it enough to not move it around why should sky be criticized for moving the channels around whatever the rationale

Moving the hurling final to RTE 1 was not an RTE decision, it was a GAA decision- they did not want to have soccer on the dominant channel while their final was on RTE 2

how do they calculate viewing figures. if someone is flicking channels and happens across the hurling and stays with it for 5 mins, then switches again, does that get included in the viewing figures. Where are these viewing figures available. is there a breakdown available.

427k was the viewing figure 1 minute in to the match, 2 minutes in the match it was 287k and 15 minutes in it was 190k… the average viewing figures in the UK throughout the match was 101k

farneyfriend (Monaghan) - Posts: 37 - 18/09/2014 16:12:36    1653496

does it count lads recording matches but not watching it live

Stmunnsriver (Wexford) - Posts: 2844 - 18/09/2014 17:43:17    1653555

What a bizarre post that is Farneyfriend. Are you really saying 427k viewers watched the first minute of the game but 140k of these had changed channel by the 2nd minute?

Soma (UK) - Posts: 2630 - 18/09/2014 18:44:02    1653579

18/09/2014 16:12:36 farneyfriend
The figures were great, making excuses saying it was only because of etc etc is just trying to find issues. Sure the national broadcaster shifted the final from RTE 2 to 1 to accommodate a soccerball game against the mighty georgians so if our own broadcaster doesn't value it enough to not move it around why should sky be criticized for moving the channels around whatever the rationale
Moving the hurling final to RTE 1 was not an RTE decision, it was a GAA decision- they did not want to have soccer on the dominant channel while their final was on RTE 2
how do they calculate viewing figures. if someone is flicking channels and happens across the hurling and stays with it for 5 mins, then switches again, does that get included in the viewing figures. Where are these viewing figures available. is there a breakdown available.
427k was the viewing figure 1 minute in to the match, 2 minutes in the match it was 287k and 15 minutes in it was 190k… the average viewing figures in the UK throughout the match was 101kRTE moving the game because of a soccer game doesn't mean RTE value it.
Your take on the viewing figures is completely wrong.
18/09/2014 17:43:17
Stmunnsriver
does it count lads recording matches but not watching it live They never do count those who record games but don't watch live

18/09/2014 18:44:02 Soma
What a bizarre post that is Farneyfriend. Are you really saying 427k viewers watched the first minute of the game but 140k of these had changed channel by the 2nd minute? Its not a bizarre post. And he never said that. He is querying something he read

ormondbannerman (Clare) - Posts: 13473 - 18/09/2014 21:29:42    1653648

seems quite bizarre in fairness..the idea that over 200,000 viewers change after 1 min of watching?

fabio8 (USA) - Posts: 2182 - 18/09/2014 21:40:38    1653656

It's not a bizarre post at all. It was in all the newspapers that the average number of people in Britain who tuned in to watch the final on Sky was 101k, so at some point people turned off, why so bizarre that it was so early on? Some people have Sky Sports 1 on all day, some keep it on to check out what's coming up, it's not inconceivable that they decided they didn't want to watch hurling after a minute.

It's the same as RTE spouting their figure that 1.1m people watched their coverage, they didn't, that was their highest reach. On average 784k watched the hurling final on RTE

farneyfriend (Monaghan) - Posts: 37 - 19/09/2014 10:40:18    1653728

the part im referring to as bizarre is the idea that they turned it off after 1 min of watching it..to suggest 200,000 did so is strange and bizarre in my opinion...yes they are the peak audiences and tv shows generally promote those over the average audience

fabio8 (USA) - Posts: 2182 - 19/09/2014 10:57:01    1653738

Ormo as Farneyfriend has shown he is well capable of posting for himself, and his post 3 above yours clearly states that 140k people turned off the hurling after 1 minute which is most unlikely.

That is one possibility of course Farneyfriend, another is that in the opening minutes of the game there were 10k watching but as more people started to become aware of it the game ended with 427k people completely enthralled by what they were watching. I would say both situations are unlikely but my version is closer to reality. Afterall, I would say it is unlikely the UK viewership stayed tuned in for Jamesie O'Connors pre-match analysis but changed channel a minute after the ball was thrown in. Am I right in thinking that for some reason you are upset that the game got such a big tv audience in the UK?

Soma (UK) - Posts: 2630 - 19/09/2014 11:03:14    1653743

I think it's more likely that someone would turn over after 1 minute than after half an hour. I mean if you stayed with it for half an hour you probably like what you are seeing and would want to see how it ends. On the other hand it is quite plausible that people would have made their mind up after a minute that it's not for them.. we all do it. It's not bizzarre at all.

s goldrick (Cavan) - Posts: 5518 - 19/09/2014 11:10:47    1653745

That is true goldrick, but you have to remember that there was an hours analysis beforehand. Is it plausible 120k people set through all of that but then 1 minute into the game decided hurling was not for them? Or that the UK viewing public had set their alarm to ensure they would tune in at 3.30, avoiding the analysis, but after a minute 120k had switched over? Viewership figures are not an exact science, but social media updates seemed to indicate that a lot of viewers stumbled upon the game while changing channels and stuck with it out of curiosity/fascination. I would say, looking at social media comments, the number of people watching the game probably increased over the 70 minutes rather than diminished in the way Farneyfriend suggests. In any case, the figures are very impressive and it seems petty to try to put a negative spin on them.

Soma (UK) - Posts: 2630 - 19/09/2014 11:29:34    1653752

Some people will always look for the negative, Soma!

keeper7 (Longford) - Posts: 4088 - 19/09/2014 11:40:13    1653760

they will find it very hard to match the hurling figures on Sunday due to the premiership games being on this weekend, whereas for the hurling final it was a premiership free weekend

Rosineri1 (UK) - Posts: 2099 - 19/09/2014 12:11:06    1653777

Over past 30+ pages its clear that the anti sky brigade will try spin the veiwing figures into a negitive to push their agenda.

But what they cannot agrue is the following:

Viewing figures peaked at 427,000 in the UK, first or last minute makes no difference to the stat!
It was the 7th most watch programme on SS1 for that week.(average figures not peak). People argue there was no premiership but its average veiwers were still on a par with the USPGA golf, US open Tennis and the NFL.

Sky will be deligthed with these figures and it is here to stay!

macattack (UK) - Posts: 584 - 19/09/2014 12:14:03    1653779

macattack
County: UK
Sky will be deligthed with these figures and it is here to stay!

Here is where? the UK?

arock (Dublin) - Posts: 4897 - 19/09/2014 12:28:45    1653799

macattack

Over past 30+ pages its clear that the anti sky brigade will try spin the veiwing figures into a negitive to push their agenda.

What else could you expect from them macattack, a certain poster in particular was only too glad to post Sky's viewing figures when they were around the 30k and 20k mark but when they got 400+k the same poster was nowhere to be seen, it's pathetic really. Highlight the stuff that suits you and bury your head in the sand when things go against you.

Gaa is in it's infancy on Sky and before it even broadcast a game it was condemned by many posters, now even though I was for Gaa on Sky I'm still not saying it will be an overall success but I'm all for trying new things, why the hell not.

Htaem (Meath) - Posts: 8657 - 19/09/2014 12:31:49    1653802

macattack
County: UK
Sky will be deligthed with these figures and it is here to stay!

Here is where? the UK?

I'm an exiled Gael in London so yes here is UK. But I was also referring to their involvement with the GAA.

macattack (UK) - Posts: 584 - 19/09/2014 12:44:45    1653812

Soma
County: UK
Posts: 587

1653752
That is true goldrick, but you have to remember that there was an hours analysis beforehand. Is it plausible 120k people set through all of that but then 1 minute into the game decided hurling was not for them? Or that the UK viewing public had set their alarm to ensure they would tune in at 3.30, avoiding the analysis, but after a minute 120k had switched over? Viewership figures are not an exact science, but social media updates seemed to indicate that a lot of viewers stumbled upon the game while changing channels and stuck with it out of curiosity/fascination. I would say, looking at social media comments, the number of people watching the game probably increased over the 70 minutes rather than diminished in the way Farneyfriend suggests. In any case, the figures are very impressive and it seems petty to try to put a negative spin on them.

Ok then,Soma, maybe I misunderstood the original poster's comment. I thought he was referring to the programme rather than the match itself.

s goldrick (Cavan) - Posts: 5518 - 19/09/2014 12:49:12    1653815

427k was the viewing figure 1 minute in to the match, 2 minutes in the match it was 287k and 15 minutes in it was 190k… the average viewing figures in the UK throughout the match was 101k

That is untrue. The 427,000 figure is the amount of unique viewers who tuned in at some point during the game. 101k is the average number of viewers at any given minute during the match.

JP91 (Armagh) - Posts: 316 - 19/09/2014 13:09:14    1653824