Ormand of course RTE have the money. Sure don't they have RTE news station, Oirachtas station and children's station. They are just not bothered with it.

OLLIE (Louth) - Posts:9049 - 08/05/2016 14:26:44 1852974


I very rarely agree with Ormond but he is right here. And your point on the Oireachtas and kids stations. Not even comparable. Especially the Oireachtas one, is that not just a camera recording proceedings?

TheFlaker (Mayo) - Posts: 7907 - 08/05/2016 14:43:23    1852982

I've a feeling it costs nearly nothing to stick a few stationary cameras in the Dáil chamber and link it to a digital channel. The TD's and Ceann Comhairle hardly charge appearance fees. Sure if you're lucky you might catch a bit of the Seanad too!

RTÉ Jr. only shows already existing programmes, they produce nearly nothing for themselves so costs are utterly minimal. The buy episod of Fireman Sam and Peppa Pig by the hundred, and can repeat them regularly so you pretty much get several thousand hours of TV time filled at minimal cost. Even for in house productions, childrens TV is probably the cheapest TV to produce, generally its young or inexperienced presenters who you can pay nearly nothing, simple stories and activities in a studio.

Compare that with having to produce dozens of new programmes a week for a GAA channel, broadcasts all over the country, employing pundits, presenters for all the matches etc. It'd be incredibly expensive.

Also, if ye want club games, camogie, leagues, U21 etc, would RTÉ not have to pay an additional few million to buy out TG4, Setanta and Sky's shares of the GAA schedule, increasing the costs even more?

CastleBravo (Meath) - Posts: 1646 - 08/05/2016 14:50:39    1852985

Ormand of course RTE have the money. Sure don't they have RTE news station, Oirachtas station and children's station. They are just not bothered with it.
OLLIE (Louth) - Posts:9049 - 08/05/2016 14:26:44Ollie where is the A in Ormond?
RTE news, oireachtas and kids stations are in no way comparable. Oireachtas channel just records proceedings in the chamber with some discussion sometimes.
Not an entire channel showing live sport at countless different venues country wide etc

ormondbannerman (Clare) - Posts: 13473 - 08/05/2016 14:53:31    1852987

Oireachtais TV is not an RTE station anyway - it is carried on the various platform (Virgin/Sky/Saorview) and the taxpayer pays for it.

If there is to be a GAA channel the GAA should pay for it (many premiership clubs have their own channel) - all they need to do is just give the Dubs less money each year - seeing as Liamwalkinstown (Dublin) is so keen on a GAA channel I'm sure he wouldn't mind!

jimski (Kildare) - Posts: 381 - 08/05/2016 15:08:04    1852991

Jimski you learn something new every day.

OLLIE (Louth) - Posts: 12224 - 08/05/2016 15:14:48    1852993

There's a reason those premier league club channels are buried away in the depths of sky's channel lists, have you ever looked at them?

They show utter crap, absolute nobodies talking about Man U, Liverpool etc. They have no rights to the games themselves so will give audio commentary while images of the crowd or stadium exterior are broadcast on the screen. The only live games they show are pre season friendlies at 6am vs.Chinese or Indonesian teams, or reserve games in front of no crowds.

They basically show everything nobody else wants.

CastleBravo (Meath) - Posts: 1646 - 08/05/2016 15:22:20    1852996

Jimski, are you Master's Kildare cousin !????

GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7360 - 08/05/2016 15:29:32    1852999