Talk:Saorview

The whole page reads like a press release
The whole Saorview page reads like a government press release. Who cares about the minister launching it? Why isn't there any background to why Saorsat came about through RTE NL sneaking in their €25m bond requirement to any commercial operators? Donoreavenue (talk) 13:15, 16 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Can be difficult enough for any article to not come across as a gov press release many reporters rely on such releases. I don't understand what the €25million bond has to do with the setting up of Saorsat???? IrishTV (talk) 18:23, 12 June 2013 (UTC)

Suggested Channels
The line up of TV channels are not correct in the current format. I have re-edited them again but we should have discussion on this so called sources which make no reference to CulaDen or a shake up of TG4 and RTÉ 2. RTÉ have no control over TG4 for such a shake up and they do not own the rights to Cula4 programming. IrishTV (talk) 12:28, 12 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Property TV and Women's TV are both licensed by the BAI in 2006 and are cable services if they ever happen the owners of the licence are holding off. Eolas was an RTÉ suggestion in the early 2000's and BBC 1 & 2 are not commercial but maybe on a commercial mux if that ever gets set up. The only channels currently proposed are RTÉ One, RTÉ Two, TV3,TG4, RTÉ News Now, Irish Film Channel, Houses of the Oireachtas Channel, RTÉ One +1, RTÉ Three, The Den, RTÉ HD and 3e. Now while Easy TV's document is a good reference RTÉ may have changed their mind since 2008. Please discuss channels here IrishTV (talk) 10:29, 15 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Wasn't there a MoU between the BBC and RTE for FTA BBC One and BBC Two in the republic and FTA RTE One, RTE Two and TG4 in the North? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.78.28.209 (talk) 09:54, 16 June 2010 (UTC)
 * No the MOU did not have FTA BBC 1 & 2 NI it stated available in ROI via Pay methods, which will have to wait until the role out of the Commercial Muxes. I think the channels such be kept to a minimum without speculation for the moment. Of those listed I expect 2 extra, RTÉ HD and RTÉ 1 +1.IrishTV (talk) 16:54, 16 June 2010 (UTC)

I have deleted the section which states that BBC1 and BBC2 will be carried on Saorview. That was misreported as the following clarifies:

"I refer to your email concerning the Memorandum of Understanding on cross-border cooperation on digital broadcasting I signed earlier this year with my UK counterpart, Secretary of State Ben Bradshaw, M.P.

The change in text that you refer to was based on inaccurate press reporting in the first instance. So as to provide clear and accurate information, it was necessary to update the information.

As I explained in previous correspondence, there is no legislative requirement for BBC services to be carried in Ireland. The carriage of BBC in Ireland is primarily a matter for the BBC. That corporation has not indicated to me a desire to be carried on the RTÉ DTT multiplex.

Yours sincerely

Eamon Ryan T.D.

Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources " —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.16.101.26 (talk) 20:02, 9 January 2011 (UTC)


 * The British 2010 version of the understanding is at this page. "... this multiplex, which will be part of the UK DTT system, will also carry RTÉ 1 and RTÉ 2." It's a one-way street, no BBC or ITV in the Republic. They will pay RTE something but RTE won't pay them for the BBC.86.42.197.204 (talk) 11:39, 28 November 2011 (UTC)

Unbelieveable
It seems unbelieveable reading in Dec 2010 that only one TV manufacturer is "Saorview approved". "Therefore when buying your new TV make sure it is ready and approved for Saorview". Sounds like another outrageous monopoly success story from the civil service....Red Hurley (talk) 21:41, 18 December 2010 (UTC)


 * A few other manufacturers now have Saorview approved equipment on the market but the high cost of obtaining certification for a relatively small market probably puts most manufacturers off seeking it even if their products are technically compatable 90.198.231.12 (talk) 20:33, 3 February 2015 (UTC)

December 2012 article update badly needed
A lot of this article should now be confined to a history section. Could somebody with knowledge give us the updated post-switchover position? 79.97.154.238 (talk) 12:18, 24 November 2012 (UTC)

Reception of (UK) Freeview in the Republic (and vice versa)
Contrary to the impression given by the wording of the article it is still possible to receive reliable reception of UK Freeview signals in many parts of the Republic of Ireland. By the same token Saorview signals reach large parts of Northern Ireland (although many of the TV sets on sale there are not able to decode it properly) 90.218.228.161 (talk) 22:43, 11 March 2015 (UTC)

-The introduction of digital signals increased the reliability of UK signals from NI and Wales in marginal areas of the Republic and likewise improved the reception of ROI signals in many parts of the North. Pretty much every Saorview set can decode Freeview SD signals. This article is misleading. Ardmacha (talk) 19:28, 26 December 2015 (UTC)

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Soarview v Saorview
Noted, that edit had not been vandalism. Regards --Devokewater @  11:26, 22 July 2020 (UTC)