Thread: RTE

**dcfcsteve** · 19/08/2009, 11:52 AM

Originally Posted by fionnsci

Yes because their games draw in audiences. It's not (for the most part anyway) RTE's fault that loi football doesn't appeal to the masses in this country.

Which would be all very well, were RTE a solely commercial broadcaster.

But they're not. They have a public service requirement, which they receive license funding for. This to ensure they can cover the full breadth of Irish life - including sport in Ireland - without having to be a god-awful American sit-com mess like TV3.

So in-effect they're getting paid twice to show Irish football, as they should be covering it to some degree anyway under their public service remit/funding.

**thischarmingman** · 19/08/2009, 11:56 AM

Originally Posted by fionnsci

Yes because their games draw in audiences. It's not (for the most part anyway) RTE's fault that loi football doesn't appeal to the masses in this country.

http://foot.ie/forums/showpost.php?p...37&postcount=6

**fergalr** · 19/08/2009, 12:43 PM

RTE website doing their bit for up to date coverage of the domestic league:

http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/ireland_index.html

**MeathDrog** · 19/08/2009, 5:22 PM

Bohs' win over Dundalk was the main soccer headline on RTE ahead of the Pl fixtures tonight. They've obviously been listening to their complaints.

**bennocelt** · 19/08/2009, 6:08 PM

Originally Posted by fionnsci

Yes because their games draw in audiences. It's not (for the most part anyway) RTE's fault that loi football doesn't appeal to the masses in this country.

dont agree with this............... you get wall to wall gah progs on all the time then the LOi hasnt a chance at all.................I mean celeb bannistor, the road to croker, the local heroes thing, etc etc etc.......how many gah progs are on the TV? Wouldnt it be nice if they did something with irish league fans etc?

**fionnsci** · 19/08/2009, 7:10 PM

Originally Posted by bennocelt

dont agree with this............... you get wall to wall gah progs on all the time then the LOi hasnt a chance at all

Supply, demand.

MNS is that chance.

**dcfcsteve** · 19/08/2009, 11:02 PM

Originally Posted by fionnsci

Supply, demand.

Tv License, public service responsibility....

**gael353** · 19/08/2009, 11:15 PM

Originally Posted by bennocelt

dont agree with this............... you get wall to wall gah progs on all the time then the LOi hasnt a chance at all.................I mean celeb bannistor, the road to croker, the local heroes thing, etc etc etc.......how many gah progs are on the TV? Wouldnt it be nice if they did something with irish league fans etc?

being saying this all along. the increse in GAA programmes in the last two years is nothing short of propaganda. Started with Underdogs, in irish of course to remind us of our gealic identity. Celeb Bannistoir to say any fool can get involved with the GAA, road to croker for the auld ones but that local hero thing took the ****, if they could have a muck savage roaring at me in a darkened room with a Nazi sign on his arm then this programme was it. but its not just our sport,
our athletes are at the world championships at the moment and doing quite well. They are more amateur then the GAA "expences" lads, being on minimum wage. RTE didnt cover the championships instead wasting all budgets on GAA programming some of which are mentioned above.

are you reading stephen alkin? your not biggotted your just their sponsor, and main propagandist

**eL Bettor** · 20/08/2009, 9:09 AM

Read the last line of the Pats preview:

http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2009/...ua_stpats.html

Just as Mark Quigley did in the previous round, you can follow the game at the Stad Gheneca from 6.30pm on RTÉ Aertel.

**longfordjames** · 20/08/2009, 11:42 AM

FFS!!

**Raheny Red** · 20/08/2009, 12:22 PM

He did though.

**holidaysong** · 20/08/2009, 12:49 PM

Originally Posted by MeathDrog

Bohs' win over Dundalk was the main soccer headline on RTE ahead of the Pl fixtures tonight. They've obviously been listening to their complaints.

No, that's just an anti-Dundalk bias..

**eL Bettor** · 20/08/2009, 6:25 PM

And after all of that - at the moment on aertel p 234, it just has the fixture listed but no score!

**Schumi** · 20/08/2009, 6:32 PM

Originally Posted by eL Bettor

no score!

They're right so!

**Nah Nah Nah Nah** · 10/09/2009, 7:41 AM

Originally Posted by Penfold

I emailed RTE complaints dept. and RTE Sports a few weeks ago about the disgraceful coverage of St. Pats in the round against Sovetov. I made a general point about the obvious bias toward GAA. I also made the point that RTE needed to generate interest in LOI on TV in order to stimulate advertiser interest and this would pay financial dividends for the league and RTE over time.
Stephen Alkin (Exec producer RTE Sports) got back to me today. See Below!

Many thanks for your email.

Clearly RTE is not biased against domestic football. Our commitment to Irish soccer over the next few years is considerable. It includes 13 live games in the League of Ireland and the FAI cup this year; 18 in 2010; 23 in 2011; 28 in 2012;and 33 in 2013. In addition there will be 36 Monday Night Soccer programmes every year until 2013, with every game covered in the domestic league and cup.

In these times RTE is not immune from the downturn of the economy. We have lost €68m in advertising revenue in the past year. We have covered many of the Irish sides in Europe in recent years: Cork City, Drogheda Utd, Bohemians and St Pats. More indeed than any other station in Ireland.

However, in 2009 we have no spare funds. We have had to cut back on a lot of our output and soccer is not immune from that.

Kind regards,

Stephen Alkin
Exec Producer RTE TV Sport

They seemed to manage to find some spare funds to send Collins, Whelan, Hamilton and whatever amount of crew was needed over to Turin last night

**Réiteoir** · 10/09/2009, 8:04 AM

Many thanks for your email.

Clearly RTE is not biased against domestic football.

Could have fooled me

Our commitment to Irish soccer over the next few years is considerable. It includes 13 live games in the League of Ireland and the FAI cup this year;

Wow - a WHOLE 13 live games - quick, break open the bunting and alert the press!

18 in 2010; 23 in 2011; 28 in 2012;and 33 in 2013.

So we'll have to wait a whole 4 years to get to a level of coverage which other broadcasters give their National League

In addition there will be 36 Monday Night Soccer programmes every year until 2013, with every game covered in the domestic league and cup.

Except for the First Division of course

In these times RTE is not immune from the downturn of the economy. We have lost €68m in advertising revenue in the past year.

We have covered many of the Irish sides in Europe in recent years: Cork City, Drogheda Utd, Bohemians and St Pats. More indeed than any other station in Ireland.

Except when Bohs played Salzburg, Pats played Sovetov and Steaua, etc. etc.

However, in 2009 we have no spare funds. We have had to cut back on a lot of our output and soccer is not immune from that.

Lets see you try to cut back on the GAA Coverage - and what reaction that would get. Fairs fair and all

Kind regards,

Stephen Alkin
Exec Producer RTE TV Sport

Think we need to file this email in the folder "Lip Service"

**bennocelt** · 10/09/2009, 8:59 AM

I was just thinking of this again last nite................still cant get over the fact RTe didnt even bother to show one LOI team this season in Europe.............a bloody disgrace.............I for onw will never pay for a RTE TV licence (im in the UK now though!!