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In fairness to RTE, they just showed 2 live games at the weekend, and they're showing another live game this weekend coming as well as a highlights package last night.
What more do people want from them? They're not exactly sky sports. Cop yourselves on.
What is it, 24 live games a year? An hourly highlights package a week, granted it's not all star coverage, but it's far better than Eircom League weekly, and the old practice of 10 live games a year.Quote:
Originally Posted by bluewhitearmy
FAI Cup action from 1.30-6pm last Sunday, not bad going either
Additional expence (at a very cash strapped company) and the necessary logistical arrangements for a match that will hardly draw a huge audience. While we slag off current RTE coverage it is by far the best I can ever remember by a very long way.Quote:
Originally Posted by bluewhitearmy
They are doing it because they have to, not because they want to.
And they don't want to, because advertisers have no interest. Its a business decisionQuote:
Originally Posted by redobit
Am I right in thinking RTE are committed to 33 live games next season or has that changed?
that seems right. according to memory the last time a FAI Cup semi final replay was televised was the famous Bohs Pats replay in 2003 where Pats won 4-3!Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
I have some interest in this fixture, and would indeed rather reruns of del boy and rodney were broadcast than this match.Quote:
Originally Posted by marinobohs
Wonder how many people watched the games on Sunday
Couple that with them being host broadcaster at Lansdowne Road on Friday I reckon that that wouldn't be helping as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
Anyway, I'll be in Tolka. WHOOP!
And then got slaughtered in the final!Quote:
Originally Posted by Martinho II
Sounds like it would of been a good match to be on tv :( Derry up 3 - 0.
Extratime was its usual inscrutable self when I tried to get the result on my phone a few minutes ago, and why they can't have recent results and match reports on their front Page I will never know and a results tab as well please.
Derry's goals from last night:
http://youtu.be/qeYG08id_5c
Why only 1,500 for the semi-final of the Cup.
Wednesday night, and its double what they get for normal games. Shels have had a poor enough season, and their manager is botha ****, and plays disgusting football. Neither of which help bring in crowdsQuote:
Originally Posted by harry crumb
For the replay you mean? Was that the attendance yeah?Quote:
Originally Posted by harry crumb
Pleased Derry won. Shels are miserable hoofballers, and I think I'm right in saying that Derry will bring a lot more to the final...?Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
RTE are contracted to show the cup semi-finals. They're not obliged to show replays of this or any round, and don't.
RTE now devote a highlights package of 5 games a week and 30 minutes of waffle on Monday nights. That is not very different to TV3's 5 games a week and 30 minutes of waffle on Monday nights, when they had the rights. The only difference is a couple of hours in the timing.
The EL weekly show was only 30 minutes long. So it was 10 minutes of goals, 15 minutes of action and 5 minutes of adds.