You're more interested in the cost of it all, than what the public should have.
Every broadcast costs money. If that was the only factor, there'd be nothing shown at all.
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RTE This weekend:
10 EPL games, 3 hours of highlights. 15 LOI games, 1 hour highlights.
Priorities, Priorities.....
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Ye viewing figures.
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Think we all want more LOI football on TV but comparing with EPL is stupid. better coverage (I think SKY use 15 cameras per game) of the most hyped league in the world ? How the hell can we compete ?
LOI must operate on a stand alone, complimentary basis to EPL - only time I make any headway with barstoolers is the "if you like football so much how come you dont go........".
if you want to do comparison between EPL coverage and that accorded LOI then match the viewing figures alongside them. think it will help you understand the apparent RTE fixation with EPL.
We compare ourselves to the English in many ways, not only on the sports field, with varying degrees of success. But there'd be none at all if we didn't bother.
The average barstooler has wall-to-wall EPL coverage shown in his face, on tap, from multiple stations. He also has about 200 streams of live EPL football available, in case one of the stations happens to miss a game. He only has to wait a few hours max for highlights too. But he has LOI shown in his face, primarily whenever RTE feel like it. Faced with that choice, of course he'll choose free football over live football.
What RTE excel at is the CL and Internationals. Even in difficult economic times, the coverage of it is excellent. So they can do it for LOI, if only they bothered.
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Its been pointed out to him several times. He either refuses to acknowledge it, or doesn't believe it
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The world has changed and if this debate changes with it the League of Ireland could benefit enormously. People are still talking about what RTE can do for the LOI. LOI fans - including, or rather, especially, people like those running this website and extratime.ie - need to use the internet as the medium for the promotion of the league. The LOI needs more fans - that much is clear, so go after them. Everyone uses facebook and twitter, everyone uses Google. And these are the places where the league should be promoted.
For example, Foot.ie does not have a facebook page. It should have a facebook page. It's a small thing but it could make a big difference.
Individual LOI clubs should aggressively market the product using the viral marketing, investment in SEO.
Take how quickly the 'the fella in the green and white shirt' went around the country...the internet is the most potent medium out there.
RTE does not really care about the LOI: not only that, but if it is seen to support the LOI too much then the GAA heads will start complaining, so they're never going to push it very hard.
At any rate, the point is, the LOI is the best kept secret in this country; it's up to its supporters to spread the word. RTE usually make a bollock$ of it when they're offered something decent; they rejected Father Ted.
They were never offered Father Ted. Graham Linehan confirmed this several times. Outside of that grievous error I agree with your post.
Well it's not really a point at all because it never happened.
Just want to mention Setanta's excellent live coverage of last night's game. They may not cover many games, but when they do, it's excellent work. Detailed analysis, lengthy interviews, extensive pre-game and post-game coverage. Shame the game was poor, but that's out of their hands.
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