The Sunday Game

[RedHand88]

So - This is a summary of RTE, The National Broadcaster's performance yesterday.
1 - Put soccer on HD on RTE1 and a crucial hurling championship match on non HD.
2 - Went to a break for news and a lengthy series of advertisements  at half time during the Connaught final
3 - Blocked the signal from users in the north for The Sunday Game last night.

Not a great performance overall.  No wonder we need SKY.

Sky is the problem here. It was sky who blocked the programme
The hurling was on HD yesterday
Lesson: don't rely on Sky for your GAA coverage on RTE. If you can, get an aerial and Saorview box or enabled TV. Aerial set up for about £150/200 and there will be no 'blue screening' of GAA and champions league

I think there are parts where sky is the only way to access RTE. No saorview signal.

[giveherlong]

So - This is a summary of RTE, The National Broadcaster's performance yesterday.
1 - Put soccer on HD on RTE1 and a crucial hurling championship match on non HD.
2 - Went to a break for news and a lengthy series of advertisements  at half time during the Connaught final
3 - Blocked the signal from users in the north for The Sunday Game last night.

Not a great performance overall.  No wonder we need SKY.

Sky is the problem here. It was sky who blocked the programme
The hurling was on HD yesterday
Lesson: don't rely on Sky for your GAA coverage on RTE. If you can, get an aerial and Saorview box or enabled TV. Aerial set up for about £150/200 and there will be no 'blue screening' of GAA and champions league

I think there are parts where sky is the only way to access RTE. No saorview signal.

Yes Sky is only option for some to get RTE
If so go for a sky box registered to an address in the South if u can
No blue screening then

[armaghniac]

So - This is a summary of RTE, The National Broadcaster's performance yesterday.
1 - Put soccer on HD on RTE1 and a crucial hurling championship match on non HD.
2 - Went to a break for news and a lengthy series of advertisements  at half time during the Connaught final
3 - Blocked the signal from users in the north for The Sunday Game last night.

Not a great performance overall.  No wonder we need SKY.

Sky is the problem here. It was sky who blocked the programme
The hurling was on HD yesterday
Lesson: don't rely on Sky for your GAA coverage on RTE. If you can, get an aerial and Saorview box or enabled TV. Aerial set up for about £150/200 and there will be no 'blue screening' of GAA and champions league

I think there are parts where sky is the only way to access RTE. No saorview signal.

No saorview or NI RTÉ signal? You could get Saorsat.

[Maroon Manc]

The analysis was poor from O'Se last night, the one stat they did show didn't cover all the kickouts ans then what was that nonsense about Connacht team of the championship. Des still clearly has friends in high places, he's just dreadful.

[joemamas]

The analysis was poor from O'Se last night, the one stat they did show didn't cover all the kickouts ans then what was that nonsense about Connacht team of the championship. Des still clearly has friends in high places, he's just dreadful.

Look I suppose it might have been !

[Jinxy]

So - This is a summary of RTE, The National Broadcaster's performance yesterday.
1 - Put soccer on HD on RTE1 and a crucial hurling championship match on non HD.
2 - Went to a break for news and a lengthy series of advertisements  at half time during the Connaught final
3 - Blocked the signal from users in the north for The Sunday Game last night.

Not a great performance overall.  No wonder we need SKY.

Sky is the problem here. It was sky who blocked the programme
The hurling was on HD yesterday
Lesson: don't rely on Sky for your GAA coverage on RTE. If you can, get an aerial and Saorview box or enabled TV. Aerial set up for about £150/200 and there will be no 'blue screening' of GAA and champions league

I think there are parts where sky is the only way to access RTE. No saorview signal.

Yes Sky is only option for some to get RTE
If so go for a sky box registered to an address in the South if u can
No blue screening then

If you got a freeview combi box and connected it to the SKY dish, which is already aligned, surely you would get RTE?

[Owenmoresider]

The analysis was poor from O'Se last night, the one stat they did show didn't cover all the kickouts ans then what was that nonsense about Connacht team of the championship. Des still clearly has friends in high places, he's just dreadful.

Yes I don't see the point in a team of the championship, given there were so few games involved (and the London/NY games probably not even considered anyway). Only one played three and two were high profile so if they played anyway well they'd be in. Ridiculous.

Was there analysis of the camogie two minutes highlights? Missed that bit if there was but if there wasn't what was the point in having Ann Marie Hayes there? TSG is bad enough as it is without going down the token woman on the panel route too.

[giveherlong]

So - This is a summary of RTE, The National Broadcaster's performance yesterday.
1 - Put soccer on HD on RTE1 and a crucial hurling championship match on non HD.
2 - Went to a break for news and a lengthy series of advertisements  at half time during the Connaught final
3 - Blocked the signal from users in the north for The Sunday Game last night.

Not a great performance overall.  No wonder we need SKY.

Sky is the problem here. It was sky who blocked the programme
The hurling was on HD yesterday
Lesson: don't rely on Sky for your GAA coverage on RTE. If you can, get an aerial and Saorview box or enabled TV. Aerial set up for about £150/200 and there will be no 'blue screening' of GAA and champions league

I think there are parts where sky is the only way to access RTE. No saorview signal.

Yes Sky is only option for some to get RTE
If so go for a sky box registered to an address in the South if u can
No blue screening then

If you got a freeview combi box and connected it to the SKY dish, which is already aligned, surely you would get RTE?

Not familiar with they combi box set up
With Sky it's not the dish which is aligned, it's the viewing card plus your box

[Jinxy]

I mean physically aligned, i.e. it's already pointing at the same satellite you would use for freeview.

[armaghniac]

If you got a freeview combi box and connected it to the SKY dish, which is already aligned, surely you would get RTE?

That would imply that RTÉ was on Freesat or Free to Air, which is not true (and couldn't be true otherwise everyone in England would watch Champions League on RTÉ).

[Jinxy]

Can you not get saorview up there?
I have a saorview/freesat combi box, so was wondering would it work up North instead of a SKY box.

[screenexile]

Jesus the amount of halfwits online would amaze you with this geoblocking saga ... it's Croke Park's fault for selling the rights to Sky apparently!!

If you tried to explain it to them their heads might explode!!

[Stall the Bailer]

Freesat and saorsat come from two different satellites. Much of the north can't get soarview but can get soarsat with the correct dish setup.

[tonto1888]

Jesus the amount of halfwits online would amaze you with this geoblocking saga ... it's Croke Park's fault for selling the rights to Sky apparently!!

If you tried to explain it to them their heads might explode!!

Sky don't have the rights for champions league games but they get blocked too

[Jayop]

Reading on twitter that the Sunday Game is also geoblocked on the RTE player. A roaring disgrace is what this is and just shows the level of contempt by people in charge of both the GAA for allowing this to happen and RTE for making it happen towards the north.