UTV & BBC & RTE & TV3

[5 Sams]

UTV Live at 10.30 last night had reasonable highlights of the Kilcoo Ballinderry game.  Interviews from both managers and the Ballinderry goalkeeper.  Showed the goal, and a few points from either side.  Showed ref giving all 4 red cards, but none of the incidents that lead to them.

Same at the six o'clock spot. Someone is watching this site

[Any craic]

This is a link to an interesting BBCNI development. It's an online programme dedicated to the weekend's Irish League with 2 presenters and match highlights. My question is - if they can do this for local football, surely they could do the same for GAA? Imagine how popular a half-hour show, even just during the Ulster Club Championship, would be? The daft thing is that when TV companies send a camera crew to a game like Kilcoo-Ballinderry, they film everything but only show one minute or so. The rest of the footage could be used for an online show like this and it wouldn't cost them any more money. Then again, the will to do it needs to be there. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24987212

[DennistheMenace]

Personally I think the BBC do a good job in general of GAA coverage both on TV and radio, especially in comparison to UTV.

[Any craic]

Comparing with UTV.... that's really not saying a lot!

[DennistheMenace]

Overall I think they do a good job regardless. Yes i'd love to see more GAA but their Ulster Championship coverage was pretty good this year, I enjoyed seeing different pundits on like wee James, McGinley and McGeeney. Not so much Mugsy though.. Overall their coverage has improved since a decade or so ago.

Their radio coverage is excellent too.

[Any craic]

Agreed on those points, radio hours have increased which is good, and credit probably to Producer Jane Tohill, and yes, new pundits have been good, overall. But still, it wouldn't hurt them to add an online GAA show like the local football one.

[Walter Cronc]

Def agree on an online show. Great potential there.

Say 30 mins covering Ulster champ, Ulster club, Colleges, club underage etc depending on time of year.

[DennistheMenace]

Agreed on those points, radio hours have increased which is good, and credit probably to Producer Jane Tohill, and yes, new pundits have been good, overall. But still, it wouldn't hurt them to add an online GAA show like the local football one.

Agree, email to Mr Glynn on it's way.

[Feckitt]

This is a link to an interesting BBCNI development. It's an online programme dedicated to the weekend's Irish League with 2 presenters and match highlights. My question is - if they can do this for local football, surely they could do the same for GAA? Imagine how popular a half-hour show, even just during the Ulster Club Championship, would be? The daft thing is that when TV companies send a camera crew to a game like Kilcoo-Ballinderry, they film everything but only show one minute or so. The rest of the footage could be used for an online show like this and it wouldn't cost them any more money. Then again, the will to do it needs to be there. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24987212

Let it go, there's no chance of you getting a job there. 

[Any craic]

Good idea Dennis, he often claimed that he heeded letters from Irish League fans so he shouldn't dismiss your email...

[armaghniac]

The rest of the footage could be used for an online show like this and it wouldn't cost them any more money. Then again, the will to do it needs to be there. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24987212

Let's hope they don't geo-block the programme so that it cannot be seen in sundered counties of Ulster.

[orangeman]

Sky tv will be broadcasting matches shortly. Sky and GAA will soon be partners if they're not already.

[DennistheMenace]

Sky tv will be broadcasting matches shortly. Sky and GAA will soon be partners if they're not already.

How do you know that? Read Paddy Heaney article last week and he presumed the same.

[orangeman]

Sky tv will be broadcasting matches shortly. Sky and GAA will soon be partners if they're not already.

How do you know that? Read Paddy Heaney article last week and he presumed the same.

All the indicators are pointing in Sky's direction.

The GAA haven't denied it, put it that way.

[armaghniac]

There needs to to be some background to the GAAs policy on TV. Yes, you can sell to the highest bidder, and restrict GAA from a lot of potential viewers. This isn't necessarily the best plan.