UTV & BBC & RTE & TV3

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redcard

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you could always complain ziggy like these people

BBC Northern Ireland, Sport scheduling, 15 June 2008
Publication date: 16 June 2008
Complaint

We received complaints from viewers in Northern Ireland who were unhappy that the coverage from the Artois Championships at Queen's Club concluded early on BBCNI in order to show an alternative sporting event.

The BBC's response

BBC Northern Ireland aims to provide audiences with a diverse range of sports output, which includes a mix of local and network programming. Unfortunately the fixture dates for external events occasionally coincide which means we sometimes have to make difficult scheduling decisions. We try to minimise the disruption caused to our audience and in this particular instance we moved away from the network schedule to provide coverage from the GAA's Ulster Senior Football Championship Quarter Final at Breffni Park, a fixture that involved Cavan and Armagh.

We accept that some viewers would have wanted to continue watching events at Queen's Club and we used an on-air announcement and accompanying screen captions to indicate that the tennis coverage could be accessed on the digital platforms and online at bbc.co.uk/sport. We realise not every viewer will have been able to obtain these services and we apologise for any inconvenience caused. It was unavoidable in the circumstances and resulted from scheduling decisions that were outside our control. Our GAA coverage attracted increased viewing figures in Northern Ireland (the audience more than doubled) and was delivered as part of an enhanced BBC commitment to programming in this area.

We work hard to balance region-specific and network elements within the schedules on BBCNI and our local output is produced in line with the Charter and Service Licence requirements. In seeking to reflect the diversity of community life and experience, the scheduling of local programmes can sometimes displace network output. This reflects the constraints of analogue television, but the wider availability of BBC services on digital platforms means viewers are increasingly able to access other BBC network or regional schedules as an alternative to BBCNI programming.

Shane Glynn Editor - BBCNI Sport

http://www.bbc.co.uk/complaints/response/2008/06/080630_res_ni_sport.shtml

ziggysego

Enhanced BBC committment to programming in this area?

Try getting the feed for free from RTE.
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Maguire01

http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2009/0213/nflpreviews.html

Have to say, very poor of RTÉ to only preview the Division 1 and 2 games. You'd think that given the length of the previews they could stick up something for the other 8 games in 3 and 4.

Tyrone Dreamer

Quote from: redcard on February 14, 2009, 01:19:47 AM
you could always complain ziggy like these people

BBC Northern Ireland, Sport scheduling, 15 June 2008
Publication date: 16 June 2008
Complaint

We received complaints from viewers in Northern Ireland who were unhappy that the coverage from the Artois Championships at Queen's Club concluded early on BBCNI in order to show an alternative sporting event.

The BBC's response

BBC Northern Ireland aims to provide audiences with a diverse range of sports output, which includes a mix of local and network programming. Unfortunately the fixture dates for external events occasionally coincide which means we sometimes have to make difficult scheduling decisions. We try to minimise the disruption caused to our audience and in this particular instance we moved away from the network schedule to provide coverage from the GAA's Ulster Senior Football Championship Quarter Final at Breffni Park, a fixture that involved Cavan and Armagh.

We accept that some viewers would have wanted to continue watching events at Queen's Club and we used an on-air announcement and accompanying screen captions to indicate that the tennis coverage could be accessed on the digital platforms and online at bbc.co.uk/sport. We realise not every viewer will have been able to obtain these services and we apologise for any inconvenience caused. It was unavoidable in the circumstances and resulted from scheduling decisions that were outside our control. Our GAA coverage attracted increased viewing figures in Northern Ireland (the audience more than doubled) and was delivered as part of an enhanced BBC commitment to programming in this area.

We work hard to balance region-specific and network elements within the schedules on BBCNI and our local output is produced in line with the Charter and Service Licence requirements. In seeking to reflect the diversity of community life and experience, the scheduling of local programmes can sometimes displace network output. This reflects the constraints of analogue television, but the wider availability of BBC services on digital platforms means viewers are increasingly able to access other BBC network or regional schedules as an alternative to BBCNI programming.

Shane Glynn Editor - BBCNI Sport

http://www.bbc.co.uk/complaints/response/2008/06/080630_res_ni_sport.shtml

Did they not use poor viewing figures as a reason for not having little or no coverage of the championship in the past?

bridgegael

think it was 2fm last night lads.  but giving out the scores from the evenings matches,  they said the '2009 cork hurling team' and then whoever they were playing.  is it not just cork??
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fred the red

Interesting to see what coverage the gaa will get on newsline tonight.

Maguire01

Very poor is the answer. Plenty of coverage of the visit of Glentoran players to Healy Park and clips of the 2 Kerry goals. I can't even remember them giving out the result. A small showing of the handbags at the end, although this was played down. They didn't show McMenemin hitting on Galvin though (although maybe they'll keep it for a slow news night during the week).

No mention of any of the other Ulster counties, but plenty of highlights of soccer played in empty grounds.

Tyrone Dreamer

There was over 11,000 in Omagh - I'd say that wouldnt be far away from the combined Irish league attendances from the weekend.

ziggysego

Quote from: Tyrone Dreamer on February 16, 2009, 09:49:33 PM
There was over 11,000 in Omagh - I'd say that wouldnt be far away from the combined Irish league attendances from the weekend.

More people came up from Kerry than probably went to Irish League games.
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Donagh

Quote from: Tyrone Dreamer on February 16, 2009, 09:49:33 PM
There was over 11,000 in Omagh - I'd say that wouldnt be far away from the combined Irish league attendances from the weekend.

You're kidding aren't you? That's more than the combined Irish league attendances for the year so far.

T O Hare

The coverage they give to soccer is laughable.. It annoys you to see an interview with Paul Kirk or Saturday evening with Jackies weekly chat with Davy J who always has the same answers "we knew it was going to be tough etc and singing praise on the legend that is Spike" >:( >:(
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fred the red

Quote from: AFS on February 16, 2009, 10:37:41 PM
Quote from: Maguire01 on February 16, 2009, 09:17:21 PM
Very poor is the answer. Plenty of coverage of the visit of Glentoran players to Healy Park and clips of the 2 Kerry goals. I can't even remember them giving out the result. A small showing of the handbags at the end, although this was played down. They didn't show McMenemin hitting on Galvin though (although maybe they'll keep it for a slow news night during the week).

No mention of any of the other Ulster counties, but plenty of highlights of soccer played in empty grounds.

That's because they didn't. Not a mention of the other 5 North of Ireland counties either. Nor the hurling. Nor the McRory Cup.


Impartial reporting? i think not.

Maguire01

Quote from: AFS on February 17, 2009, 08:26:22 PM
But at least we've been well informed that there's some event on in Donard with a load of English lads riding their bikes over dead trees.  ::)
:D

fred the red

People defended the beeb over their coverage of the McKenna cup, but their coverage for the national league has been placid at best.


Is there anywhere that shows the amount of coverage each local sport receives on our regional station?


Does anyone believe the Beeb are appeasing their licence payers?

ziggysego

Quote from: fred the red on February 17, 2009, 09:40:41 PM
People defended the beeb over their coverage of the McKenna cup, but their coverage for the national league has been placid at best.


Is there anywhere that shows the amount of coverage each local sport receives on our regional station?


Does anyone believe the Beeb are appeasing their licence payers?

Donagh tried to get this information off the BBC under the Freedom of Information Act. They weren't forecoming with the information and just ran off a bit of spin.

Even on the radio, Shane used my club as an example of the coverage the BBC provided. I chuckled at that one.
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