UTV & BBC & RTE & TV3

[trueblue1234]

Perhaps we were a bit premature on the UTV bashing!!

Dear Trueblue

 

Thank you for your email, which I have forwarded to UTV's Sports department.

 

As a public service broadcaster, UTV treats all sports equally and strives to support and report GAA for our viewers.

 

In line with this policy, we sent a camera  to Newry on Sunday to cover the Crossmaglen V Kilcoo match.

 

Disappointingly, UTV was refused entry to the grounds. We have been in contact with the Ulster Council and they accept it was an error on their part.

 

We are aware of the replay of this game this Sunday and it is our intention to bring highlights and a report in our programmes this Sunday night and Monday.

 

We appreciate it when viewers get in touch as your views are important to us and will be seen by UTV senior management.

 

Kind regards,

 

[armaghniac]

Disappointingly, UTV was refused entry to the grounds. We have been in contact with the Ulster Council and they accept it was an error on their part.

Some head needs to roll on the GAA side then.
As a general point, the GAA needs to negotiate TV rights in such a way that clips for inclusion in news bulletins are readily available to other broadcasters. The whole GAA TV policy, internet, etc needs a good looking at.

That said even if the camera was not admitted, did that stop UTV reporting the existence of a replay?

[muppet]

Perhaps we were a bit premature on the UTV bashing!!

Dear Trueblue

 

Thank you for your email, which I have forwarded to UTV's Sports department.

 

As a public service broadcaster, UTV treats all sports equally and strives to support and report GAA for our viewers.

 

In line with this policy, we sent a camera  to Newry on Sunday to cover the Crossmaglen V Kilcoo match.

 

Disappointingly, UTV was refused entry to the grounds. We have been in contact with the Ulster Council and they accept it was an error on their part.

 

We are aware of the replay of this game this Sunday and it is our intention to bring highlights and a report in our programmes this Sunday night and Monday.

 

We appreciate it when viewers get in touch as your views are important to us and will be seen by UTV senior management.

 

Kind regards,

 

That is interesting!

Maybe write to the Ulster Council and ask if this was official policy?

[J OGorman]

fair bucks to TG4, a good hour recap on a Monday night with 90% action jackson. The Cross Kilcoo was something else

[Walter Cronc]

Disappointingly, UTV was refused entry to the grounds. We have been in contact with the Ulster Council and they accept it was an error on their part.

Some head needs to roll on the GAA side then.
As a general point, the GAA needs to negotiate TV rights in such a way that clips for inclusion in news bulletins are readily available to other broadcasters. The whole GAA TV policy, internet, etc needs a good looking at.

That said even if the camera was not admitted, did that stop UTV reporting the existence of a replay?

Totally agree, although we dont want to necessarily go down the route of Sky and pay per view, there is possible scope for a GAA dedicated channel surely. If Armagh GAA can show club championship matches live, could the Ulster Council not do something similar??

[armaghniac]

fair bucks to TG4, a good hour recap on a Monday night with 90% action jackson. The Cross Kilcoo was something else

Nice shot of me in the crowd!

[armaghniac]

With this proposal today for a UTV Ireland, bif for games and show them on both UTVs.
I have to wonder if they would though.

Totally agree, although we dont want to necessarily go down the route of Sky and pay per view, there is possible scope for a GAA dedicated channel surely. If Armagh GAA can show club championship matches live, could the Ulster Council not do something similar??

Certainly more could be done on the Internet front. For instance, if your season ticket or membership number gave you access to steaming and a back catalogue of games.

[FermGael]

Will UTV's plans to lanuch a channel in the South have any effect?

[Feckitt]

Will UTV's plans to lanuch a channel in the South have any effect?

Great, another partitionist channel 

[Rossfan]

Will UTV's plans to lanuch a channel in the South have any effect?

Probably close down TV3 as most of their programmes seem to be ITV stuff.

[From the Bunker]

Will UTV's plans to lanuch a channel in the South have any effect?

Probably close down TV3 as most of their programmes seem to be ITV stuff.

Yeah, TV3 is like a mirror channel of UTV.

[sensethetone]

Will UTV's plans to lanuch a channel in the South have any effect?

Probably close down TV3 as most of their programmes seem to be ITV stuff.

Yeah, TV3 is like a mirror channel of UTV.

only TV3 doesn't show UTV la-ive.. yet or the crappy intro's to coranation street from julian

[From the Bunker]

Can RTE go north and take on UTV on their own door step? Or is it a licence thing that would stop them?

[Syferus]

What radio station has coverage of the Dub final? Newstalk are just doing updates.

[armaghniac]

Can RTE go north and take on UTV on their own door step? Or is it a licence thing that would stop them?

They are already broadcast there, why bother?