The HD trial was organised by the three terrestrial broadcasters, RTÉ, TV3 and TG4, as well as BT and CEDA, who worked closely together to develop a range of content that would suitably test the system and demonstrate the improvement in picture quality. Chair of that group, John Hunt, Director of Operations at RTÉ Television, said: “HD is important to broadcasters and it is vital that the terrestrial providers do not get left behind in the development of improved services made available by such technology. We believe the best quality television pictures should be available to all viewers in Ireland and that is why it is so important that this trial is a success. The broadcasters would like to thank all those who have helped get this trial off the ground.” link

bhg says

so this is why RTÉ are giving us DAB and not DRM plus?

isn’t it odd that RTÉ are thanking BT ireland for DTT trials…

AND the BIG one I can not swallow this quote “We believe the best quality television pictures should be available to all viewers in Ireland” well Mr. Hunt, Director of Operations at RTÉ Television, if you cared so much about quality television pictures in Ireland, you would walk down the corridor to the legal department and tear up the secret deal with BSkyB that has RTÉ encrypted so “quality television pictures” in digital wide screen are NOT seen free to air in Ireland.

378 views in 6 weeks off France24 youtube site. most of the videos have less than 200 views.

hear U2 sing ‘where the streets have no name’ & ‘Vertigo’ the video was shot at the cannes film festival, bono larry adam & the edge are professionally shot from a high vantage point and the video is professionally edited if still a bit edgy.

If I were U2 and France 24 I would be worried as to why ONLY 50 people a week or 7 a day are watching this video. The youtube tags on the France 24 youtube site will have a lot to do with it, but it still only has 5 external links that brought in 9 views, and 5 of the 9 would be the bloggers / SN’ers themself. like me!

Link to U2 music video

as seen on 1W 11463Mhz SR6075 FEC 7/8

more feeds at www.satelliweb.com or feedhunter group

[media network blog] The European Commission reaffirmed its attachment to media freedom today when asked about a Polish plan to investigate the Teletubbies children’s television show for allegedly promoting homosexuality. The move by children’s rights watchdog Ewa Sowinska appeared to be the latest step in the conservative Warsaw government’s drive to curb what it sees as homosexual propaganda, although the pro-government parliamentary speaker warned her against turning her department into “a laughing stock”.

poor tinky winky what should he do?. smash him over the head with the magic bag till he hurts.

Why is Anne Cassin not in a 24 hour news station? coz RTE is not a 24 rolling news channel. My point is some presenters are suited to a genre. Jimmy McGee - sport! etc. Anne Cassin on Capital D or Crimecall is a clear attempt to move a news anchor talent into other lighter entertainment when there are no vacancies in Anne Doyle’s make-up room.

Anne Cassin is an outright newscaster built in the style of Stephanie Callister or Selina Scott. In 1993 CNN spotted Fionnuala Sweeney on Eurovision in Cork, CNN’s gain, RTE’s loss. Why are the best presenters always moved away from what they are best at? to make my point all i need say is Rachel English. At least we should hear her tones and expertness this weekend of election counts as my elbows tire on a crash barrier in a smelly sports hall count centre.

There are few photos online of the very photogenic Anne Cassin. these two from my pirate radio scrap book and the Veronica Guerin movie.

first invented for children’s entertainment and folksy guitar playing this model went on to greater things.

{final upgrade of eprom chip before switch on}

shane hegarty has a election piece on time past

over on the ireland.com blogs

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