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RTE's Election Night coverage on BBC Parliament

(May 2007)

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DV
DVB Cornwall
Wonder what the switching delay is for?
MI
Michael
Anyone see that Sunday AM promo in the old-style BBC 1 graphics complete with box and shutters?
DV
DVB Cornwall
I presume that we are stuck with the caption now until normal BBC P programmes start again at 2130. RTE has it's Nine O#Clock News on now so I can't see BBC P going back during that.

I would have thought some better scheduling would have been done, but it was worthwhile for what we've had.

According to rte.ie there's another 5.5 hours to go from 21,30 on RTE1 so it's back to the web for further coverage.
TV
The TV Room
Poor scheduling on the part of BBC Parliament. The Nine O'Clock News is practically a permanent fixture in the RTE One schedule; why on earth the BBC Parliament coverage was scheduled to continue until 9.30pm is beyond me.

Keeping in mind that RTE has a mere fraction of the resources that an organisation such as the BBC has, what is the general feeling among UK viewers about the RTE coverage?
WI
william Founding member
The TV Room posted:
Keeping in mind that RTE has a mere fraction of the resources that an organisation such as the BBC has, what is the general feeling among UK viewers about the RTE coverage?


It looks superb from what little I've watched online so far. Easily comparable with what we get over here, and beautiful graphics.
JB
jb91
They should place a printer(s) under the desk [like BBC News 24] rather than having a guy walk up to them every few minutes with more notes.
IS
Inspector Sands
jason posted:
If the BBC were to take one of the US Networks' coverage, presumably they would take a clean feed (the one distributed to affiliates), which would be minus commercials wouldn't it?


AIUI the networks normally put out half an advert break, leaving the affiliates to fill the other half.... at least that's what they do for ABCs Good Morning America

Didn't RTE's coverage have ad breaks?
ST
steveboswell
Inspector Sands posted:
Didn't RTE's coverage have ad breaks?


Yes, BBC Parliament ran trailers (for BBC Parliament) and public service ads (Give blood), then put up a "Irish General Election - NEXT" caption while they waited for coverage to continue.

RTÉ's coverage looked very good from what I saw of it, pres wise. Nice clean graphics and a pretty quick results update speed... if only I understood how that voting system worked!

Bozz
DV
DVB Cornwall
Irish Voting System...

Piece of the proverbial ......................... to the Irish.

I have to learn it everytime there's an election to ensure undertanding,

RTE have a useful reference ..... HERE
MU
murf1000
I have to say that BBC Parliaments handling of the RTE coverage was shocking for the following reasons.

1. They never started coverage until about 7:15
2. When coverage did start, RTE then went straight to an advert and BBC but up a slide saying coverage will resume at 7:30, only for coverage to start a few minutes later.
3.Why decide to only go to 9:30?
4.Why did they not just show the RTE 9 o Clock news?

All very bizarre if you ask me.
JB
jb91
I expected them to steer away from the elections a bit on the news bulletins (considering we had over 13 hours of election coverage anyway) but they didn't really...

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