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Why has Sky blocked RTE news?

PC701 — Thu, 25 Jul 2024 12:10:45 GMT

Anyone know why RTE is unavailable on channel 161? All other programmes are ok.

Re: Why has Sky blocked RTE news?

Invisiblename — Thu, 25 Jul 2024 12:38:07 GMT

See this article:

Sky terminates SD signal of all main Irish TV networks - RXTV (rxtvinfo.com)

Re: Why has Sky blocked RTE news?

PC701 — Thu, 25 Jul 2024 12:57:20 GMT

I'm getting all the other programmes on RTE 1 and 2. It's the news they are saying is unavailable.

Re: Why has Sky blocked RTE news?

SKY1992bf — Thu, 25 Jul 2024 13:01:10 GMT

@PC701 That sounds like regionalisation based on your postcode registered with sky issue

have you changed address recently?

Re: Why has Sky blocked RTE news?

ftballman — Thu, 25 Jul 2024 13:14:15 GMT

Are you in NI? I've read comments elsewhere of the news being blocked due to olympics rights.

Re: Why has Sky blocked RTE news?

PC701 — Thu, 25 Jul 2024 13:15:37 GMT

No change of address. I live in the north.

They block international football as it's showing on Sky Sports but never the news

Re: Why has Sky blocked RTE news?

xenon81 — Thu, 25 Jul 2024 13:46:01 GMT

@ftballman wrote:
Are you in NI? I've read comments elsewhere of the news being blocked due to olympics rights.

That sounds about right. Olympics rights are very complicated and strict, even to just show a few seconds of highlights in the news. RTE won't have the rights to show them in Northern Ireland. It's also why the NBC News isn't on CNBC for the next few weeks.

Re: Why has Sky blocked RTE news?

ftballman — Thu, 25 Jul 2024 14:32:09 GMT

There's a story up now about it https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0725/1461783-rte-news-ni-broadcast/

Re: Why has Sky blocked RTE news?

PC701 — Thu, 25 Jul 2024 15:22:27 GMT

Thank you all for replying

Re: Why has Sky blocked RTE news?

ViewerL — Thu, 25 Jul 2024 21:21:02 GMT

Sky, call me a dinosaur if you like but RTE News is the only TV I watch. Can you work something out to get round this? I'm not about to to stop my subscription as there are others in the house but as the account holder there needds to be something on Sky for me. Please see what you can do about this.

Re: Why has Sky blocked RTE news?

PandJ2020 — Thu, 25 Jul 2024 21:40:54 GMT

@ViewerL wrote:
Please see what you can do about this.

You're only addressing other customers on this forum. Not directly to Sky...

Re: Why has Sky blocked RTE news?

ftballman — Thu, 25 Jul 2024 22:39:36 GMT

RTE are saying now that they won't block the news. The same link as earlier but now with added confusion https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0725/1461783-rte-news-ni-broadcast/

Re: Why has Sky blocked RTE news?

GD1 — Thu, 25 Jul 2024 23:51:22 GMT

@ViewerL This isn't anything to do with Sky as other posts & new articles have advised.

Simply because RTE are on the Sky platform doesn't mean Sky control what RTE do or don't show.

Sky are responsible for the output of their own channels, basically any Channel branded Sky.

The 100s of other channels including RTE are not owned or controlled by Sky.