I had posted about this last week--I had forgotten that there is a license fee in Ireland, but I did not mention that RTE runs advertising on its TV networks and the two main radio networks, which is probably a good reason why Ireland may be more pissed about the license fee than the UK is (although that TikToker with the beard and long hair is, I suspect, not necessarily the typical Irishman, if there is such a thing. Of course, considering that I believe most of Ireland can pick up all five major UK terrestrial networks, either by digital antenna or Sky satellite, and the BBC radio networks, perhaps there's more of a reason to be unhappy about the license fee.
For a comparison, here's the prime time lineup tonight for RTE1 and RTE2: RTE1: 6:01 pm--News (the weird time is because every evening at 6 p.m. the Angelus prayer is recited, in what is a rather produced series of pieces and not a Catholic priest reciting it on camera in a studio) 7:00--Nationwide--"current affairs" magazine 7:30--EastEnders--the BBC soap, I assume simulcasting with BBC1 8:00--Takeaway Titans--a local reality comp involving carryout eateries 9:00--News 9:35--RTE Investigates--what-it-says-on-the-tin documentary, this week about the Irish dairy industry. I'm sure that for those who care these sort of things, it would be interesting. 10:30--Unforgotten--ITV crime drama that returned to the air this year after a COVID-induced absence of a few years And RTE2: 6:00--Shortland Street--New Zealand soap 6:30--Home and Away--the only Aussie soap left (oh, that's right, "Neighbours" is coming back)--don't know if it simulcasts with Channel 5 7:00--Science's Greatest Mysteries--BBC docuseries, on Roku in the US 8:00--Dynasties--BBC nature doc hosted by (who else?) Sir David Attenborough 9:00--Alma's Not Normal--BBC sitcom last produced in 2021 about the British care system. I would assume this does not have a laugh track. 9:35--Billy the Kid--The Epix/MGM+ Western, which means perhaps more Irish people watched it than Americans 10:30--Gossip Girl--Like OMG, it's the Max reboot that was cancelled after two seasons Mark Jeffries [email protected] On Mon, Jul 10, 2023 at 1:41 AM Steve Timko <[email protected]> wrote: > Love this TikTok. > > https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8dyEJ5t/ > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAH5J8ywq3z6F5dqu1WYmPbAyF2F26-uMwcyHgOvwqXquD0k%2BCA%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAH5J8ywq3z6F5dqu1WYmPbAyF2F26-uMwcyHgOvwqXquD0k%2BCA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJ_uKi-6pmhvbS-0FC-aJjfYJYkfTpHoOJVT6e5MH_TMLZuc3Q%40mail.gmail.com.
