Broadcaster says free-to-air rights for the Games in Northern Ireland is held by the BBC but RTÉ will provide an edited news bulletin for viewers each night on RTÉ Player
Broadcaster says free-to-air rights for the Games in Northern Ireland is held by the BBC but RTÉ will provide an edited news bulletin for viewers each night on RTÉ PlayerIreland’s Hugo Keenan is tackled by Joe Webber of New Zealand during the Men's Rugby Sevens at Stade de Francais in Paris on Thursday. Olympic events can only be viewed on the BBC in Northern Ireland.
Viewers in Northern Ireland, who sought to watch RTÉ news programmes on Wednesday, were shown a message saying the content was blocked in their region.‘Though I come from Ireland’s sunniest county . . . who could say no to Caribbean living?’It said that an edited news bulletin will be made available for viewers in Northern Ireland and internationally each night on the RTÉ Player, the broadcaster’s online service.
The RTÉ statement followed complaints made by residents in Northern Ireland and some politicians from border areas about the restrictions on access to its news programmes. “As a public service broadcaster, RTÉ has a duty to provide comprehensive news coverage to all people across Ireland, regardless of geographical location. The current geo-blocking measures undermine this responsibility,” he said.
It said the British state broadcaster secured the licence to broadcast such footage as part of an overall UK Olympics rights deal agreed between it and the pan-European rights holder, Discovery back in 2016.
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