Fascinating program on RTÉ One tonight about the 1916 rising as seen from the British side. The Enemy files, presented by Michael Portillo looked at the rising and the British response. Hopefully BBC Four have the sense to pick up this.
The BBC don't have to scramble for this as it's a co production between themselves and RTE.
A date perhaps worth marking - today is the last day of the Multipoint Microwave Distribution System (MMDS) in Ireland, a form of wireless cable system which is operated by Virgin Media.
It was launched in the late 1980s and for much of the 1990s was unbiquitous in providing multichannel TV to rural Ireland. Sky starting to provide UK terrestrial TV channels hit it hard, Freesat even harder, and the final blow came when the Irish regulatory authorities decided to terminate Virgin Media's MMDS licences and reallocate the spectrum to other uses.
How has UTV Ireland been coping with losing most of it's content due to ITV showing Euro 2016, especially in the knock-out stages where schedules haven't been confirmed. Looking at the last week or so it seems they've been showing Love Island most nights at 9pm which I guess has given them some regular content, but seems it is booted to 11pm if they are simulcasting ITV at 9pm.
'Group content director at Ofcom'
Goody. So Ofcom are going to produce their own programmes then? Finally, they are going to televise the fortnightly Ofcom Broadcast bulletin!
It's a nonsencial job title up there with W1A's 'BBC Head of Values'..
