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RTÉ AND NETFLIX have announced a deal which will see several of the national broadcasters’ series added to the online streaming service’s catalogue from this weekend.
From Saturday, series like The Clinic, Trivia and Killinaskully will be available to Netflix subscribers in both Ireland and the UK.
Other series including Raw will be available to Ireland-based subscribers only.
The announce comes a month after Netflix announced that its UK and Ireland user base had passed the one million mark – only eight months after launching in the region, making it one of the most successful launches the service had carried out.
Netflix vice-president Kelly Merryman said the service was “thrilled to partner with RTÉ to add these great Irish TV shows to our growing catalogue of serialised TV.
“We know these TV favourites will be enjoyed by our members in Ireland and are excited for them to find a new audience as we introduce them to our Irish and UK members,” he said.
RTÉ Digital’s director of content and strategy Aisling McCabe said the broadcaster’s goal was to “ensure viewers can view their favourite RTÉ programmes everywhere and anywhere”.
Reaching an agreement with Netflix “gives viewers even more choice,” she said.
Earlier this year RTÉ and TV3 launched a content-sharing service with UPC, where subscribers to the latter’s TV service can access the RTÉ Player and 3 Player through their set-top boxes.
The arrangement with Netflix means RTÉ content can now also be viewed through video games consoles, systems like Apple TV, and internet-connected TVs.
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Shall we be receiving these on a daily basis? I think it’s called winter? Someone correct me if I’m wrong though
@kevinhunt101: You’re not obliged to read them.
@kevinhunt101: Every time the Jeremy Kyle Show is on my tv, I switch it off, I’ve no interest. Except when there are fights, I watch it then. Essential viewing.
@kevinhunt101: You think it’s winter? It is winter how did you only think it was winter wow.
@Honeybadger197: sorry I’m not from North Korea, I thought there was free speech, sorry I’m confused, your right babes, I won’t negatively comment on anything in life in case I upset one person
@kevinhunt101: Fair play Kevin. Don’t know why anyone would be negative for the sake of it anyway.
@kevinhunt101: lol at you preaching free speech and then giving out because someone else commented! Irony is dead!
@Deborah Behan: He is a snowflake it seems.
@George Oscar Bluth: nice deployment of that expression. For once, wittily used. Chuckling.
@Fiona deFreyne: zzzzzzz
@Deborah Behan: zzzzzzzz
@Jesus Christ: Jesus Christ
I personally love the cold weather, I look forward to seeing the local TDs with their bright shiney faces on the electoral trail over the coming weeks, hopefully they will take the time to reflect on the plight of the homeless in this season of goodwill?
@Jarlath Murphy: if they go to the polls over this they should be all sacked. If there’s fault then deal with it but don’t put the country back another 6 months to a year by calling a stupid election that nobody wants .
@Sherman Berstein: Lets hope Frances takes one for her team….
@Sherman Berstein: I think elections are very healthy in a democratic society, it helps potential TDs to engage in a meaningful way with their electorate and allows them to get feedback and encouragement on their policies.
Why do some people fear and dread an election so much?
The cost of an election is miniscule to bailing out the Banksters?
I am open to correction but my understanding is that very few Irish cars have winter tyres. Winter tyres perform well in very cold and icy conditions.
Instead we drive on standard tyres which lose much of their road holding, adhesion and controlled flexibility and deformation flexibility at 7C and less.
As a consequence, when driving in road temperatures conditions of 7C or less, roadholding, safe handling, stopping distances, cornering and surface adhesion are all severely compromised.
@Fiona deFreyne: Winter Tyres should me made compulsory,( and renamed “Cold Weather Tyres”). I put on my Winter Tyres when the Summer Time changes in Oct and change them in March when Winter Time changes. I have done this for years. I normally get a minimum of 3 years out of my Tyres this way – remember 4mm is the legal minimum depth of thread for Winter Tyres. I have never been stuck and am able to go anywhere with this combination. We cannot rely on our governments and local authorities to clear roads etc. Most people forget the importance of Tyres and do not realize that the total (4 Tyres)contact surface for most cars is approximately the same as an A4 sheet of paper! Scary!
@Tommy Cahill: you make driving much safer for yourself and for others by doing that.
Excellent idea about naming “cold weather tyres”.
What does the RSA say about this subject? Would it recommend such a sensible measure?
@Fiona deFreyne: depends really, like last winter we had it relatively mild compared to 2010, there’s no point having winter tyres, it’s completely different to living in mainland Europe where your guaranteed snow, and thing is people drive far too fast here without really thinking about the weather, cross weather tyres are fine provided you drive properly.
@WynnnerZ: the cut off is around 7C and for some tyre compounds, even higher at 9C. Such low temperatures at road level are commonplace especially for early morning and night time driving.
The only down side to driving a winter tyre in higher temperatures is accelerated wear but what price human safety?
@Fiona deFreyne: What price a Tony Daly/Michael OLainn/Fiona de Brayne spam free topic?
@Hall Monitor: Please stop sending me personal emails and texts. The relationship is over. Please stop harassing and bullying me.
@Fiona deFreyne: What you and your alter egos do with your own time is nobody’s concern Michael
@Fiona deFreyne: zzzzzzzzzzz
Newbridge got a heavy blanket of snow last night by the looks of that photo!
Jeasus heavy snow in Naas by the looks of it. (Ye don’t want to stick “File Photo” under it by any chance?)
Yes Mammy.
Or should that be Nanny.
My advice is…stay indoors…grab a mug of tea…coffee…or something stronger…sit if your comfy chair…and watch as many Black Friday fight videos as you can handle…
@Robin Basstard: great advice! Will do!
I also love the cold weather, i love to see the politicians with their hands in their own pockets.
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