[vip_students] Re: whitestick site internet tv download help

  • From: "Eleanor Burke" <eleanorburke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:49:54 +0100

Is there a particular link you can send me for it Flor?  I appreciate I can
only look at it in Ireland.

Eleanor
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Flor Lynch" <florlync@xxxxxx>
To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 12:06 PM
Subject: [vip_students] Re: whitestick site internet tv download help


> No, you don't need an 'aerial' to watch it.  You don't need a TV tuner,
> either.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Eleanor Burke" <eleanorburke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 10:40 AM
> Subject: [vip_students] Re: whitestick site internet tv download help
>
>
> That is very interesting Flor.  I must give the BBC a call though and ask
> them exactly what the situation would be for me who has paid a TV licence.
> I am not thinking in terms of downloading the programmes because they only
> last 30 days and then automatically delete.  I just watch on-line.   How
> does one watch the RTE ones via the Internet?  Does one need an Ariel?
> Incidentally Flor with reference to my e-mail address the one I am using
> here is BT internet and I can use the same in Ireland though naturally
> enough my ISP provider there is Eircom.
>
> Eleanor
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> >From: "Flor Lynch" <florlync@xxxxxx>
> To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 12:48 AM
> Subject: [vip_students] Re: whitestick site internet tv download help
>
>
> > Eleanor,
> >
> > the reason we don't pay the BBC licence is because we pay the RTÉ
licence.
> > However, BBC licence or not, it depends on your email address, which the
> BBC
> > site sees when you're on it, whether you can use the IPlayer to download
> TV
> > programmes.  It is unlikely that you could openly do it, ever, in
Dublin,
> > until the BBC get international rights from the rights-holders -
> > copywriters, etc.  RTÉ may also re-broadcast some of these programmes,
so
> > they wouldn't be too happy.  However, we in the ROI can receive RTÉ
> > television broadcasts live on-line which are restricted to the Republic
of
> > ireland - including Euro 2008 games, for example.  However, they haven't
> > gone as far as developing their own 'IPlayer'.
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Eleanor Burke" <eleanorburke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Monday, June 16, 2008 11:03 PM
> > Subject: [vip_students] Re: whitestick site internet tv download help
> >
> >
> > BlankNot that Paul but I am in London and I can access the BBC iPlayer.
> It
> > is fantastic for me because if there are BBC Northern Ireland programmes
> > they are not shown in London (Regional) and I get to see them.  My
friend
> is
> > a law lecturer and lawyer in Northern Ireland.  She is often on the
> various
> > discussion programmes so once the programme has finished I can click on
to
> > it and watch the programme which is fantastic.  You will probably have
> read
> > previously where others have said living in the Irish Republic one
cannot
> > access BBC iPlayer because one does not pay the BBC TV liscence.  I must
> try
> > it when I am in Dublin again later  this month or in July.  I have paid
a
> TV
> > liscence so I hope I can still access it.  Probably won't be able to but
> > we'll see.  In Dublin I could then access BBC London.
> >
> > Will be interested to hear what others have to say re your query.
> >
> > Eleanor
> >   ----- Original Message ----- 
> >   From: Paul Halligan
> >   To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >   Cc: vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >   Sent: Monday, June 16, 2008 10:18 PM
> >   Subject: [vip_students] whitestick site internet tv download help
> >
> >
> >   hi all
> >
> >   anyone know about internet TV.
> >   was surfing today and clicked on www.whitestick.co.uk
> >
> >
> >
> >   clicked on downloads and came across a program for internet TV free.
> >
> >   anyway i installed the program and  the player it uses to show
content,
> > real player .
> >
> >   my question is has anyone else had any success with this or similar
> > programs .
> >
> >   thanks in advance
> >
> >   Paul h
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>


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