RTÉ have their own 'Media Player' applet - a kind-of embedded RealPlayer - with which it is possible to watch or listen to several of their shows and programmes during the past seven days. Just wanted to correct a possible misapprehension there might have been - we have got something, but it is not as developed as the BBC IPlayer. During live on-line telecasts, when the ad-breaks come on the player goes silent - for a few minutes! I don't know what happens the picture then - I suppose that goes dead too! ----- 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