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 > > > >