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TG4 Player vs RTE Player (self.ireland)

submitted 2 days ago by Babalugats to c/ireland

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I downloaded the TG4 player tonight for the first time since before lockdown. TG4 produce and air some of the best TV in ireland (most of imo). The player was always decent, always better than the RTE player, but fck me. ... The latest version - last updated Nov 4th 2024 according to the Android Play Store, is close to perfect. Installed it on a Formuler box first, then on an old android TX3, and finally on a Huawei M5 Lite. Flawless. Press play and it plays, pause and it pauses. Zero buffering. Live TV perfect. Subtitles? Yep. That's standard for every TV Player. Then I tried RTE Player. What a clunky honking heap of shite.

That's all.

Anybody know the cost that both have taken to develop? I have heard RTE player was given to an employee's son or nephew, which probably explains why it's shit, but I have never heard what they cost each company. Does anybody know were to look?

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

All I know is whoever developed the RTE player should be forced to consume all their media through it for the rest of their life as a punishment.

[–] FarraigePlaisteach 3 points 2 days ago

TG4 turning water into wine as usual on a small budget.

I don't think there are any public figures for the app specifically, or the infrastructure that supports it. In their pre-budget 2022 submission they put forward plans to invest nearly EUR 4m on "platforms and apps". But that's an umbrella figure and doesn't reveal much.

They might be responsive to questions, though. Their contact page is https://www.tg4.ie/en/information/contact-us/ They have an FOI page at https://www.tg4.ie/en/corporate/freedom-of-information/