RTÉ will not broadcast or stream news bulletins in Northern Ireland if they contain footage from the Olympics.
Viewers in Northern Ireland who tuned into the Irish national broadcaster for its main news bulletins on Wednesday were shown a message that the content was blocked in their region.
One message said: “This programme cannot be streamed due to rights restrictions.”
Viewers in Northern Ireland are normally able to watch the full RTÉ news bulletins, but occasionally sporting events which are also broadcast on UK channels are not made available.
On Thursday, RTÉ confirmed that the regional block was due to the bulletins containing footage from the Paris Olympics as the BBC hold the rights to broadcast that material in Northern Ireland.
While the official opening ceremony for the games is on Friday, Ireland competed in Rugby sevens matches on Wednesday and the sport section of the televised bulletins contained reports on the Olympics.
In a statement, the Irish…
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