[Roger Darthwell]

RTE have had a bad habit of poaching BBC and US dramas and then airing them at the worst time - literally putting two fingers up to VMTV - they do it, so to ensure VMTV don't get those shows which could make them a lot of money.

I agree with VMTV - they should get a large chunk of the US dramas, but BBC Studios also own Eastenders, and I doubt VMTV will want that drama back as there is simply no room for it, alongside Corrie and Emmerdale.

Doctor Who could be a great addition to VMTV, especially considering streaming of Doctor Who is not possible, as the BBC iPlayer is not available in the Republic of Ireland.

To be brutally honest if there was a place in Ireland where Doctor Who has to air......I would rather see that on RTE, I don't think that Doctor Who on VMTV would be a good fit, I think it would be the opposite given that VMTV sometimes acts like a de facto ITV region, and given that almost all of ITV's shows in the Republic of Ireland air on VMTV, putting Doctor Who on there would seem like an extremnely odd fit