RTÉ news bulletins blocked in Northern Ireland over Olympics footage

A sign for the RTE Television Studios in Donnybrook, Dublin (Liam McBurney/PA)

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 national broadcaster for its main news bulletins on Wednesday were shown a message that the content was blocked in their region.