Greece to shut down state broadcaster

keith16

snubbleste wrote: »

In its latest austerity move...

Why can't we be as progressive in this country?

By the way, austerity isn't progressive.

20Cent

Golden Dawn must be delighted.

Mint Sauce

SV wrote: »

TV3 has better shows on in one day than RTE manages for a whole month!

Yeah, but how many are home produced?

Duckworth_Luas

SV wrote: »

TV3 has better shows on in one day than RTE manages for a whole month!

You the Psychic Readings Live fan?

snubbleste

The Greek public broadcaster ERT is to close down almost immediately, the government has announced, causing shockwaves across the country.
Three TV channels, several radio stations and the internet service will stop operating from midnight on Tuesday. http://www.euronews.com/2013/06/11/greek-public-television-ert-closes-down/

Loads of other news sources to choose from for Greek citizens.
I think the worrying bit is that Across the country 15,000 public sector employees are to lose their jobs by the end of the year.

Sergeant

I think RTE does more things well than it does badly, and I'd hate to see the same thing happen in Ireland because of short-sighted decisions. There is no great public desire to see RTE abolished, despite what you'd read on here.

Mr Whirly

snubbleste wrote: »

Loads of other news sources to choose from for Greek citizens.
I think the worrying bit is that Across the country 15,000 public sector employees are to lose their jobs by the end of the year.

None that can't be coerced. It's bad news for Greece. On the jobs front too.

SV

irish-stew wrote: »

Yeah, but how many are home produced?

That doesn't really concern me?

Duckworth_Luas wrote: »

You the Psychic Readings Live fan?

That'd be the one complaint I have with it.

lertsnim

SV wrote: »

TV3 has better shows on in one day than RTE manages for a whole month!

Name the good shows that TV3 has. Thank you.

Yamanoto

SV wrote: »

TV3 has better shows on in one day than RTE manages for a whole month!

Gerald Kean's Marbella Nights

Subhuman Scum: Paul Williams Investigates

Hollywood Pussy - Vaginoplasty's of the Rich & Famous (with Gavin Lambe-Murphy)

SV

lertsnim wrote: »

Name the good shows that TV3 has. Thank you.

http://www.tv3.ie/allshows.php

skimpydoo

If that happened here no more TV licence yipee.

Sergeant

Yamanoto wrote: »

Gerald Kean's Marbella Nights

Subhuman Scum: Paul Williams Investigates

Hollywood Pussy - Vaginoplasty's of the Rich & Famous (with Gavin Lambe-Murphy)

I'm sure their Documentary on Three series will knock anything RTE does with their Radio One Documentaries any day now.

http://www.rte.ie/radio1/doconone/

Israeli Superiority

I only watch football on RTE so I wouldn't miss it too much. TV3 would pick up the Premiership and Ireland matches.

snubbleste

snubbleste wrote: »

In its latest austerity move, the Greek government is to close its State funded radio and television until further notice.
More than 2,000 employees will be suspended until the company reopens as soon as possible. "ERT is a case of an exceptional lack of transparency and incredible extravagance. This ends now," government spokesman Simos Kedikoglou said, according to the AFP news agency. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22861577

Why can't we be as progressive in this country? Imagine all that taxpayer money we throw to fund RTE being freed up. We'd all benefit from a break from that overfunded propaganda-lite service. I would welcome this particular austerity move in this country.

It would have been better if it could have been privatised. I mean 2000 people lose their job at the end of the day. Granted the civil and public service in Greece went everybit as insane as ourselves (moreso perhaps) in they way they conducted themselves with their finance and hiring policies but make no mistake, 2000 suddenly out of work is of no benefit to the economy and god knows the knock on effects it could have out there similar to Dell pulling out of Limerick

lertsnim

SV wrote: »

http://www.tv3.ie/allshows.php

I highly doubt you rate all of TV3's shows to be great. In other words you cannot name any. Just as I thought.

ilovesleep

I despise RTE. If you turn on one now, there's some stupid show/sitcom probably bought from abroad.

I would love to see RTE disbanded. TV3 could perhaps pick up a few bits from RTE like maybe fair city and eastenders. They could do their own version of the Late Late Show. TV3 is a good station. I'd love to see them get more money instead of the pittance that they get and be given a chance.

TG4 is a brillant station with a lot of home grown stuff and documentries. They could perehaps pick up on the kids programming.

If RTE, can't be disbanded, it could definately be reformed, right down to one channel. All the imports - like sitcoms can be got rid off.

mike65

Looks like its all kicking off outside the Athens version of Montrose.

starviewadams

Another win for the EU/IMF.

Yamanoto

ilovesleep wrote: »

I despise RTE. If you turn on one now, there's some stupid show/sitcom probably bought from abroad.

Meanwhile, over on TV3...

Jeremy Kyle, The X Factor, Dancing on Ice, I'm a Celebrity, Britain's Got Talent, Britain's Got MORE Talent etc.

neaideabh

Greece's national broadcaster has been temporarily been shut to reorganise it and make it more efficient.

Story

"ERT is a case of an exceptional lack of transparency and incredible extravagance. This ends now," government spokesman Simos Kedikoglou said earlier.

That's the medicine the folks in RTE need to be treated with!

apollo8

Already being discussed OP. http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056968684

OldGoat

http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0611/456018-ert-greek-state-broadcaster/

The Greek guberment for financial reason has closed their national broadcaster. Multitudes of people flocked to the streets to protest against the closure.
I imagine that if here we pulled the plug on RTE that the crowds would be out celibrating. The newscaster this morning had a wry grin on his face that I took to be "Ah sure it'll never happen here...I hope".

Is out national broadcaster a money sink or does it provide a vital resource?

Kintarō Hattori

Heh... just a little late sir!


http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056968684

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056969113

OldGoat

Doh!

Apologies Mods. Close at will.

humanji

Threads Merged.

snubbleste

Greece's two largest labor unions called a 24-hour general strike earlier today for Thursday, in protest at the government's decision to close ERT.

Another strike, can you imagine trying to do day-to-day business in Greece?

rusheen

Well there we have it Rte it decides to save a tiny percentage 1.3 million p/y by discontinuing one of its top watched shows. The premiership on rte is no more the reason given ? Man U Man City Chelsea or Liverpool dont have any Irish players in their teams .
Does this mean when they figure out the will be no Irish player in the champions league next year they will stop showing champions league too ?

Its time for the powers that be to shut down the whole of rte and stopping forcing decent hardworking people to pay the salaries of people must of us have never heard of . Earning 20 times the average working salary , and then there's some of those "presenters" who skip across the pond to try an break into that market .That's loyalty isn't it.
By cutting that particulars salary or replacing him altogether I'm sure they could keep soccer on rte.
I remember watching David Gillick as a panelist on the Olympics and thinking hes actually well spoken, respected and very presentable why not give someone like him the late late show ?

WoollyRedHat

DrumSteve wrote: »

Ah rte aint that bad, bar a few people being overpaid I dont get the hate.

It's a Love/ Hate thing.

suicide_circus

Keep RTe radio though, love john creedons weeknight music show on RTe1 - properly eclectic. Actually RTe do some quality radio overall in fairness.
Talk to Joe....
But RTe tv is atrocious,a skidmark on the y-fronts of society.