Dee Forbes banging the RTE TV licence drum again 60m uncollected fee *poll not working - pl ignore*

Brendan Bendar

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122793457#Comment_122793457

As you know Ro ,when did RTE do innovation?

I mean Collins and Morrissey are still being dug up for Bank Holidays.

Jaysus!

RoTelly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122793778#Comment_122793778

I love to know what people working on the show do, surely as they have reduced the number of TLLS episodes those staff members are free for other duties at RTÉ, or are most of them contractors, which you'd then have to question as to why the TUG would worry about TLLS going over to the independent sector, its basically there already, but perhaps I am wrong and those hard working staff members have been deployed to other areas… you'd have though they would wait for the GE to deploy them there.

Shan Doras

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122781999#Comment_122781999

Sure remember when Dan Healy became head of 2fm in Summer 2013? He said he was going to "wake up the sleeping Giant" and that 2fm would be off the licence fee tit and back to making a surplus by 2015...............

RoTelly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122794289#Comment_122794289

And this goes back to the idea of innovation at RTÉ, it took them 5 years before realizing that Tubs needed Radio 1 for an audience and he wasn't as big a pull as they thought, indeed leaving him in place for 5 years shows how slow RTÉ are at making changes (unless they absolutely need to, upon the death of a presenter), surely after 3 years someone should have highlighted how badly he was failing in the mid-morning slot on 2fm.

Shan Doras

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122794334#Comment_122794334

They've since drastically moved the goalposts for 2fm, It's now "It's only right the licence fee funds a service for the yoof" "2fm is our equivalent of BBC Radio1",

RoTelly

RTÉ US Presidential Coverage

I know many will say they are damn if they do and they are damn if they don't. And yes it is a huge election regardless of who is running, I wonder about the idea of sending Miriam O'Callaghan over to the states to cover the election.

Surely their US Correspondent could cover this election with guests while Miriam stays home.

23:20 US Presidential Election Special Live results coverage of the 2024 US presidential election, presented by Miriam O'Callaghan in Washington and David McCullagh in Dublin

They will finish at 3:30 with coverage continuing from CBS.

Neither TG4 or TV3 are covering the election. You'd think TV3 would try to feign being a public service broadcaster, axe that mornings Ireland AM and news in favour of coverage, while you'd think TG4 would what to show their News teeth without RTÉ something they are driving for, its a pity TG4 didn't go with France 24 coverage.

I suppose for Miriam it is a handy visit to her Daughters (I wonder if Tom McGuirk will join her in the visit)

https://www.thesun.ie/tv/14122763/rte-miriam-ocallaghan-reunion-daughters-us-election/

Peter Dragon

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122793457#Comment_122793457

A music special you say? How about a musical…..Toy Show The Musical.

I’m not a betting man but I’d be willing to bet there’s a high def multi camera recording of it in Montrose, ready for a future Christmas Day Broadcast and/or knowing RTÉ, a DVD and CD release.

RoTelly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122797621#Comment_122797621

no ;/ they wouldn't have, would they!

Peter Dragon

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122797627#Comment_122797627

Oh yes they would…..

Intriguingly, The Toyman was a supervillain in the DC Universe and committed many crimes utilising robotics.

The self-titled Irish Toyman however utilised a robotic interviewing style, and almost single-handedly destroyed RTÉ whilst committing crimes against broadcasting.

kazamo

Did Tubridy ever give back the 150k to RTE ?

Peter Dragon

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122797822#Comment_122797822

No. Despite promising to do so in front of an Oireactas Committee hearing that was broadcast live and had a sizeable national audience.

A man of his word and principles.

Gen.Zhukov

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122793544#Comment_122793544

Indeed - The Govt are stalling on signing off on a shed load of 6 figure redundancy packages until after the election because they think the peasants won't be happy about it - I don't know what makes the Govt think that the people would not like a load of really hard working and quality RTE staff dipping into the trough again…it's a real teaser alright

Saturday's IDM front page

On a separate note - It's back to business as usual for the reporters off on jollies - We had Brian O'Connell from CB radio in Atlanta a few weeks back and he asked a few locals what way they were voting. That was it - about 3 mins worth of radio at god knows what cost -

At the moment we have -

Reporter Una Kelly in the US

RTE news reporter Jackie Fox in the US

Reporter for D/time Louise Byrne in the US

Miriam O'Cal in the US tomorrow

Morning Ireland crew either there or in the air as I type, heading over for a few days too -

There's probably more than that including lashings of sound/video/camera ops, engineers, producers etc etc

Absolutely zero reform attempted and zero accountability

RTE…supporting themselves as the plebs pay for it, all enabled by the Govt of Ire

Baba Yaga

is say they are all flying at least business class too!

taratee

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122793544#Comment_122793544

We are trying to hire a software engineer at the moment and they are hiring one/some also. The salary they were offering was at the top end of the market. Thought the recruitment agent was lying to me, so I validated it elsewhere.

hotmail.com

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122799233#Comment_122799233

I particularly don't understand why radio programmes need to come from America.

What a waste of money.

RoTelly

https://about.rte.ie/2024/11/04/follow-the-us-presidential-election-results-on-rte-2/

Louise Byrne - Pennsylvania

Sharon Tobin, Miriam O ‘Callaghan, Audrey Carville, Jackie Fox - Washington

David McCullagh, Cian McCormack, Colm Ó Mongáin - Dublin

Máirín Ní Ghadhra - NYC

Donncha Ó Murchú - Somewhere in America

Una Kelly - Michigan

Atlantic Dawn

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122799784#Comment_122799784

Some wan was in Atlanta this evening on 6 One, a punter tried to take her off air mid interview 😁.

Brendan Bendar

Lads, calm down here .

These are the crowd who pillory other businesses but their own is as tight as a frogs arse.

These are the ‘jollies ‘ that almost written into the contracts. Can you imagine what the ‘per diems’ would be like.

If they are not in Business Class over and back rest assured that every poor bozo in whatever carrier they use

Will be tapped for upgrades. No stone will be left unturned there I can assure you.

You have Duffy whinging every day that firms ‘won’t come on the show’ to explain but conveniently forgets

when birthday gate hit the headlines in Covid , nobody from RTE could be found.

This lot are chancers in the extreme,butt reaming John Q big time and getting away with it.

pjmn

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122799233#Comment_122799233

Beyond ridiculous - all over on a jolly….

Baba Yaga

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122799784#Comment_122799784

so seeing as they got their bail out rte is proceeding to pish it away as fast as they can…and i suppose each one has their own wee entourage…?

RoTelly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122808848#Comment_122808848

Ah now Baba they are hard working top notch quality presenters, I didn't watch the election but that list is heavy on the female side ! its a pity Dee Couldn't have enjoyed the night, but then it would be just more disappointment!

RoTelly

I am watching their Presidential coverage, Miriam looks drunk (most likely to be jet lag), while their intro to CBS news was pointless, just to get, an add for 60 minutes, an intro (putting RTÉ in the 'hapenny place), followed by a welcome, the first results and then badly back to the RTÉ Dublin studio, surely they should have gone to Miriam or not bother with the CBS intro.

They have a form CNN Washington correspondent in Dublin, does she live here?

Surely there are local news desks they could have used in Washington, who go that desk.

There links are not great.

Baba Yaga

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122808897#Comment_122808897

im all cut up that poor dee couldnt have gone to washinton as well,she missed out badly!

didnt watch it myself either,was enough to hear on the radio this morning that don vonshitzinpants won..

RoTelly

My god they got Katherine Zappone to be in the Dublin studio, I thought she'd left Ireland and was living in the states.

Tow

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122809363#Comment_122809363

Probably flew her in and are putting her up. The money is flowing again, since they got the digout from the Welfare Budget.

Tow

More Bogus Self Employment issues in Montrose under Dee's watch. This one is looking for 238k compo.

https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/1107/1479732-rte-wrc/

Cluedo Monopoly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122797822#Comment_122797822

😂.

RoTelly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122813595#Comment_122813595

can anyone work that back as to how much on average the editor would have been paid during her time in RTÉ.

This bogus employment dates back to before Dee Forbes she just thought that she could continue down the same road as her predecessor, and Bakhurst is think the same way IMO.

Tow

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122815262#Comment_122815262

Indeed says RTE pays about 85k on average for News Editors with a max of 133k. RTE paid 44,326 in back employers PRSI for her. Assuming 11 years at ~10% ER PRSI puts her on about 40k per year. According to the article she was part time, so seems a reasonable salary assumption. There also seems to be an issue with missing out on 'maternity top up'.

Note: There is an EU Directive coming in which will give employees the rights to know the salary range for employees doing a similar job/in the same post.

Hotblack Desiato

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122813595#Comment_122813595

Bit of an odd one that, a statement that no laws were broken yet RTE were compelled to make backdated PRSI payments, which would not have arisen if they'd made the legally required contributions in the first place.

skimpydoo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122792674#Comment_122792674

Because Ireland v The All Blacks is on Virgin Media 1 and they don't want very bad viewing figures.

RoTelly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122820993#Comment_122820993

So they will have even worse viewing figures for Notting Hill.

skimpydoo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122821393#Comment_122821393

It also turns out the LLS show staff were not around as they were filming the New Years Eve special.

odyssey06

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122821631#Comment_122821631

Live.

skimpydoo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122821713#Comment_122821713

Well that's according to an RTE quote in one of the papers.

odyssey06

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122822149#Comment_122822149

I want doubting you... more the general weirdness of the pre recorded festive shows by RTE and BBC and others that to casual viewers are made to look live.

RoTelly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122821631#Comment_122821631

I wonder about that one TBH, even still a different pre-recorded special would have been better than Notting Hill

RoTelly

I just want to mention this here but I will be mentioning it in a few weeks in a different thread.

In 2023 RTÉ had a record year for total number of streams.

They recorded 105m streams and 35m streaming hours

On a daily basis this would average out to 288K, this is just below the average audience on broadcast for TLLS and Morning Ireland, good bit lower.

On an hourly basis that works out at 11k, but to be fair lets presume most of that average over 12 hours of the day so around 24k. 24K is half the audience of Heartbeat on VMTV TWO/THREE.

I don't know what streaming hours mean, is this live channels on the service? 8k for a 12 hour day?

Tow

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122823153#Comment_122823153

I would also like to see a proper definition of Streams, as well hours. There maybe a lot of double counting due to 'technical issues' and/or people watching half program and restarting it later to watch the second half etc.

Peter Dragon

An extract from a post I made earlier on the radio forum, but equally valid here:

An ad during the break for yet another Brendan O’Carroll Mrs. Brown’s Tour this December; there was an RTÉ Comedy tagline at the end of this ad. Are RTÉ seriously using taxpayers money to support this private individuals business venture? An individual who isn’t tax resident in this country, and one who lest we forget was part of the Panama Papers scandal? Have they learned nothing re. optics?

skimpydoo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122822476#Comment_122822476

Jools Holland does this every year and his show is always good. The best thing to watch on New Years Eve.

odyssey06

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122823983#Comment_122823983

Oh I know, my head gets the reasons why it is pre-recorded, and yet I still find it a bit off :)

Jools always had some good tunes.

skimpydoo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122824001#Comment_122824001

I hear ya and I agree but like you I can see why Jools prerecords.

RoTelly

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/claire-byrne-clarifies-shes-not-earning-money-for-side-gigs-outside-of-rte-salary/a1550177142.html

Why wrap yourself up in all of this, there was no reason for her to respond but she did on instagram.

Problem with this is the following statement: -

It gives people the impression, I think, that I am earning money outside of my contract in RTÉ, and while it's perfectly within the rules for me to do that if that's what I choose to do, I don't, and that has been my position for the last number of years.

But then it isn't if you consider that wonderful quiz she presented getting her 25k, which was not reported in her annual pay at RTÉ in the annual report due to the fact that it was independently produced.

So are indo production external or not?

wazzzledazzle

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122827742#Comment_122827742

Why don't you go all dispatches Ro and set up a sting on her. I'd say she's talking bollox, i wouldn't trust a word out of her mouth.

Still can't fathom how she has a job with RTE after how she continously made a show of herself with that pathetic CB Live show every week

rightmove

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122799784#Comment_122799784

these women really do have it sown up with the forrin junkets

RoTelly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122827949#Comment_122827949

Potential sent (and I know I say this as a man, and god forbid it to be true) because that glass ceiling was about to coming crashing down around Trump and the Republicans. It'd be historic, the strong women of RTÉ out in Washington, ya baby ya.

rightmove

as a man I resent having to pay a licence fee to a feminist Cabal

hotmail.com

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122827742#Comment_122827742

It also reminds us of her ridiculous salary for the bland rubbish she presents 40 weeks a year.

jippo nolan

I see the purse has been loosened in RTÉ,

George Lee is in Baku for the climate conference!