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

brokenangel

The only way RTe will change is if politicians change it, none of the politicians in government or in opposition have ever mentioned about changing it

Come next election we will have TD walking around promising to fix the road etc and not a single person will mention RTE, if every TD went to a majority of houses and people said they wanted RTE changed you will get a reaction then, till then this thread can go to6 million pages and nothing will change

So when a TD arrives

1. Housing
2. health
3. public transport
4. RTE reform

You can of course have differents but just giving an idea of list

If a TD mentions fix or build a road I would tell them to get away from my door

RoTelly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118939617#Comment_118939617

There strategy 2024 wanted to drop all Digital Stations, until they realized that they'd have to get ministerial permission as the services were now live across multiple broadcast platforms such as Virgin Media and Saorview. But it's still part of that strategy!

Brucie Bonus

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118942329#Comment_118942329

They initially jumped on the digital as a way of creating more digital specific channels but the money rug was pulled out from under. Then it was handy for broadening the 'need' for a licence, from TV to broadcast licence covering every format.

Getting chiseled for the same sub par muck.

RandomViewer

Terri Prone on the today show now,attacking turf cutters, paid shill pedalling a false agenda?

ATR72

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118975090#Comment_118975090

Couldn't care less about what a Dub thinks of rural Ireland. RTÉ only seem to care about the views of D4 residents.

RandomViewer

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118975279#Comment_118975279

With all the stuff she's been involved do you think she should be allowed an unhindered platform,

bigroad

She is just another government and Rte Livvie paid the spout rubbish usually on subjects she knows nothing about.

RandomViewer

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118975419#Comment_118975419

With the Tuam babies and the unpleasantness with the workplace bullying she should be akin to Gemma O'Doherty or that racist dwarf, wouldn't give it the credit of a name

Brock Turnpike

RandomViewer

Anyone else think the RTE news has lost the plot, Last night it was like a bad episode of Drop the dead donkey.

political analyst

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118979648#Comment_118979648

How?

political analyst

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-60014514

In Britain last week, the culture secretary announced that the licence fee will cease when the current guarantee under the BBC's royal charter runs out at the end of 2027.

If that happens, it will make the Republic's licence fee much less viable because our government wouldn't be able to defend it.

TomTomTim

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119009501#Comment_119009501

FG/FF are so highly reliant on RTE for getting out news that they want, and shaping things how they like, that it will never happen under their watch. It's possible it could happen under SF though I suppose. If they ran on it I'd say it would help them get some votes too, but all the same, having SF in power just to get rid of paying for RTE probably isn't the wisest.

I've came across my first positive about RTE in years when watching their horse racing coverage, as whatever about the quality of commentary, the camera work and what not in top class, saying that though I'm not sure if that's actually the work of RTE or if it's the work of the race course itself. I'd assume that RTE are likely just paying for the work of others, but you can't really hold that against them.

rob316

Let people vote with their pockets on RTE. Kill the licence fee, let people subscribe to RTE if they want for €10 a month. Keep RTE News on a dedicated news channel that's FREE.

elperello

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119009501#Comment_119009501

Leaving aside the clear Tory agenda here the real problem for Irish viewers is that we might lose the free access we have to the BBC at the moment.

I wouldn't be worried whether our Government here defend the licence or not as long as they defend public broadcasting.

My personal preference would be to replace the licence with direct funding.

Loafing Oaf

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119009789#Comment_119009789

Which political party do you think is likely to adopt this policy?

NIMAN

How much does licence bring in annually?

If that €10 per month model was introduced, I'd say rte would be lucky to get 500k homes subscribing. Out of a tot of 1.7mill I think in the country.

So it would bring in maybe 60mill annually.

RandomViewer

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119009987#Comment_119009987

You'd be lucky to get 50k to sign up, it's as stale as week old bread.

NIMAN

Probably true.

What would you really miss if you didn't have it?

Some might pay to have Late Late Show, LiveLine, etc, but there isn't much there to make you cough up a tenner every month.

elperello

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119010110#Comment_119010110

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119010029#Comment_119010029

First item on the agenda is to decide what sort of Public Broadcasting Service we want.

By the way, you can listen to Liveline and in fact all of the radio stations in Ireland for free.

RoTelly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119010158#Comment_119010158

So what Public Broadcasting Service do we want?

People would pay for RTÉ SPORTS IMO, it would be interesting to see how RTÉ NEWS would survive.

But none of the current parties sitting the Dail have ever suggested dropping the licence fee, they are all in favour of swapping the licence fee with a new fee/charge/tax ... before working out what kind of Public Broadcasting Service we want!!!

Pa ElGrande

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119010158#Comment_119010158

Free? That depends on how you value your time. The business model is as part of the deal a listener must also give up their time and head space to advertisers and other promotional activity the broadcasting enterprise engages in. The station must carve out a captive audience for itself. If say you just only want the weather forecast (or death notices) and radio is your only means to get that information, you must wait for it, paying attention all the while. Radio stations are competing with smart phone apps, podcasts and information services.

elperello

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119011323#Comment_119011323

What I mean is free at point of use.

No licence, no subscription, no wi-fi or phone deal to pay for.

Just buy a cheap radio in Tesco or suchlike and off you go.

After that it's your choice to listen or not.

elperello

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119010588#Comment_119010588

That is the question that dominates so many of these discussions.

Sports for sure, maybe a bit of drama, a documentary or two, some investigative journalism.

Presuming news includes current affairs, etc. etc.

Really the sky or the budget is the limit.

We really need to put a lot of thought into it.

RoTelly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119011690#Comment_119011690

We really do imagine if for example we kept the funding to RTÉ as it currently stands, would it be expectable for you if RTÉ continued they way they are into the future, would this be the public/the minister/the legislators saying we are happy how things are?

RoTelly

Announced today

A new €10.5m BAI fund for TV/Radio will support

climate change awareness - €5million

Irish language broadcasting - €2m

live music productions - €2m

and €1.5 for general Sound and Vision production schemes.

Sound and Vision currently gets 7% from the license fee. c €10.5

The Broadcasting Authority now has €20m for productions.

I'd question how the minister can define this as part of the SandV fund as the Broadcasting Act has stipulations on how that fund can be spent.

Viscount Aggro

Theres a new scam with the TV licence.

Its now addressed to the person, not the address.

It makes it much harder to avoid paying.

The TV licence looks different, has a PIN you need to input.

RoTelly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119015451#Comment_119015451

Where are they getting the owners name? I had 3 notices sent to me, which I sent RTS/No longer at address, the final one to The Occupier, after 3 eventually got it right. No PIN on the letter, is this after you bought the licence?

Viscount Aggro

Yes, after I bought the licence, had my name.

I've decided to go rogue next year... TV going in a skip, getting a projector, using web based feed.

elperello

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119012225#Comment_119012225

I'm not sure what you are getting at but I think it makes sense to continue funding RTE until whatever plan we come up with is in place.

If that goes on for too long I suppose it will be the old "kicking the can etc." syndrome.