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

NIMAN · 16-10-2019 10:56PM

GMSA wrote: »

Why don't you go so Joe?:rolleyes:
https://www.irishmirror.ie/showbiz/irish-showbiz/joe-duffy-opens-up-receiving-20582310.amp

He's making it up.

sligojoek · 16-10-2019 11:08PM

That same interview is trotted out every time he has a new book out.

bigroad · 17-10-2019 02:51PM

He is nothing but a chancer telling lies.

James Brown · 17-10-2019 03:07PM

GMSA wrote: »

Why don't you go so Joe?:rolleyes:
https://www.irishmirror.ie/showbiz/irish-showbiz/joe-duffy-opens-up-receiving-20582310.amp

Nowhere outside of Dublin would hire him. His whole shtick is colloquial rambling.
"Get up the yard Manhattan, how's the childer? Just having me sup and a bite of gur cake". Yeah, sure.....

The same crap was spouted back in the day. Gerry Ryan, Pat Kenny and Gaybo would leave us etc...

tallaghtfornia · 17-10-2019 03:29PM

I think we enhance lives

He thinks wrong

Marty Bird · 17-10-2019 03:36PM

NIMAN wrote: »

I'd say if one of those consultants went in and asked everyone what they did and how much they were paid, there could be massive savings made.

You can say the same for every public service ran in this country.

Elmo · 17-10-2019 03:38PM

Marty Bird wrote: »

You can say the same for every public service ran in this country.

Lots of credit there for Consultants.

Consultants just make recommendations and charge money for it, you'd need consultants to monitor the consultants!

AndyBoBandy · 17-10-2019 08:17PM

Thursday night. 9pm

Finding Joy is on.

First a Brexit deal announced, then Finding Joy.

What a night, what a time to be alive

dublinman1990 · 17-10-2019 08:27PM

I just watched the promo for the Late Late Show when the news had the ad break. Tubridy said that he has Kiefer Sutherland, Andrea Corr & Jack Whitehall as guests for tomorrow night. Who would be up to see that tomorrow? Also would these interviews for tomorrow night be shown live? I suppose Kiefer Sutherland's interview could be pre-recorded. Although am I open to correction on that.

AndyBoBandy · 17-10-2019 08:32PM

Most likely pre recorded on Tuesday in front of RTÉ staff, no one important in the world of show biz would be in Ireland on a Friday night!!

NIMAN · 17-10-2019 08:35PM

I see they felt the need to fly David McCullough over to Brussels to present his bit of Prime Time from there.

Cos the piece doesn't have the same meaning if he is in the studio.

When something like this happens, does it mean that there is a team of Rte staff flown out with him with cameras, sound gear etc, or do they hire local people out there to do it?

Atlantic Dawn · 17-10-2019 08:37PM

NIMAN wrote: »

I see they felt the need to fly David McCullough over to Brussels to present his bit of Prime Time from there.

Cos the piece doesn't have the same meaning if he is in the studio.

Or the need to fly over all those over to Japan to just cover Ireland's 5 Rugby World Cup games, they should have just ditched coverage.

elperello · 17-10-2019 08:45PM

NIMAN wrote: »

I see they felt the need to fly David McCullough over to Brussels to present his bit of Prime Time from there.

Cos the piece doesn't have the same meaning if he is in the studio.

When something like this happens, does it mean that there is a team of Rte staff flown out with him with cameras, sound gear etc, or do they hire local people out there to do it?

Switch on your TV.
He is delivering in spades now.

James Brown · 18-10-2019 01:40PM

Networks usually have a man/woman in certain hot spots. These are contractors, generally on skype. But I suppose money is no object for RTE.

AndyBoBandy · 18-10-2019 01:51PM

There is a team stationed in Brussels. Tony Connolly plus whatever crew he needs, camera, sound, engineer and perhaps 2-3 producers?

The obvious thing to do would be to send David alone and link up with the existing Brussels team, but being RTÉ I suspect he flew over with a posse of at least 5 or 6, and all stayed in a nice hotel that evening before flying back this morning.

Boggles · 18-10-2019 02:17PM

AndyBoBandy wrote: »

There is a team stationed in Brussels. Tony Connolly plus whatever crew he needs, camera, sound, engineer and perhaps 2-3 producers?

Tony is the producer.

Camera / Sound / Engineer would be the one person.

He very rarely does outside broadcasts, a room rented in a TV station with a Satellite uplink to RTE is where he does most his reports from.

Richard Hillman · 19-10-2019 09:59AM

4 pundits and a presenter in the studio for the Rugby. Michael Lynagh flown in, flights, hotels etc paid for. Jamie Heaslip flown out to Japan, flights, hotels paid for.

I thought they had money problems?

The Late Late Show · 19-10-2019 06:19PM

Richard Hillman wrote: »

4 pundits and a presenter in the studio for the Rugby. Michael Lynagh flown in, flights, hotels etc paid for. Jamie Heaslip flown out to Japan, flights, hotels paid for.

I thought they had money problems?

This is WHY they have money problems!

RabbleRouser2k · 20-10-2019 09:49AM

The Late Late Show wrote: »

This is WHY they have money problems!

You'd think they'd bring in a financial consultant at this point... where's NAMA when you need em?

ToBeFrank123 · 21-10-2019 03:15PM

Pat Kenny is a far superior broadcaster to Joe Duffy and would be earning much less than Duffy I'd imagine at Newstalk.

There is absolutely no chance Duffy would be hired by anyone else for more money.

The RTE top brass swallowing nonsense like this is another reason they are in financial trouble. And if they cannot find someone to replace a guy who answers a phone on air, there is something badly wrong. This is not a skilled job despite what RTE defenders here and elsewhere would argue.

Elmo · 21-10-2019 03:20PM

ToBeFrank123 wrote: »

Pat Kenny is a far superior broadcaster to Joe Duffy and would be earning much less than Duffy I'd imagine at Newstalk.

Doubtful. Pat is doing his job in Newstalk, he brought in enough viewers, he wasn't taking a pay cut in RTÉ. He's a good broadcaster but he is also a smart business man, he got more than enough in that Newstalk Deal.

end of the road · 21-10-2019 03:21PM

ToBeFrank123 wrote: »

Pat Kenny is a far superior broadcaster to Joe Duffy and would be earning much less than Duffy I'd imagine at Newstalk.

There is absolutely no chance Duffy would be hired by anyone else for more money.

The RTE top brass swallowing nonsense like this is another reason they are in financial trouble. And if they cannot find someone to replace a guy who answers a phone on air, again there is something badly wrong. This is not a skilled job despite what RTE defenders here and elsewhere would argue.

answering a phone in such a manner that brings in listeners and add revenue most certainly is a skill, whether one rates an individual presenter or not.

James Brown · 21-10-2019 03:21PM

ToBeFrank123 wrote: »

Pat Kenny is a far superior broadcaster to Joe Duffy and would be earning much less than Duffy I'd imagine at Newstalk.

There is absolutely no chance Duffy would be hired by anyone else for more money.

The RTE top brass swallowing nonsense like this is another reason they are in financial trouble. And if they cannot find someone to replace a guy who answers a phone on air, again there is something badly wrong. This is not a skilled job despite what RTE defenders here and elsewhere would argue.

It's often representation. The lad who represents the like of Lottie Ryan might cause issues with other 'talent' if others he represents don't get a look in.
The place is rampant with back scratching.
Remember when A.K.T., (Twink's theater company) got the LLS deal for appearing on the Toy Show and that, because, well Twink set it up? Giving Billie Barry the elbow. Then when A.K.T. went to the wall Billie Barry was brought back. This is all tax payer money they play with.

Boggles · 21-10-2019 03:25PM

ToBeFrank123 wrote: »

Pat Kenny is a far superior broadcaster to Joe Duffy and would be earning much less than Duffy I'd imagine at Newstalk.

I very much doubt it, also if Kenny was still on RTE you would cutting his throat.

ToBeFrank123 · 21-10-2019 03:28PM

end of the road wrote: »

answering a phone in such a manner that brings in listeners and add revenue most certainly is a skill, whether one rates an individual presenter or not.

So does the Liveline listenership drop dramatically when Joe's replacement is on air?

The program is not about Joe. Joe is a generic presenter at best who could be replaced by any number of people. The format of the program is set in stone at this point.

And several other RTE radio shows are the same.

ToBeFrank123 · 21-10-2019 03:31PM

Boggles wrote: »

I very much doubt it, also if Kenny was still on RTE you would cutting his throat.

Absolutely not, he was by far and away RTE's best broadcaster.

Boggles · 21-10-2019 03:44PM

ToBeFrank123 wrote: »

Absolutely not, he was by far and away RTE's best broadcaster.

Yeah right.

He was universally lampooned when he was picking up nearly a million euro off RTE, once he left he suddenly because Irelands best journalist.

ToBeFrank123 · 21-10-2019 03:46PM

With a couple of simple tweaks and cutbacks, RTE could be back in profit. Every company has to do this. Try to balance the books and live within their means.
But RTE prefer to go for the easy route, ask for a licence fee increase which will unquestionably be used to fund higher wages, more nepotism and poor decisions.

ToBeFrank123 · 21-10-2019 03:48PM

Boggles wrote: »

Yeah right.

He was universally lampooned when he was picking up nearly a million euro off RTE, once he left he suddenly because Irelands best journalist.

He was overpaid, I don't argue with that.

The point is he is a far better broadcaster than Duffy, no-one can seriously argue with that. Duffy is paid far in excess of his talents as a broadcaster.

Elmo · 21-10-2019 04:07PM

ToBeFrank123 wrote: »

With a couple of simple tweaks and cutbacks, RTE could be back in profit. Every company has to do this. Try to balance the books and live within their means.
But RTE prefer to go for the easy route, ask for a licence fee increase which will unquestionably be used to fund higher wages, more nepotism and poor decisions.

This is the problem they don't seem to want to do any tweeks or cut backs. It seems that they've decided that its completely up to the government.

In terms of the personalities there was/is no reason to let them move on. Even if Pat got more than he did from RTÉ going to Newstalk, his departure really didn't cause RTÉ any problems (2FM problems existed before this).

RTÉ had no cause to head hunt D'Arcy, they could have reduced their top ten starts by an extra 200,000 had they not done so, and as I have said any gain he made for RTÉ Radio was completely over shadowed by his losses at RTÉ TV.

And not to repeat what I have said before :-

1. RTÉ now pay out ~5m to 2fm from the licence fee, when before it got nothing
2. RTÉ now pay out ~5m to Corp HQ from the licence fee rather than examining how they can bring those costs down, when before it got nothing
3. RTÉ ringfenced funding to Imported Programming when they cut all other funding (spending on average 23m per year)

Had they considered cuts in the above areas they may well have brokeneven, but personally I'd have been happy if they'd put that money into Children's and Drama productions.

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

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