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

RabbleRouser2k wrote: »

Pat was good with children too. Folks forget that.

Legitimately. He had fun at the Toy show, for Tubridy it's clearly a slog.

Get some celebrity children on and watch Tubbs' little face light up.

Scoondal wrote: »

I can't get Irish TV through my satellite dish. So I don't pay a fee. I've never had a request for a fee.

Of course you can. You're just pointed at the wrong satellite and using the wrong LNB

AndyBoBandy wrote: »

Baz Ashamway will be here with a documentary about Fungie going missing!! (Thats Fungie the dolphin from the sea off Dingle for those of you that are unaware....)

That mammal built more houses and put more people through college than any multi national ever did.

(Fungie not Baz)

Too right he gets honored in a documentary.

Basically RTÉ are push new commissions because for some reason the Commissioning team took off for 2020 rather than searching for new shows to be made in 2021.

RTÉ is not expected to reach its statutory minimum spend of about €40 million on independent television and radio commissions in 2020 after the Covid-19 pandemic led to substantial production disruptions across the sector for much of the year.

Independent producers believe Montrose will instead avail of a clause in the Broadcasting Act that permits it to carry over any shortfall in spending to the following year. This has led to rising expectations that it will soon escalate its level of commissioning in a bid to play catch-up on its obligations.

“think Family Fortunes rather than Mastermind”

Think to yourself RTÉ Commissioner Family Fortunes is a Game Show, Mastermind is a Quizshow, they are different genres.

https://www.irishtimes.com/business/media-and-marketing/rt%C3%A9-challenges-producers-on-saturday-night-quiz-show-1.4422775

https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2020/1202/1181778-rte-unwraps-christmas-2020-tv-and-radio-crackers/
Main link to the Xmas press release.

Some stellar standouts here amongst others:

• Jennifer Zamparelli and Nicky Byrne get their sparkle back on to remember more footloose and fancy-free times as they look back over some magical moments in a one-hour Dancing with the Stars special.

• At 6pm on 2FM The National Chart Show with Bláthnaid Treacy will announce this year's Christmas No.1 as well as replaying all the Number 1's from the year 2020.

Deleted User wrote: »

Agree completely with only one notable exception. That Jerry Seinfield interview.

Tubridy had a kid do a Covid test on a toy. No offence meant, but folks lost friends and family to Covid... that seems highly insensitive, imo.

RabbleRouser2k wrote: »

Tubridy had a kid do a Covid test on a toy. No offence meant, but folks lost friends and family to Covid... that seems highly insensitive, imo.

No he didn't.

Also I thought you didn't watch it?

fritzelly wrote: »

45k seems like a pittance

The maximum budget per episode is €45,000, RTÉ said in its commissioning brief, while the preferred production model is one where a number of episodes can be recorded a day – an industry norm – to maximise cost efficiency. Original formats “as well as established ones” are welcomed.

RTÉ are dressing up daytime quiz/game show as prime time.

a pre-watershed slot for 12 weeks with a 40-minute running time

540,000 for the show, 3 days production, most of that is going on the set and presenter. On a show that will only get one season, so the reusable set become an unnecessary cost. And because you need a new set it will need to be built and its economy (if good) only pays off after season 3.

It won't get past season one because the audience see through this, and RTÉ then blame the audiences high standards for never making a game/quiz show again.

Anyone remember the last Game/Quiz show from RTÉ, and how many episodes were produced, for bonus point the presenter and for extra bonus points how many times its been repeated.

No not Winning Streak.

sligojoek wrote: »

Anne Doyle 1Ep never repeated.

The name of the show?
Anne Doyle - Correct
1 Episode - Correct
Odd as it seems its been repeat but how many times?

sligojoek wrote: »

No idea of the name. I never heard of it being repeated. Maybe it was on Plus1 an hour later.

Bonus round what year?

I think but I could be wrong it was repeated twice, it was definitely repeated one Sunday afternoon, but I think it was repeated a second time after that. I am not counting +1.

sligojoek wrote: »

No idea of the name. I never heard of it being repeated. Maybe it was on Plus1 an hour later.

The worst thing about that programme was that about 3/4s of the contestants didnt get to answer any question at all.