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

rightmove · 12-04-2021 09:34AM

years ago we had pot hole candidates in elections and they got elected. would be great to see a defund rte candidate run. They would get my vote.

RabbleRouser2k · 12-04-2021 06:42PM

jetfiremuck wrote: »

So having Amy Humermann driving arond Ireland with her kid in a camper all expenses paid is entertaining ?

Whats Daithi O se job sitting on a chair while Ray busts a nut for 15 mins......lazy bolix.

Was that not Kathryn Thomas?

12-04-2021 07:41PM

RabbleRouser2k wrote: »

Was that not Kathryn Thomas?

You’re right, of course. They do seem to blur into one another sometimes.

RabbleRouser2k · 12-04-2021 08:25PM

Deleted User wrote: »

You’re right, of course. They do seem to blur into one another sometimes.

Huberman is scary up close-like... for an actress, she really doesn't know 'her angles'.

Gen.Zhukov · 13-04-2021 09:47PM

Listening to PK yesterday morning for a while. Took note of an ad break.

* Quote Devil (no surprise there)
* Enterprise. com (?)
* PowerCity
* Pictorium photo shop (yeah, I don't know either)
* National training centre (?)
* SuperValu.
* Trocaire.
* Link finance.

That's 8 revenue generating ads.

Popped over to waffles (RT) and had to suffer 7 mins of scutter before an ad break.

* RTE NSO live.
* HSE Bowel screenig.

So I'd imagine RTE's ad fees are too expensive.
Instead of reducing your prices, you accept reduced advertising and claim that your revenue is down and continue to claim the wage income support from the govt.

Nice one Dee.

fritzelly · 13-04-2021 10:15PM

It's the same all day, ads for their own shows and government

The J Stands for Jay · 13-04-2021 10:49PM

fritzelly wrote: »

It's the same all day, ads for their own shows and government

Same as the BBC

14-04-2021 03:33AM

McGaggs wrote: »

Same as the BBC

Big difference is there’s no commercial advertising on BBC (except some BBC world podcasts, which hardly count)

fritzelly · 14-04-2021 03:38AM

Deleted User wrote: »

Big difference is there’s no commercial advertising on BBC (except some BBC world podcasts, which hardly count)

Whoooooosh

Elmo · 14-04-2021 06:46AM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Big difference is there’s no commercial advertising on BBC (except some BBC world podcasts, which hardly count)

Also UKTV channels, dave, W, drama, yesterday, gold.

14-04-2021 09:51AM

https://www.rte.ie/lifestyle/fashion/2021/0413/1209625-una-healy-dazzles-in-monochrome-mini-dress-on-today-show/

Una is easy on the eye but RTE are insisting on foisting her upon viewers and here the RTE website is pushing her line of clothing.
She is being groomed for z-list stardom.
This is not what a Public Service Broadcaster should be doing.

NIMAN · 14-04-2021 09:58AM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

https://www.rte.ie/lifestyle/fashion/2021/0413/1209625-una-healy-dazzles-in-monochrome-mini-dress-on-today-show/

Una is easy on the eye but RTE are insisting on foisting her upon viewers and here the RTE website is pushing her line of clothing.
She is being groomed for z-list stardom.
This is not what a Public Service Broadcaster should be doing.

"Una dazzled".
Daithi looked pretty dapper too!

14-04-2021 10:21AM

Public Service Broadcasting should be more than "Una in a Gúna".

Elmo · 14-04-2021 10:24AM

Deleted User wrote: »

Public Service Broadcasting should be more than "Una in a Gúna".

Imagine RTÉ wanted to buy joe.ie and her.ie but are very capable of writing non-stories themselves!

RabbleRouser2k · 14-04-2021 10:41AM

Deleted User wrote: »

https://www.rte.ie/lifestyle/fashion/2021/0413/1209625-una-healy-dazzles-in-monochrome-mini-dress-on-today-show/

Una is easy on the eye but RTE are insisting on foisting her upon viewers and here the RTE website is pushing her line of clothing.
She is being groomed for z-list stardom.
This is not what a Public Service Broadcaster should be doing.

She was VM1 too, filling in for Muireann O'Connell while Muireann was dealing with her father's passing.

Is she trying to be a Country Singer, or a TV presenter?

ButtersSuki · 14-04-2021 11:23AM

Gen.Zhukov wrote: »

Listening to PK yesterday morning for a while. Took note of an ad break.

* Quote Devil (no surprise there)
* Enterprise. com (?)
* PowerCity
* Pictorium photo shop (yeah, I don't know either)
* National training centre (?)
* SuperValu.
* Trocaire.
* Link finance.

That's 8 revenue generating ads.

Popped over to waffles (RT) and had to suffer 7 mins of scutter before an ad break.

* RTE NSO live.
* HSE Bowel screenig.

So I'd imagine RTE's ad fees are too expensive.
Instead of reducing your prices, you accept reduced advertising and claim that your revenue is down and continue to claim the wage income support from the govt.

Nice one Dee.

Duffy/Liveline is worse. Only ads are for what’s coming up on D’Arcy.

Maysa07 · 14-04-2021 02:05PM

Gen.Zhukov wrote: »

Listening to PK yesterday morning for a while. Took note of an ad break.

* Quote Devil (no surprise there)
* Enterprise. com (?)
* PowerCity
* Pictorium photo shop (yeah, I don't know either)
* National training centre (?)
* SuperValu.
* Trocaire.
* Link finance.

That's 8 revenue generating ads.

Popped over to waffles (RT) and had to suffer 7 mins of scutter before an ad break.

* RTE NSO live.
* HSE Bowel screenig.

So I'd imagine RTE's ad fees are too expensive.
Instead of reducing your prices, you accept reduced advertising and claim that your revenue is down and continue to claim the wage income support from the govt.

Nice one Dee.

RTE's adds are shorter by law. Something to do with the licence fee, Well, on TV anyway, i think it's the same for Radio.

Elmo · 14-04-2021 02:24PM

Maysa07 wrote: »

RTE's adds are shorter by law. Something to do with the licence fee, Well, on TV anyway, i think it's the same for Radio.

This is true. RTÉ and TG4 can only show 6mins on average of ads per hour with 9 mins maximum

Independent Radio has an average of 9mins and a max of 12. per hour

While Independent TV has a max of 12. per hour.

However I think RTÉ could sell advertising not just to the HSE, who became the 4 biggest advertiser in March for TV!

Widescreen · 14-04-2021 02:30PM

RTE should make 6.01 a half hour programme with one newscaster.

Surely there would be some significant savings by doing it.

The current hour long set up is crazy waste of taxpayers money, no wonder David McCullough fancied the job!

Three people to cover the news and little or no sport.

Since I am working from home I have seen it more and in fairness after about 20 minutes they are filling it with stuff that could be on Nationwide!

As for this lazing around on big couches, what a joke that is!

The nine o'clock news is more like what it should be I think.

Elmo · 15-04-2021 09:59AM

Unless its Covid RTÉ News and CA has gone very light.

From very awkward staged questions to their own reporters on Prime Time (Miriam: So what will you be focusing on? (clearly she didn't want to ask that question and stuttered along it) to very light reports on competitions in a primary school or some such non-news story.

I don't agree with the news being cut to 30 would save much money. I would say that you only need one presenter for the show, while the other could provide an alternative night time news on RTÉ2.

Same goes for Nationwide, 3 presenters roaming the country to introduce reports when they could have one presenter in RTÉ Cork introducing those reports. The other 2 again could be better utilized.

AndyBoBandy · 16-04-2021 06:00AM

Widescreen wrote: »

RTE should make 6.01 a half hour programme with one newscaster.

Surely there would be some significant savings by doing it.

The current hour long set up is crazy waste of taxpayers money, no wonder David McCullough fancied the job!

Three people to cover the news and little or no sport.

Let’s not forget about all the reporters...... I made a list a few months ago, and admittedly have not updated it since then, so I’m sure a few new names could be added, as well as some removed.....

Tony Connolly - Europe
Michael Lihane - Politics
Seán MAC an tSÍTHIGH
Pascal Sheehy - Southern
Ingrid Miley - Industry & Employment
Theresa Manion - West
Paul Cunningham - Politics
Sean Whelan - London
George Lee - Science
Ciaran Mullooly -
Samantha Librairi
Vincent Kearney - Northern Ireland
Emma O’Kelly - Education?
Brian O’Donovan - Washington/U.S.
Juliet Gash
Albha Kineally
Eleanor Mannion
Fran McNulty - Agriculture
Dimitri O’Donnell
Eamonn Horan
Conor Kane - Southeast
Pat McGrath - Western
Kathy O’Halloran
Robert Short - Economics
Sinead Crowley
Helen Donohue
Conor Hunt
Fergal O’Brien
Sinead Hussey
Jackie Fox
Laura Fletcher
Gail Conway
Justin Treacy - Sport?
Philip Bromwell
Fergal Bowers - Health
Dyane Connor
John Kilraine
Coleman O'Sullivan
Joe Stack - Sport (and Kerry lotto)
Eileen Magnier
Adam McGuire
Aengus Cox
Petula Martyn
Brian Finn
Kate Egan
Claire McNamara
Tommy Mescall
Orla O Donnell
Sharon Gaffney
Dave Kelly
Paul Reynolds - Crime
Will Goodbody - Technology
Sharon Lynch
Mary Regan
Laura Hogan
Jenny O’Sullivan
Aoife Heggarty
Karen Creed
Sandra Hurley
Philip Bromwell

If all of them are on an average salary of €50k a year...... that’s €3m - and I’d bet the average is much higher than €50k

#Bloated

AndyBoBandy · 16-04-2021 06:06AM

RabbleRouser2k wrote: »

Is she trying to be a Country Singer, or a TV presenter?

When there’s little to no talent there. Anything will suffice as long as it’s well paid..... and your well connected.

I remember when she first came on the scene, she was in one of the ‘biggest’ girl bands that nobody had ever heard of......

Still though, at least she’s easier to look at than Nathan Carter.

ButtersSuki · 16-04-2021 06:28AM

AndyBoBandy wrote: »

Let’s not forget about all the reporters...... I made a list a few months ago, and admittedly have not updated it since then, so I’m sure a few new names could be added, as well as some removed.....

Tony Connolly - Europe
Michael Lihane - Politics
Seán MAC an tSÍTHIGH
Pascal Sheehy - Southern
Ingrid Miley - Industry & Employment
Theresa Manion - West
Paul Cunningham - Politics
Sean Whelan - London
George Lee - Science
Ciaran Mullooly -
Samantha Librairi
Vincent Kearney - Northern Ireland
Emma O’Kelly - Education?
Brian O’Donovan - Washington/U.S.
Juliet Gash
Albha Kineally
Eleanor Mannion
Fran McNulty - Agriculture
Dimitri O’Donnell
Eamonn Horan
Conor Kane - Southeast
Pat McGrath - Western
Kathy O’Halloran
Robert Short - Economics
Sinead Crowley
Helen Donohue
Conor Hunt
Fergal O’Brien
Sinead Hussey
Jackie Fox
Laura Fletcher
Gail Conway
Justin Treacy - Sport?
Philip Bromwell
Fergal Bowers - Health
Dyane Connor
John Kilraine
Coleman O'Sullivan
Joe Stack - Sport (and Kerry lotto)
Eileen Magnier
Adam McGuire
Aengus Cox
Petula Martyn
Brian Finn
Kate Egan
Claire McNamara
Tommy Mescall
Orla O Donnell
Sharon Gaffney
Dave Kelly
Paul Reynolds - Crime
Will Goodbody - Technology
Sharon Lynch
Mary Regan
Laura Hogan
Jenny O’Sullivan
Aoife Heggarty
Karen Creed
Sandra Hurley
Philip Bromwell

If all of them are on an average salary of €50k a year...... that’s €3m - and I’d bet the average is much higher than €50k

#Bloated

You can bet your bottom dollar the average salary of that group is significantly higher than €50k

Elmo · 16-04-2021 06:35AM

ButtersSuki wrote: »

You can bet your bottom dollar the average salary of that group is significantly higher than €50k

Biggest waste has always been their washington correspondent. They always seem to be missing. I haven't seen him report much on the floyd george case, instead it's reported from Dublin.

However do we expect Newsreaders only? It's daft to think that you could run a news service without paying your staff or having no staff.

Gen.Zhukov · 16-04-2021 08:22AM

Elmo wrote: »

Biggest waste has always been their washington correspondent. They always seem to be missing. I haven't seen him report much on the floyd george case, instead it's reported from Dublin.

Ah good ol Brian O'Donovan. He's set for life now. Do a couple of years in Washington, return to Ireland and then straight into a co-anchor role on the six one news.

That's the way it works right?

Mike Murdock · 16-04-2021 08:43AM

ButtersSuki wrote: »

You can bet your bottom dollar the average salary of that group is significantly higher than €50k

Throw in generous expenses as well, I’d imagine.

AndyBoBandy · 16-04-2021 12:06PM

Mike Murdock wrote: »

Throw in generous expenses as well, I’d imagine.

especially god forbid they have to work outside of 9 to 5 hours.....

jmcc · 16-04-2021 12:25PM

AndyBoBandy wrote: »

especially god forbid they have to work outside of 9 to 5 hours.....

RTE's response to an Irish eye-witness to John Lennon's shooting is still legendary among journalists.

Regards...jmcc

Elmo · 16-04-2021 01:01PM

AndyBoBandy wrote: »

especially god forbid they have to work outside of 9 to 5 hours.....

Thankfully the news airs at 6pm and 9pm

Elmo · 16-04-2021 01:01PM

jmcc wrote: »

RTE's response to an Irish eye-witness to John Lennon's shooting is still legendary among journalists.

Regards...jmcc

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