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

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  • #7382
    RabbleRouser2k
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,738 ✭✭✭RabbleRouser2k


    1874 wrote: »
    personality, that made me chuckle

    It's the usual go to for 'we have no idea what they do for a living' title that Irish media use to describe a person.
    Case in point - 'Mairead Farrell aka Ronan aka Nahasapeemapetilan'... when she got divorced from husband number one, RTE described her as a 'personality'...

    She didn't earn the right to be called 'presenter'. :D


  • #7383
    NIMAN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,848 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    Loved that quote from 9 years ago:

    "Poor Ryan Tubridy, it seems that even though he’s given up talking about himself on his radio programme, listeners just aren’t interested".

    So he was chatting about himself 9 yrs ago too.
    So the format hasn;t changed!


  • #7384
    ineedeuro
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 989 ✭✭✭ineedeuro


    NIMAN wrote: »
    Loved that quote from 9 years ago:

    "Poor Ryan Tubridy, it seems that even though he’s given up talking about himself on his radio programme, listeners just aren’t interested".

    So he was chatting about himself 9 yrs ago too.
    So the format hasn;t changed!

    If you are constantly been told you are great why would you change?


  • #7385
    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,552 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
    GDY151


    They won't mention the sex of the spectator who disrupted the Tour De France because it's a woman, if it was a man it would be a different story, joke of an organisation.

    https://www.rte.ie/news/2021/0627/1231583-tour-de-france/


  • #7386
    rolling boh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,488 ✭✭✭rolling boh


    Wonder what rte would save by doing the decent thing with 2fm am a bit older so 2fm would hold no interest really but it seems well past relevance to the audience today with all the choices now .When it first started there was a place for it am sure but not now Gerry Ryan had a few years of a decent show but he was winging it for the last few years living off past glories .


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  • #7387
    RabbleRouser2k
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,738 ✭✭✭RabbleRouser2k


    Atlantic Dawn wrote: »
    They won't mention the sex of the spectator who disrupted the Tour De France because it's a woman, if it was a man it would be a different story, joke of an organisation.

    https://www.rte.ie/news/2021/0627/1231583-tour-de-france/

    Probably scared of the 'pronoun' police coming out for them.

    It's the middle of 'Pride' aka the corporatization of being anything but heterosexual.

    If they say 'woman'... and it turns out they identify with another pronoun, all hell will reign down.


  • #7388
    ligerdub
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,585 ✭✭✭ligerdub


    Weepsie wrote: »
    Because it's entirely irrelevant? They'd have said spectator no matter what as that's how to formally report it. Any thinking otherwise is people's own imagination of things being wrong

    https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2020/0604/1145390-ahmaud-arbery-gregory-mcmichael-travis-mcmichaell/


  • #7389
    Elmo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-57631134

    I'm not sure it really matters but the BBC report it like so

    Tour de France: Police seek spectator after crash
    The female spectator was spotted leaning into the path of the speeding peloton, holding a sign, in the Finistère region of Brittany.


  • #7390
    Elmo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    TV Advertising fell by 7%, RTE TV grew its audience by 6%!

    Making them in and around their TV income from 2019. On a quick glance.

    Anyone know how the Radio Market did?


  • #7391
    RabbleRouser2k
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,738 ✭✭✭RabbleRouser2k


    Soooo... how happy will RTE be with this new 'extension' on the lockdown?

    Probably means they're gonna get more material for the next 4 weeks. Claire Byrne was most definitely doing the spin before Micheal came out and gave his speech.


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  • #7392
    Elmo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    RabbleRouser2k wrote: »
    Soooo... how happy will RTE be with this new 'extension' on the lockdown?

    Probably means they're gonna get more material for the next 4 weeks. Claire Byrne was most definitely doing the spin before Micheal came out and gave his speech.

    In fairness to them they need a break, they have been working very very hard, as they normally do, which means they need to take their usual summer holidays.


  • #7393
    _Kaiser_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 29,464 ✭✭✭✭_Kaiser_


    One thing I've been reminded of from watching the coverage of the Euros is how tone deaf RTE are.

    - ads for a show about Ireland's rich list
    - the usual property makeover shows
    - that laughable one about them being an impartial and trustworthy source of news

    ... You'd think that seeing as they have every talk radio show and news bulletins covering the frustrations of people struggling to keep a roof over their heads or even just knowing when they can go back to work, that someone might have realised "hmmm, maybe this isn't the time for these shows"

    But then, this is RTE after all!


  • #7394
    skimpydoo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,120 ✭✭✭skimpydoo


    They have an ad for a show called Battle of the food trucks that is only available on the RTE Player. Here is a novel suggestion, drop the repeats and any show destined for the RTE Player should be broadcast on RTE 1 or 2.


  • #7395
    RandomViewer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,173 ✭✭✭RandomViewer


    skimpydoo wrote: »
    They have an ad for a show called Battle of the food trucks that is only available on the RTE Player. Here is a novel suggestion, drop the repeats and any show destined for the RTE Player should be broadcast on RTE 1 or 2.

    It'll be on RTE 2 in a month or so,


  • #7396
    Elmo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    RandomViewer wrote: »
    It'll be on RTE 2 in a month or so,

    I wonder if it will. The episodes are only 14 minutes long. In any case RTÉ have only decided to move the "pilot" shows from RTÉ2 to RTÉ Player.


  • #7397
    glenfieldman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,001 ✭✭✭glenfieldman


    _Kaiser_ wrote: »
    One thing I've been reminded of from watching the coverage of the Euros is how tone deaf RTE are.

    - ads for a show about Ireland's rich list
    - the usual property makeover shows
    - that laughable one about them being an impartial and trustworthy source of news

    ... You'd think that seeing as they have every talk radio show and news bulletins covering the frustrations of people struggling to keep a roof over their heads or even just knowing when they can go back to work, that someone might have realised "hmmm, maybe this isn't the time for these shows"

    But then, this is RTE after all!


    And the ad for that pile of muck has a Ferrari at the end you could buy for 10 grand
    You would think they could stretch to a more expensive model


  • #7398
    RabbleRouser2k
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,738 ✭✭✭RabbleRouser2k


    skimpydoo wrote: »
    They have an ad for a show called Battle of the food trucks that is only available on the RTE Player. Here is a novel suggestion, drop the repeats and any show destined for the RTE Player should be broadcast on RTE 1 or 2.

    No... No... leave it on RTE player. It's got that 'James Patrice' irritant on it.
    Nobody will see it on the player, because it's more broken than a Government promise.

    The adverts alone are painful to sit through.


  • #7399
    RandomViewer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,173 ✭✭✭RandomViewer


    glenfieldman wrote: »
    And the ad for that pile of muck has a Ferrari at the end you could buy for 10 grand
    You would think they could stretch to a more expensive model

    I'm guessing those who think this stuff up are of an age,
    Sort of 80s Sunday World types,


  • #7400
    elperello
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 17,628 ✭✭✭✭elperello


    glenfieldman wrote: »
    And the ad for that pile of muck has a Ferrari at the end you could buy for 10 grand
    You would think they could stretch to a more expensive model

    A Ferrari for 10k !

    Whatever about the show that must be a misprint.


  • #7401
    RandomViewer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,173 ✭✭✭RandomViewer


    elperello wrote: »
    A Ferrari for 10k !

    Whatever about the show that must be a misprint.

    Think hes saying it's a replica


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  • #7402
    elperello
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 17,628 ✭✭✭✭elperello


    RandomViewer wrote: »
    Think hes saying it's a replica

    I saw that ad this evening.

    It's a 328 GTS value 50 to 100 k depending on age, spec and condition.

    Just by the way the one in the opening sequence of the show is an F 40 worth anything between 500k and 1M.

    edit - just saw the show there now I was wrong it's not a 328 it's a 308 converted to electricity the man says he's asking 500k


  • #7403
    RabbleRouser2k
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,738 ✭✭✭RabbleRouser2k


    RandomViewer wrote: »
    I'm guessing those who think this stuff up are of an age,
    Sort of 80s Sunday World types,

    Oh God... The Sunday World. I'm triggered.

    My brother bought it at the weekend, and I asked if I could read it afterwards... out of boredom cos Covid's reduced me to reading the backs of food packets now.

    60 percent of the darn thing was 'CRIME-CRIME, IT'S EVERWHERE!!! YOU'RE IN A GANG, WE KNOW YOU ARE!!!!'

    Then does an article about Michaela McCollum and it's like 'Aw, the poor diddums... poor thing, smuggling in drugs... shur she didn't know what she was doing'.
    Features a photo of Criminal Barbie, with the bad dye job, and worse plastic surgery.

    We all know that McCollum goblin revelled in her criminal role, and revelled in the attention. Pretty much said she was top dog in prison too.

    Woeful reporting from that rag, but shouldn't have expected any better.


  • #7404
    fritzelly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 18,345 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    And that has to do with RTE...I'm confused...


  • #7405
    RabbleRouser2k
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,738 ✭✭✭RabbleRouser2k


    fritzelly wrote: »
    And that has to do with RTE...I'm confused...

    Nothing, just completely OT. The program will air on BBC, so it's not relevant.

    Until RTE decide to show it.


  • #7406
    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,552 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
    GDY151


    RabbleRouser2k wrote: »
    Nothing, just completely OT. The program will air on BBC, so it's not relevant.

    Until RTE decide to show it.


    RTE will be all over it, I watched it in full on BBC3. If the 2 were caught in Dublin it would be decided to name a terminal at the airport after them because they were 'exploited'.

    She will be LLS guest 1 for September me thinks, Tubs can ask her what her Oirish connections are.


  • #7407
    RabbleRouser2k
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,738 ✭✭✭RabbleRouser2k


    Atlantic Dawn wrote: »
    RTE will be all over it, I watched it in full on BBC3. If the 2 were caught in Dublin it would be decided to name a terminal at the airport after them because they were 'exploited'.

    She will be LLS guest 1 for September me thinks, Tubs can ask her what her Oirish connections are.

    She tried a PR exercise a few years back, on RTe... it was quite the disaster. She got paid well, but there were no requests for appearances on the LLS or anything like that.

    It's a serious mess, tho, when even Piers Morgan... THAT Piers Morgan, is calling her out on her bullcrap... and actually talking sense.
    Legitimately. And the tragedy is most of us would agree with him. Wasn't she trying to get on celebrity Big Brother and other stuff. Is this what she's trying to do again?



  • #7408
    fritzelly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 18,345 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    She deserves zero attention - drug runner plain and simple, she just got caught this time


  • #7409
    1874
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,404 ✭✭✭1874


    Weepsie wrote: »
    Because it's entirely irrelevant? They'd have said spectator no matter what as that's how to formally report it. Any thinking otherwise is people's own imagination of things being wrong


    Unless it was a man


  • #7410
    glenfieldman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,001 ✭✭✭glenfieldman


    https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/15505496/bbc-stars-salaries-revealed-gary-lineker-zoe-ball/

    Dee wouldnt have the guts to implement that


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  • #7411
    Gunmonkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,067 ✭✭✭Gunmonkey


    glenfieldman wrote: »
    https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/15505496/bbc-stars-salaries-revealed-gary-lineker-zoe-ball/

    Dee wouldnt have the guts to implement that

    I'd say she is worried; this news can only mean the BBC are building a warchest to try poach the amazing talent from RTE by offering huge signing bonuses/pay packets. I think there might be demands for higher wages for Duffy or Tubs coming out of her tomorrow!


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