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

You've already paid for the recycling of the electrical goods, that is attached to the cost of the product, it is NOT FREE.

https://www.epa.ie/our-services/compliance--enforcement/waste/weee/

Tragically the age of public service broadcasting is at its end; the RTE license is a complete waste of your money. If this smells to you like a conspiracy theory then you, and your children, are in for interesting times ahead. Sorry.

When Dee Forbes started there was an exudos at the top of RTÉ and a rush to get a new exe board.

Head of News exited

Head of TV exited

Head of Commercial Enterprise exited

CFO retired just last year

HR manager made Director

Head of RTÉ one and 2 made Director but now Marketing and Audience

while Head of Radio became Head of Content (but I imagine that he's nomially TV with the Director of Marketing and Audiences being head of TV content)

anyway in all of this a new role was created Director of Operations and Production Services, and given to someone with little to no broadcasting experience, she left in pretty much after taking up the role...

Now a report shows that she was involved in some property firm around that time, I wonder did she exit due to this?

All of this has just resulted in jobs for the Girls rather than jobs for the Boys. I see no difference.

I am a bit unclear how such high level executives could make a decision like this. Its lucky that the union noticed and brought it to their attention before it progressed too far or they may have accidentally strayed into the relm of cronyism making up well paying positions for their friends to fill in a sneaky and underhanded manner! Phew!

It is of concern to me that this is the type of stunt that gets pulled when money is said to be tight - who is to say things wouldn't get worse in this regard if there was more money to throw around. I certainly don't think practices and culture would improve. Sure its all taxpayers money at the end of day as they say.

The type of public broadcasting I would like to see is one free of cronyism and vested interests and with open and transparent governance and editorial practices. I don't think that's too much to ask.

While I believe there are some hard working staff who have some integrity at rte I think that it's current practices and attitudes are irreconcilable with the notions of value for public money and best practices.

While what constitutes "value for money" in terms of public service broadcasting output is subjective I think that everybody, regardless of personal tastes, can agree that cronyism is not good value for money. Apart, of course, from those who gain from said cronyism. I'm sure they would be very supportive of it.

Staff assistant executive director for content, wouldn't think that they would not have an agent as they are not on screen "talent".

I'd also point out that RTÉ had made up the position of "Director of Operations and Production Services" for an external appointment with no open competition.

RTE doing a musical about the Toy Show. Will be part funded by licence fees. PSB my arse.

Yes I really can't understand it, does their mandate permit them to engage in a fully commercial enterprise like this? Does BBC have fee paying musicals? Surely such a move would require ministerial approval.

Very unlikely that RTÉ would have carried breaking news, they have just axed their 4pm News during the day. I am sure, sure they have good reason and money will be saved by not having a 5 minute bulletin !

So if RTÉ didn't broadcast during the day then it doesn't matter to you at all, many people on here have literally stated the same thing, on this thread for their reasoning for not wanting to pay the TV license.