Ryan Tubridy - From Virgin to Youtube **Mod: Read OP**

I'm normally one who relies on data but I find it hard to believe PK is drawing a bigger audience. I've switched off early on more often than I ever did before. He's either interviewing someone from the North or giggling along with a so called comedian he alone finds funny.

Don't think so.

Emma is "‘Limerick through and through’, she was raised on the Ennis Road in the city by a mother from Mungret and a father from Wolfe Tone Street." (https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/home/1241217/limerick-journalist-is-leading-the-calls-for-change-at-rte.html)

Doesn't sound like Emer.

Yet he's still managing to pull in 45k more people per week than the most trusted toyman in Ireland (now in London). Says a lot really.

Well, RTE’S Commercial Director Geraldine O’Leary told the Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport and Media that it was actively used for meetings:

"Approximately five per cent of our business comes from the UK so previously we used to have offices in London in Millbank, where we would meet clients. We don’t have that anymore, so we avail of the opportunity to have meetings in Soho House in London when we are there with clients because we don’t have a location anymore.”

https://www.irishmirror.ie/showbiz/rte-defends-spending-membership-one-30398870

Some people see "swimming pool on the roof" and instantly think of frivolously expenditure on wasted luxury, when in fact it's a very modest outlay for required business facilities that is is the same cost as a dour desk in a WeWork open plan shed.

What an executive of RTÉ says something an you really believe them?

What do you think the answer to the question "Wasn't the issue that they paid for it, but never used it?" is?

Do you have any evidence that they never used Soho House for meetings?

Do you think that Geraldine O’Leary lied to Ciaran Gannon that day?

Wondered why there was an uptick in posts on this thread today. Perhaps it is related to this:

One comparison of Kielty's LLS with the Tubridy LLS shows a big difference:

"New figures released to the Irish Sun show that the 22 episodes of The Late Late Show in 2023/2024 season have had an average audience of 452,000, with a 39 per cent share.

That is in contrast to previous host Tubs, who had an average audience of 407,000 with a 38 per cent share from the same number of episodes last year."

The numbers of 15-34 year old viewers are also up compared to Tubridy's shows. It is probably more damning for the former management of RTE than it is for Tubridy in that they may have kept Tubridy on the LLS for too long. It does take some of the pressure off the current management.

And the first quarter's RAJAR and JNLR figures are still to come.

Regards...jmcc

But without the numbers, Gregor. Those numbers are significant and show that the Kielty LLS is more popular than the Tubridy LLS and it seems to be getting younger demographics. You will have to admit that Kielty is doing better in terms of audience figures than Tubridy. The data, minimal though it is, in that article shows that the decision to hire Kielty was a good one for the RTE management. Tubridy's former slot on RTE radio has been taken over by Oliver Callan and it too seems to have gained listeners.

This is going to make a return to RTE more difficult for Tubridy unless there is a downturn in audience figures. In what part of the RTE schedule or even on which RTE radio station would you see any opportunity for Tubridy?

Regards...jmcc

You know after the death of Gerry Ryan Tubs moved over to 2FM for 5 years. The audience collapsed. Now you can say he was taking over from Gerry Ryan who was largely holding up 2fm and even after Tubs departure no one got the kind of audience that G Ryan had. However, we supposed to have believe that Tubs would bring an audience to 2FM during his time as RTÉ most paid presenter, but at the very same time John Murray held on to Tubs audience in the 9 slot on Radio 1. Eventual the great RTÉ management decided to move Tubs over to RTÉ Radio 1.

What happened during these 5 years, that was different to any other 5 years? Was Ryan's heart just not in 2FM and his real home was Radio 1?

the true answer is Tubs core audience is older and didn’t relate to 2fm. See also how Kielty is able to increase the 16-34 audience for the LLS. From an advertising perspective his lack of appeal to the younger audience will always limit his commercial appeal and ability to get another gig.

but virgin must be delighted to be getting more oldies listening to their pop station 😉

Sorry, R. That one went over my head. Care to explain?

It is a simple enough question that doesn't require any crystal balls. In your opinion, is there a path back to RTE, or even Irish national radio, for Tubridy?

Regards...jmcc