Pay the Broadcast Charge or shut down RTE?

Sleepy · 22-11-2013 11:20PM #1

Since they're bringing in the broadcast charge to pay for RTE whether we like it or not I'm curious as to whether that's what the average boardsie's opinion on the charge: would you rather pay for RTE via the broadcast charge or save your cash and go without?

Smcgie · 22-11-2013 11:21PM

Sleepy wrote: »

Since they're bringing in the broadcast charge to pay for RTE whether we like it or not I'm curious as to whether that's what the average boardsie's opinion on the charge: would you rather pay for RTE via the broadcast charge or save your cash and go without?

You really don't need to ask that question. Its utterly obvious what your answer will be.

Links234 · 22-11-2013 11:22PM

Neither? Frankly, they should be able to sustain themselves from advertising revenue and not have to be propped up by such charges.

Frosty McSnowballs · 22-11-2013 11:23PM

I'd pay double to get Tubbers and his feckin ears off the tv!

Sleepy · 22-11-2013 11:24PM

There is always option C, let people who want it pay for it via subscriptions and tell them they have to operate based on subscription and advertising revenues.

usernamegoes · 22-11-2013 11:24PM

There should be an option "Sell it to private owners sustained by private means"

bop1977 · 22-11-2013 11:24PM

Senor Fancy Pants wrote: »

I'd pay double to get Tubbers and his feckin ears off the tv!

And don't forget about getting his smug voice off the radio while your at it.

mikeym · 22-11-2013 11:25PM

Everyone who owns a Tv is going to have to pay up or go to court.

Simple As.

mfceiling · 22-11-2013 11:26PM

Why do we never get the choice?

Pay up or face the consequences....why? What if i don't want RTE?

Frosty McSnowballs · 22-11-2013 11:26PM

bop1977 wrote: »

And don't forget about getting his smug voice off the radio while your at it.

Ah jaysis, he's a bollix! :pac:

His face looks like a stretched out ballbag

OneArt · 22-11-2013 11:26PM

Shut down RTE, execute anyone 50+ and send the rest of them to work underground turning the big wheels.

shruikan2553 · 22-11-2013 11:29PM

The problem with letting them survive on their own is that they know they can't so we might as well shut them down. Our options is to keep it on life support at our expense, put it to sleep, or shoot it a few times and watch it slowly die.

Sleepy · 22-11-2013 11:29PM

mikeym wrote: »

Everyone who owns a Tv is going to have to pay up or go to court.

Simple As.

And my question is: do people agree with that policy or not?

Tin Foil Hat · 22-11-2013 11:30PM

mikeym wrote: »

Everyone who owns a Tv is going to have to pay up or go to court.

Simple As.

And pay up, or go to court, even if you don't. Handy business plan if you've got buddies in government, isn't it?

RikkFlair · 22-11-2013 11:30PM

I'll pay money to shut down TV3.

uch · 22-11-2013 11:32PM

Ah sure they're a great bunch of lads, give them all a raise

Teyla Emmagan · 22-11-2013 11:32PM

I wouldn't miss RTE if it was gone in the morning, in fact it would be weeks before I even noticed. It is completely irrelevant to my life.

Sleepy · 22-11-2013 11:34PM

shruikan2553 wrote: »

The problem with letting them survive on their own is that they know they can't so we might as well shut them down. Our options is to keep it on life support at our expense, put it to sleep, or shoot it a few times and watch it slowly die.

They couldn't in their current form. TV3 manages to stay afloat as a commercially viable operation, I'm sure RTE could too if they were managed as a commercial entity.

usernamegoes has actually suggested my preferred option: scrap the charge and privatise the company (if no buyer can be found, make them operate as a commercial public owned company a la ESB).

hotbabe1992 · 22-11-2013 11:34PM

I would say lets have it on subscription those who pay watch,those who dont pay dont watch...Simple as that

seanie_c · 22-11-2013 11:35PM

mikeym wrote: »

Everyone who owns a Tv is going to have to pay up or go to court.

Simple As.

I don't have a TV, don't want one.

darkpagandeath · 22-11-2013 11:37PM

if you shut down RTE were would the government spout the propaganda ? a none state sponsored body would not put up with there tomfoolery... and they wont go to a sub modal as they would close down the next day as no one would pay for there service. sure there webby and streaming is cutting edge init lads. You can watch the same RTE new’s 24 hours a day shame there are only 3 news broadcast there version of sky new has me in stitches.

kneemos · 22-11-2013 11:38PM

They lost fifty million last year with both advertising and license money so it's both or nothing or another TV3 type effort.
Personally I think for the money they provide good value eventhough I seldom watch it.

Tin Foil Hat · 22-11-2013 11:44PM

kneemos wrote: »

They lost fifty million last year with both advertising and license money so it's both or nothing or another TV3 type effort.
Personally I think for the money they provide good value eventhough I seldom watch it.

Being forced to part with money, under threat of legal action, for a product/service I don't want is piss poor value by any definition.

kneemos · 22-11-2013 11:56PM

Tin Foil Hat wrote: »

Being force to part with money, under threat of legal action, for a product/service I don't want is piss poor value by any definition.

I think it's good to have a national broadcaster that provides Irish oriented programming,debate and sports coverage.
If you don't want it no doubt people close to you do,so think of it as a community service.

Sleepy · 22-11-2013 11:59PM

So do you also think people without cars shoulld pay road tax kneemos?

kneemos · 23-11-2013 12:04AM

Sleepy wrote: »

So do you also think people without cars shoulld pay road tax kneemos?

People without cars do pay for roads.

BNMC · 23-11-2013 12:06AM

kneemos wrote: »

People without cars do pay for roads.

That's not what was asked.

kneemos · 23-11-2013 12:12AM

BNMC wrote: »

That's not what was asked.

The two are completely unrelated unless you say that if everybody doesn't pay road tax we won't have roads,in which case I would say yes.

BNMC · 23-11-2013 12:15AM

Just because people don't drive doesn't mean they shouldn't pay for roads. They have to get around some way.

People take serious umbrage with this broadcasting charge to keep Tubridy, Miriam O'Callaghan, et al on massively over inflated wage packets and rightly so.

Phoebas · 23-11-2013 12:19AM

Sleepy wrote: »

So do you also think people without cars shoulld pay road tax kneemos?

Should people who don't go to libraries pay for the Library service?
Should people who don't go to museums pay for the Museum service?
...
Should people who don't go to hospitals pay for the Health service?
Should people who don't claim the dole pay for the Social Welfare service?

lertsnim · 23-11-2013 12:23AM

Sleepy wrote: »

So do you also think people without cars shoulld pay road tax kneemos?

It's Motor Tax. Not Road Tax.

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