RTE Top Earners 2019

How do they get away with their adverts promoting the truth wall to wall displaying a completely unreadable graphic of the top 10 on the list, it's like a Communist Party cover up. RTE - The Truth Matters...me bollix....


https://www.rte.ie/news/2021/0120/1190981-rte-on-air-earners/

Agent Coulson wrote: »

I would imagine the contractors are all paid from the ad revenue they bring in.

Have you listened to the ad breaks on Liveline recently for ads generating actual revenue for RTE?

Poor Tubbers hasn’t had a pay increase since 2017, the poor lad. I wonder how he’s coping.

That table makes for interesting reading.






*makes TV presenter showreel to send to Noel Kelly*

Is George Hamilton a freelancer? Or RTÉ contractor?

What the hell does he do to justify that salary?

Its disgraceful the salwry' they are on. An absolute joke. If Gay Byrne had of earned as much as Tubridy ok I would say he deserved it at least he made the Late Late Show entertaining, interesting and controversial. Ryan Tubridy has not got a clue how to do that. It's all misery misery and more misery from him. Even the Toy show at Christmas was crap. Not a single toy on it either. The top 3 or 5 should have there salary halted at least. RTE need to save money. That is what they should do. They do not like it fine then go get a job at the BBC or somewhere else see how much they will get.

Looking at it on the news they could easily save 1million euros and then maybe pay the low earning staff at the station a bit more he even hire a few more people for the money they would save. I would cut 200thosand from the top two and reduce everyone else's to 200thosand euros. That would save them loads.

Ray is truly a fooking mystery..

Only in Ireland.

AMKC wrote: »

Its disgraceful the salwry' they are on. An absolute joke. If Gay Byrne had of earned as much as Tubridy ok I would say he deserved it at least he made the Late Late Show entertaining, interesting and controversial. Ryan Tubridy has not got a clue how to do that. It's all misery misery and more misery from him. Even the Toy show at Christmas was crap. Not a single toy on it either. The top 3 or 5 should have there salary halted at least. RTE need to save money. That is what they should do. They do not like it fine then go get a job at the BBC or somewhere else see how much they will get.

Looking at it on the news they could easily save 1million euros and then maybe pay the low earning staff at the station a bit more he even hire a few more people for the money they would save. I would cut 200thosand from the top two and reduce everyone else's to 200thosand euros. That would save them loads.

Stop talking common sense

Studz Entertainment Ltd - nicky byrne :pac:

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Dee Forbes would actually make 5th place herself in 2019 with her package so to speak...


https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/salaries-for-10-highest-paid-rt%C3%A9-presenters-amounted-to-3m-in-2016-1.4075822

People need to put these amounts at RTE and public services into perspective. We are paying these people, nearly X10 the average salary or X5 a decent salary.

What do the tax payers get in return?

RTE encouraging tax dodging, let be honest, contractors my arse. 50k artist exception right off the bat if I am correct.

Dee grow a set if they are contractors half the salaries and have someone in standby to fill the role if they don't like it.

And only 1% of RTEs budget said as if that is something decent? RTE has such a large budget cause it's a mess finically and the black hole like other state organisations get bigger year on year.

I pay the licence fee fool that I am. Its just to stop some so called inspector annoying me at my front door.
Wouldn't mind but I don't receive rte and don't watch tv per se. Just netflix and DVDs.

There is no way any of the presenters on that list deserve that pay.
A more talentless agrivating bunch of people you'd be hard pressed to find.

Clareman wrote: »

I always thought 2FM was a commercial entity and not included in the overall RTE figures.

Personally I don't think any presenter in Ireland is worth ~half a million a year BUT they are headlining the top shows both on radio and TV so being the top paid does make sense, I'd have them all on profit sharing for their shows rather than a base salary though, that way if their shows do well they do well and there's no money taken out of the license fee.

its the shows that have been around for decades and that are the institutions. Not some toff with the personality of a mop. Graham norton is a good entertainer for example, Ryan tubridy? you reckon he would land a gig anywhere other than this small rock? I mean the LLS still gets good viewership figures and it has been appalling for years... So this nonsense of "its the presenter" it isnt, it is the name of the show, peoples viewing habits, hence they watch the absolute depressing crap

liam7831 wrote: »

https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/tv-news/revealed-ryan-tubridy-tops-list-as-rtes-top-10-share-95m-over-three-years-39991307.html

Who is their right mind would pay a license to subsidise this.

Couldn't agree more, just beyond comprehensible. I wouldn't mind if there was an ounce of Talent between this motley crew.

During lockdowns, I found myself watching more Irish TV and listening to Irish Radio. Apart from a few presenters (not even mentioned here), the rest was utterly dreadful. News & current affairs presentation in particular just awful.

I just don't get these outrageous salaries, very very simple solution is offer a reasonable salary, they can take it or leave, what's their option? Virgin "tabloid reality show" media? I think not. How RTE ever got into this absurdity is beyond me. One interesting thing I noticed was this claim salaries have been reduced, I'm not seeing this in TURDbidys figures.

Finally, I've also noticed throughout the past few months, most of our quality journalists seem to be working for France 24, Euronews, speaks volumes really.