RTE Cutbacks The Plan

10000maniacs · 07-11-2019 8:49am

A lot of people have DAB only radios. This will leave a lot of people without radio.

Shefwedfan · 07-11-2019 8:51am

Why isn’t the government asking them to shut down 2fm? They have been flogging that dead horse for years now

Lottie Ryan and that shower of gobsh*t they have now stuck onto breakfast is sending ratings down the pan

Putting that Jen one on a chat show was a master stroke of stupidity....again another ratings nose dive

The 200 people let go will probably people they actually need but they will keep a shower of clowns on huge wages.....

suicide_circus · 07-11-2019 8:52am

Bob Harris wrote: »

Tubridy's salary was 723k in 2011

sweet jesus

u140acro3xs7dm · 07-11-2019 8:53am

Bob Harris wrote: »

Tubridy's salary was 723k in 2011. 8 years later and it'll be not much more than half that.
Still a generous salary but from his point of view it has to sting a bit losing just over 300k per year in that time.

It is now 495k, that is a reduction of 228k, not "just over 300k".

Do you work in the RTE accounts department?

Shefwedfan · 07-11-2019 8:54am

suicide_circus wrote: »

sweet jesus

Oh yes, any money they do get instead of investing in long term future etc they plough into terrible presenters who no other tv or radio station would hire for half the wages they are on

Bob Harris · 07-11-2019 8:56am

Billy Echoing Dachshund wrote: »

It is now 495k, that is a reduction of 228k, not "just over 300k".

Do you work in the RTE accounts department?

It's now 495k but will be reduced by 15% bringing it to 420k after this proposed cut. So it's just over 300k.

lisasimpson · 07-11-2019 8:56am

Gerry G wrote: »

Lottie Ryan. That is all

I use to feel the same but my opinion has changed. Its not her fault RTE were stupid enough to pay her the amount she is on to be a showbiz reporter...ie read the dailymail.If you were in your 20s and offerred that amount of money for a handy number you would bite their hand off. Another clear example of bad management of RTE in relation to Lottie is not having her fill on for Eoghan McDermot the last few weeks. How much money was wasted on Greg O Shea hes so boring he would put you back to sleep. I have not heard one positive word about him on it. When Lottie filled in for Jennifer Mc on thr previous breakfast show she wasnt all that bad

The only popular 2Fm show amoung young people is Jenny Green and RTE were shamed into bringing her back

Bob Harris · 07-11-2019 8:57am

Bob Harris wrote: »

Tubridy's salary was 723k in 2011.

suicide_circus wrote: »

sweet jesus

I know, people are outraged now about 495k!

elfy4eva · 07-11-2019 9:01am

Here's RTÉ's article on the subject, much of the same but the two paragraphs I glean from it besides the cuts are Dee Forbes and Moya Doherty whinging for the government to show leadership on a "reform" of the "broken" TV licence system. It's the same tune from them but funny to see them speak in riddles to avoid the backlash.

https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2019/1106/1089209-rte-cuts/

Shefwedfan · 07-11-2019 9:02am

lisasimpson wrote: »

I use to feel the same but my opinion has changed. Its not her fault RTE were stupid enough to pay her the amount she is on to be a showbiz reporter...ie read the dailymail.If you were in your 20s and offerred that amount of money for a handy number you would bite their hand off. Another clear example of bad management of RTE in relation to Lottie is not having her fill on for Eoghan McDermot the last few weeks. How much money was wasted on Greg O Shea hes so boring he would put you back to sleep. I have not heard one positive word about him on it. When Lottie filled in for Jennifer Mc on thr previous breakfast show she wasnt all that bad

The only popular 2Fm show amoung young people is Jenny Green and RTE were shamed into bringing her back

She is in her 30’s

Replacing Jen is hardly hard, just say the odd statement which she thinks is sarky and pick up a pay check....

Jen got boring about two days after starting on the radio, push on how many years and it’s the same stuff as always

u140acro3xs7dm · 07-11-2019 9:02am

Bob Harris wrote: »

It's now 495k but will be reduced by 15% bringing it to 420k after this proposed cut. So it's just over 300k.

Fair enough, I didn't factor the latest cut in - 420k is still 4 times more than he should be earning. If he doesn't like it, then he can fukc off.

Any eejit can do the late late and it will still be watched by the same crowd, does anybody under 50 actually watch it? This week Ryan interviews Marty Morrissey, next week it is Anne Doyle, followed by some other RTE celeb who is doing a 5k for charity. It is absolute drivel of the highest order.

10000maniacs · 07-11-2019 9:05am

Virgin Media don't need a license and are starting to move ahead of RTE in terms of watchability.

Harry Palmr · 07-11-2019 9:08am

10000maniacs wrote: »

Virgin Media don't need a license and are starting to move ahead of RTE in terms of watchability.

Only if you are blind! It's ITV with a worse picture quality.

dvdman1 · 07-11-2019 9:11am

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Only if you are blind! It's ITV with a worse picture quality.

The HD is sold to sky and the likes

Beechwoodspark · 07-11-2019 9:18am

Vastly reduce the fees paid to the likes of Ray Darcy joe Duffy, tubridy etc. they are not good value for money, quite the opposite.

lawred2 · 07-11-2019 9:19am

Still hanging on to RTE2 and 2FM for some reason

lawred2 · 07-11-2019 9:20am

10000maniacs wrote: »

Virgin Media don't need a license and are starting to move ahead of RTE in terms of watchability.

They get paid monthly subscriptions

lawred2 · 07-11-2019 9:21am

Billy Echoing Dachshund wrote: »

Fair enough, I didn't factor the latest cut in - 420k is still 4 times more than he should be earning. If he doesn't like it, then he can fukc off.

Any eejit can do the late late and it will still be watched by the same crowd, does anybody under 50 actually watch it? This week Ryan interviews Marty Morrissey, next week it is Anne Doyle, followed by some other RTE celeb who is doing a 5k for charity. It is absolute drivel of the highest order.

So you could do the late late?

dhaughton99 · 07-11-2019 9:22am

lawred2 wrote: »

Still hanging on to RTE2 and 2FM for some reason

If they got rid of these, then where are the kids of the upper levels going to get jobs?

eusap · 07-11-2019 9:24am

Will somebody think of the children of Ireland they are shutting down the RTE Junior radio station.

I have a UK import car with a DAB radio so having RTE Jnr in the car was perfect also at home it is the most listened to radio station on the smart speaker..... Now i will have to be prepared and create my own spotify playlist

Considering most of the content was bought in (often american) surely the cost is not that high, i was always surprised there was little advertisement considering Kids TV is full of ads

Beechwoodspark · 07-11-2019 9:26am

Agree. There is a hardcore of late late and indeed RTÉ viewers. They lap up any old drivel featuring the same merry go round of “personalities” such as

Francis Brennan
Marty morissey
Pat short
Louie welsh
Twink
Mary. O rourke
Any number of dreadful country and Irish “stars”

It’s tired stale stupid tv. It’s drivel as the other poster says.

lawred2 · 07-11-2019 9:26am

dhaughton99 wrote: »

If they got rid of these, then where are the kids of the upper levels going to get jobs?

Researchers for the late late

Eric Cartman · 07-11-2019 9:27am

Alena Purring Manager wrote: »

Doireann Gahirty, Bernard o Shea, Vogue ... Huberman Ray Darcy , Jennifer Maguire, eoin McDermott.... most of these planks need to be culled and whomever gave them shows needs to be booted

The idea that vouge williams opening her giant mouth is worth money is the most offensive opinion in irish media

Boggles · 07-11-2019 9:29am

Billy Echoing Dachshund wrote: »

Does anybody outside of RTE want Ray Darcy? Highly unlikely - so offer him 40k a year.

He came from private broadcasting where he had the most listened to show in the stations history and still holds that record.

His current show beats every show on Newstalk and Todayfm for listenership figures.

So I would suggest you are someway past wrong.

The J Stands for Jay · 07-11-2019 9:29am

Alena Purring Manager wrote: »

Won’t anybody think of tubs,Marian and friends - now going to be on the bread line

What will her 17 kids get for Xmas now?

Beechwoodspark · 07-11-2019 9:31am

Boggles wrote: »

He came from private broadcasting where he had the most listened to show in the stations history and still holds that record.

His current show beats every show on Newstalk and Todayfm for listenership figures.

So I would suggest you are someway past wrong.

I fully agree. Call his bluff. Ppl despise him and his little entourage - will and the wife. Get rid of dead wood.

cmac2009 · 07-11-2019 9:33am

Bryan Dobson asking a few difficult questions of Dee Forbes a moment ago on Radio 1. Quite surprised, was expecting PR piece.

Beechwoodspark · 07-11-2019 9:35am

cmac2009 wrote: »

Bryan Dobson asking a few difficult questions of Dee Forbes a moment ago on Radio 1. Quite surprised, was expecting PR piece.

That interview was symptomatic of RTÉs problems. No need to take up almost half an hour on morning irl discussing the details of the deal.

‘Twas more suited to questions in the canteen but of course RTÉ staff are so important don’t ya know!!

If it was literally any other organization morning Ireland would’ve done 5 mins tops discussing the plan.

SEPT 23 1989 · 07-11-2019 9:35am

a saving of 400k a year out of 3 million from all the top "earners"

absolute joke

07-11-2019 9:36am

Brian is on 200k a year and is right in the firing line for this.:pac:

Boggles · 07-11-2019 9:36am

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

I fully agree. Call his bluff. Ppl despise him and his little entourage - will and the wife. Get rid of dead wood.

You mean you despise them.

Making business decisions on the back of random peoples personal opinions would be the work of the abject simpleton.

I was willing to give Dee a chance, my faith waned a little but I think she is going in the right direction with this package of measures.

The J Stands for Jay · 07-11-2019 9:37am

Bob Harris wrote: »

Tubridy's salary was 723k in 2011. 8 years later and it'll be not much more than half that.
Still a generous salary but from his point of view it has to sting a bit losing just over 300k per year in that time.

Hope he realises that the reduction reflects the quality of his output.

The J Stands for Jay · 07-11-2019 9:38am

10000maniacs wrote: »

A lot of people have DAB only radios. This will leave a lot of people without radio.

Hired a van a couple of years ago and it only seemed to have dab radio.

Beechwoodspark · 07-11-2019 9:38am

Boggles wrote: »

You mean you despise them.

Making business decisions on the back of random peoples personal opinions would be the work of the abject simpleton.

I was willing to give Dee a chance, my faith waned a little but I think she is going in the right direction with this package of measures.

Boggles my dear I don’t hate nor despise anyone!

But I do know a huge proportion of RTÉ listeners are absolutely amazed the money that has been thrown at ray Darcy for his simpleton level radio and tv shows. The wife and will profiting along with him

The J Stands for Jay · 07-11-2019 9:41am

elfy4eva wrote: »

Here's RTÉ's article on the subject, much of the same but the two paragraphs I glean from it besides the cuts are Dee Forbes and Moya Doherty whinging for the government to show leadership on a "reform" of the "broken" TV licence system. It's the same tune from them but funny to see them speak in riddles to avoid the backlash.

https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2019/1106/1089209-rte-cuts/

I read an article elsewhere, and it mentions who the boats of rte are not happy with the performance of the executives and their half assed attempts to save the station. Can remember which outlet it was though.

Banzai600 · 07-11-2019 9:41am

im not one for job losses, but RTE service is rubbish, there is nothing bar the news the odd time we watch & primetime, aside from that there is nothing but junk , which a leg up for the so called socialites and their businesses, and the overpaid presenters etc. We watch mostly foreign tv, id say 99% & knitlfix

a completely repugnant and greedy sloth of broadcaster.

FrancieBrady · 07-11-2019 9:42am

10000maniacs wrote: »

A lot of people have DAB only radios. This will leave a lot of people without radio.

Is DAB not on life support anyway? Surely it's days are numbered with internet radio and Alexa's etc and other simpler ways of listening to radio?

I bought a DAB radio for quite a bit of money for a simple radio :eek: and it never worked, sitting at the back of press somewhere.

Beechwoodspark · 07-11-2019 9:44am

“Paddy o Gorman goes out with stags and hens in carrick on Shannon”

Ffs. Such tripe RTÉ serve

Clareman · 07-11-2019 9:45am

Why can't they put the presenters on a base salary and then give them a profit share agreement?? Have a good show that people watch/listen to then you get more money otherwise you just get the basic. George Hamilton on 200 jumps out at me, theres loads of people that would do that job better for free.

1 thing that i do agree with RTE on is the license fee collection, why does it cost so much and why is there so much avoidance? The UK has a 3.6% collection charge and 5% avoidance thats what should be targeted numbers, if An Post cant deliver that I'm sures there's plenty who will.

By the way, I'm not a license fee fan but its in place so it should be enforce/collected correctly

07-11-2019 9:47am

Minister Heather Humphries? getting roasted by Audrey next.

WHERE IS OUR LICENCE FEE

FrancieBrady · 07-11-2019 9:47am

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

“Paddy o Gorman goes out with stags and hens in carrick on Shannon”

Ffs. Such tripe RTÉ serve

Would be nice if these subjective rants about what individual people like or dislike could be kept for an AH thread.
You cannot run an organisation on subjective tastes.

lawred2 · 07-11-2019 9:47am

McGaggs wrote: »

Hired a van a couple of years ago and it only seemed to have dab radio.

They've dropped all the DAB stations?

Lyric benefitted greatly from the sound quality. Pity.

facehugger99 · 07-11-2019 9:48am

RTE should consist of 1 radio station, 1 tv station and a web service, all of which are concentrated on providing real public service output.

If people want to watch chat shows, sport, soap operas or reality tv sh1te there are countless options available for them on the commercial networks.

The tv license should cost citizens no more than €50 a year.

RTE is an anachronistic dinosaur who operate financially on the assumption that everyone is still living in 1980's 2-channel land. There is absolutely no need for it in its current form.

Boggles · 07-11-2019 9:49am

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

Boggles my dear I don’t hate nor despise anyone!

But I do know a huge proportion of RTÉ listeners are absolutely amazed the money that has been thrown at ray Darcy for his simpleton level radio and tv shows. The wife and will profiting along with him

How do you know a "huge proportion of RTE listeners".? I know you have "contacts" literally everywhere, but still.

The question posed was would he make it in private radio, he did and he has. He has also grown the numbers in the slot he took over in RTE.

I'm not a fan and I think he is paid too much, but like I said the people in charge cannot make business decisions based on the voices in some randoms person head on the internet.

channelsurfer2 · 07-11-2019 9:50am

I will miss rte gold just as it was getting a life of its own with good presenters. those presenters are mostly rte employees not contract staff so what are they going to do with them?

Beechwoodspark · 07-11-2019 9:50am

Boggles wrote: »

How do you know a "huge proportion of RTE listeners".? I know you have "contacts" literally everywhere, but still.

The question posed was would he make it in private radio, he did and he has. He has also grown the numbers in the slot he took over in RTE.

I'm not a fan and I think he is paid too much, but like I said the people in charge cannot make business decisions based on the voices in some randoms person head on the internet.

I am sceptical about his so called popularity. I regularly hear ppl bitterly criticize him and cannot hand on heart say I’ve ever heard someone say they are a fan of either his radio or tv show

Anyway, moving on I would say call his bluff offer him a rock bottom fee and I suspect he will take it. If not, no hard feelings ray it’s not personal

NIMAN · 07-11-2019 9:52am

channelsurfer2 wrote: »

I will miss rte gold just as it was getting a life of its own with good presenters. those presenters are mostly rte employees not contract staff so what are they going to do with them?

Some of the 200 lay offs I'd guess.

channelsurfer2 · 07-11-2019 9:52am

10000maniacs wrote: »

Virgin Media don't need a license and are starting to move ahead of RTE in terms of watchability.

thats the best laugh I have had in years....

NIMAN · 07-11-2019 9:53am

I wonder will this be discussed on the LiveLine today?

I'm guessing no hope, like always.

RTE salaries and cutbacks are never discussed as it means Joe's wages might come up.

Boggles · 07-11-2019 9:54am

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

I am sceptical about his so called popularity. I regularly hear ppl bitterly criticize him and cannot hand on heart say I’ve ever heard someone say they are a fan of either his radio or tv show

I thought you were basing it on you personally knowing a "huge proportion of RTE listeners".

That was downgraded quite quickly. :pac:

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

Anyway, moving on I would say call his bluff offer him a rock bottom fee and I suspect he will take it. If not, no hard feelings ray it’s not personal

That's the very definition of personal.

RTE Cutbacks The Plan

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