The media minister says the €725 million put aside for the next three years is enough for the broadcaster to implement its new strategic plan. But is it enough to finally put the pantomime of the last year to bed?
Tommie Gorman accumulated friends because he understood people. And he understood people because he cared about them. It is what made him such a brilliant journalist, and a remarkable man.
The broadcaster has set a new strategy that involves downsizing, moving away from Montrose and a shift to external production. But will it have the finances to match the ambition?
As the Government continues to agonise on a replacement for the Licence Fee, a Sligo station’s coverage of count centres shows that local radio is public service broadcasting, too.
The Government has also spent over €500,000 on reports to examine governance, culture and accounting practices at the broadcaster. This brings the combined total outlay to over €1.6 million.
In a wide-ranging interview at the Celtic Media Festival last week, Kevin Bakhurst talked candidly about his first 12 months in charge at RTÉ and the future direction of the broadcaster. He also still had a few sharp words to say about former management.
Last year’s RTÉ pay scandal has resulted in closer scrutiny of presenters’ private commercial interests but 2FM can’t survive without broadcasters who generate their own audience online.
A trilogy of reports released this week converge on the lack of accountability and transparency that landed the state broadcaster in the public gaze. Will their multitude of recommendations to make decisions clearer also make them better?
Three new reports into failures at RTÉ recommend major changes to how the broadcaster is run. They are linked to its funding model, which also needs to modernise to avoid the mistakes of the recent past.
The chair of the State-owned broadcaster and energy company is moving from the challenge of justifying enormous profits to that of plugging large losses.
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