In response to the previously announced government consultation exercise, RTÉ has responded to the government’s draft broadcasting bill with a fair amount of red ink. Politically relevant concerns are the following:
In order to fall under companies legislation, RTÉ is to be constituted as a single-shareholder company with one shareholder, a cabinet minister. RTÉ argues that […]
The Irish government launches an online consultation exercise
on reform of broadcasting legislation. More to follow on the details of the reform…
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Ireland follows the Australian route of providing two (linguistically differentiated) public service broadcasters, as TG4 becomes independent from RTE. The concern for RTE must be that (visibly, incontrovertibly) non-commercial, public service remits are not cherry-picked from RTE, leaving the rump service poorly placed to defend funding through compulsory licence fee.
