Rte = out of touch with ireland

[Drucker]

Speaks volumes about their complete lack of knowledge of most things outside the pale.

Are BBC as bad with a London bias, I wonder?

Rupert Murdoch’s News UK is headquartered in London. It owns The Wireless Group, headquartered in Belfast which includes 96FM.

The Irish Times in Dublin owns The Irish Examiner and The Evening Echo.

RTÉ, headquartered in Dublin, owns RTÉ1, RTÉ2, Raidio Na Gaeltachta and Lyric FM.

TG4 is headquartered in Galway.

Virgin Media, owned by US based Liberty Global is headquartered in Eastpoint Business Park in Dublin, with its main operations in Ballymount, also in Dublin.

Landmark Media which was acquired by The Irish Times owned a stake in Red FM, but I’m unsure of how much.

Communicorp headquartered in Dublin owns Newstalk and Today FM




Classic Hits 4FM is owned by Bay Media Limited, headquartered in Dublin

 

[Jim Comic]

rte hasn't been in touch with ireland since before dev stepped down as taoiseach

 

[Bill O'Reilly]

RTE know very little about modern Ireland and its people. This is reflected in their out of touch and out of date attempts at programming.

Personally I think it is time to scrap RTE as it is beyond redemption. The country needs a new national broadcaster that has the trust of the Irish people and one that represents them. RTE fails completely!

 

[Drucker]

We should just have two hours a night of news & sport.

 

[Bill O'Reilly]

RTE is a bad joke! In terms of their programme content, they are extremely limited and old fashioned. They are a laughing stock in European terms.

 

[Bill O'Reilly]

RTE television seem to have already cut their news bulletins to five minutes in the run up to Christmas. This really is a disgrace! It is also a waste of taxpayer's money! I honestly don't see much public service being provided by RTE. It is time to scrap RTE!

 

[polladdy]

Scrap RTE. What would we have in its place? Just asking.

 

[Drucker]

Scrap RTE. What would we have in its place? Just asking.

We no longer need a “state” broadcaster.

What does 2FM contribute to national culture?

BBC3 and Channel 4 commissioned The Young Offenders and Derry Girls respectively

 

[polladdy]

BBC3 is the British state broadcaster. I have no problem with change but abandoning irish boradcasting is bananas and frankly just trolling.
Might as well go back to the empire

 

[The Banker]

Kids today don’t watch TV.. they are on their iPads.. YouTube is the main item watched.. .. the battle is already lost..

I only watch sport myself.. previously RTÉ kept up the pretence of being a nationwide service. They don’t even pretend anymore.