The government should limit the pay of all RTE staff to 120k pa.
If another media outlet tries to poach an RTE "star" then what's the problem? If Pat Kenny goes to Today FM or TV3 than the public still get Pat Kenny.
RTE might lose some advertising revenue but in Kenny's Case they would be saving well over half a million.
A lot of RTE shows get high ratings because of a captive and traditional audience not because of any special talent on the part of the presenters.
I really think RTE should have to provide evidence of someone being poached before it hikes wages. Given the wage levels paid in commercial broadcasters are a lot lower and that most media outlets are quite tight for cash at the moment, I can't really see the justification for paying such huge fees. Nobody is in a position to poach them!Originally Posted by YesSireeeBob
I would advocate a total review (in public) of how RTE awards contracts, outsources etc. There seems to be a bit of a mess of in-house production companies making programmes using RTE facilities and then retaining copyright to them etc.
I'd like to see it all laid out and exposed to proper public scrutiny if they are to continue receiving license fee funding.
There's a serious lack of transparency.
Therein lies the rub though. RTE accountants look at Pat Kenny's wage vs. income from advertising, and find the numbers work. As long as they are making a healthy profit from his presence why not pay? Thats not to say there aren't a lot of efficiencies that could be implemented, which could maybe be used to develop our own domestic media industry.
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We need to question where the value add is coming from though? Does it come from the time slot, in which case it's the station that is adding value. Does it come from the research and production team who generate much of the content? Or have we all fallen victim to the cult of celebrity where the mere presence of Kenny on the airwaves causes a sensation across the country?
Thats it really - how many people would watch the Late Late show if it was presented by the painfully stupid and unfunny ''podge & rodge''?
Probably the same I would imagine - come to think of it, the Kim Il Jong II presented late late show would probably pull in similar if not higher rating than Kenny, I can hear the elderly ladies now ''doesnt he have a lovely thick head of hair on him?'', and a good job for life with the civil service, a real catch.....
If I could mass-sterilise the planet, I would. Seriously.
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Exactly. Dios is probably right about what they are doing, but what they should be doing is comparing his wage with additional advertising income.
"She'll hold together. Hear me, baby? Hold together!"
I'd take Podge and Rodge over the Plank any day.
In fact, I'd promise to watch the Late Late every week if they'd just get rid of the Plank. As long as he's not replaced by one if the Ryans.
Cap their pay at the average industrial wage. Its not like they have anywhere else to go for a job, and there are literally thousands of young people who would love to be doing that job. If this is a capitalist economy, then lets see a bit of supply and demand at work. The same goes for judges and politicians. Where else are they going to go for a job? And there are legions behind them snapping on their heals, looking for a chance to do those jobs. Do you think Enda Kenny would refuse to be taoiseach is the pay was only an industrial wage? I doubt it.
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