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Our members have sent a clear message, the current trajectory is not a 'new direction' but a dead end. By eviscerating RTÉ’s in-house production capacity, we are effectively reducing the national broadcaster to a mere publishing platform.
The Union is also calling for an urgent resolution to the funding crisis, noting that the TV licence fee has remained stagnant for 18 years while compliance and enforcement issues continue to go unaddressed.
SIPTU representatives will be seeking to achieve an agreed way forward for public service broadcasting over the coming weeks.
Our members have sent a clear message, the current trajectory is not a 'new direction' but a dead end. By eviscerating RTÉ’s in-house production capacity, we are effectively reducing the national broadcaster to a mere publishing platform.
The Union is also calling for an urgent resolution to the funding crisis, noting that the TV licence fee has remained stagnant for 18 years while compliance and enforcement issues continue to go unaddressed.
SIPTU representatives will be seeking to achieve an agreed way forward for public service broadcasting over the coming weeks.
