[bkman1990]

RTÉ have announced that Operation Transformation is to end production after 17 seasons.

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Operation Transformation to end after 17 seasons
RTÉ has announced that Operation Transformation is to end after 17 seasons.
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RTÉ have said they are scrapping the series to renew the schedules for their audience in the near future.

[JMT1985]

Good decision in my view to axe this show - a lot of the lifestyle shows which RTE seem to have relied on for the last 20 years needs to be axed.

RTE lacks proper entertainment - back in the 1990s they had along with The Late Late Show, Kenny Live on a Saturday night, Bibi Baskin Show mid week, Live at Three on weekdays, Winning Streak on Saturdays, Nighthawks late night comedy chat show, Where in the World, Glenroe on Sundays and that is just a few.

They really need to get back to proper entertainment shows, and stop relying on cookery and lifestyle shows to fill the ever increasing gaps in their schedules.

[chinamug]

RTÉ have announced that Operation Transformation is to end production after 17 seasons.

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RTÉ have said they are scrapping the series to renew the schedules for their audience in the near future.

Not a surprise, the Department of Health stopped sponsoring it last year, with them out it would have cost money to make, something RTE doesn't have. It's a very tired format in this day and age. On top of all that there were petitions in previous years to take it off the air because of the way it presented weight issues and how to lose weight.

The cupboard is starting to look very bare in RTE. Not that many people will notice. If they just keep News, Sport, Fair City, Eastenders, and the Late Late Show going, (and maybe Nationwide) Most won't complain. Almost everything else is filler. Obviously that's not a complete list but it's close enough.

[lookoutwales]

On what's already been a sad, tough going day for RTE, they've pressed ahead with publishing a new five-year strategy pledging 'A New Direction'.

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RTÉ publishes A New Direction: Statement of Strategy (2025 – 2029) – About RTÉ
RTÉ publishes A New Direction: Statement of Strategy (2025 – 2029) – New strateg…
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The headlines from that suggest a move towards tendering out programme production, including Fair City and The Late Late Show, and 400 job losses by the end of the decade.

Other plans include the launch of new RTE Audio and RTE News apps next year, greater public access to archive material and a new (and bigger) production centre in Cork - but a move away from Donnybrook appears to have been ruled out.

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Fair City production to move off RTÉ site in next 5 years
RTÉ Director General Kevin Bakhurst has told a meeting of staff that production …
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[Rdd]

And so we have an announcement on the future funding model today;
- TV license to remain completely unchanged - either with regard to the amount (€160) or the criteria (still requires possession of a traditional TV tuner).
- Up to €725m of public funding over three years to make up the shortfall.
- €4m extra for Sound and Vision
- €6m extra for An Post to improve collection rates (how?)

[JMT1985]

And so we have an announcement on the future funding model today;
- TV license to remain completely unchanged - either with regard to the amount (€160) or the criteria (still requires possession of a traditional TV tuner).
- Up to €725m of public funding over three years to make up the shortfall.
- €4m extra for Sound and Vision
- €6m extra for An Post to improve collection rates (how?)

So status quo it seems, apart from the massive cash injection by the government - that works out at just over €241 million a year funding from the Irish government - I am sure, with this cash injection there must be stipulation on RTE star salaries, I can't see RTE blowing a fortune now on their presenters, after the year of utter hell PR wise they have had.