Wednesday’s appearance by RTÉ executives and board members shed more light on the broadcaster’s financial difficulties, the status of its relationship with Ryan Tubridy, and plans for Montrose
RTÉ's director of legal affairs Paula Mullooly and director general Kevin Bakhurst arrive at Leinster House in Dublin to appear before the Oireachtas media committee on Wednesday over governance issues at the broadcaster.
Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wireand the politicians, what do we know now that we didn’t before?RTÉ's hiring freeze and slamming the brakes on discretionary spending was the most eye-catching development, with the broadcaster explaining that it has to buy itself time, or “runway”, to keep turning over under its current model, while juggling the impact ofRTÉ's staff costs are high and while its balance sheet is healthy, the committee heard that it does not have a lot of liquid...
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