One of RTÉ's most popular shows Dancing with the Stars is reportedly getting axed next year alongside some other reality shows.
"The independent television production sector are the unsung people who have suffered from every single belt-tightening exercise at RTÉ," the source said."But the noises we're getting is they want to outsource more content and that will be part of Bakhurst's new plan."It's good news because the 'shiny floor shows' are concentrated with just a tiny number of production companies. It would be good if other smaller companies get a slice of the cake too.
"Reality shows are not good public service content. We may have seen the last of Dancing With The Stars.
The new host's first show saw a peak audience of 934,000 tuning in, with RTÉ Player streams at 158,000, making it the strongest-ever Late Late Show opening on the Player. However, the broadcaster made headlines once again for the wrong reasons after it was noted that they were looking to hire aThe amount of money being offered for the position raised eyebrows last week, particularly in the wake of theIn a statement, Director General Kevin Bakhurst said: “Given the steep fall in the licence fee and the uncertainty over interim funding, and following last week’s announcements, we have decided to halt the current tender process for Fair City photography.
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