Programme returns to RTÉ One on Friday evening with new host Patrick Kielty
“We’re delighted to become title sponsor of the Late Late Show, the world’s longest-running live chatshow and a national institution, as it begins an exciting new chapter in the show’s history,” said Permanent TSB’s head of marketing Stephen Jackson. ”Ruth Kennedy, TV sponsorship manager at RTÉ, said: “As the world’s longest-running live chatshow the Late Late Show has become an integral part of Friday night television, deeply embedded in the fabric of Irish households.
The broadcaster, the programme and its former host have faced a summer of controversy over disputed hidden payments to Mr Tubridy. The Irish Times reported on Friday that a dispute between Mr Tubridy and his former employer over his 2020 contract could reach the courts after RTÉ director general Kevin Bakhurst scrapped a deal for Mr Tubridy to return to his morning radio slot on RTÉ Radio 1.
RTÉ said that it “has paid Ryan Tubridy up to August”, adding that there would be no further comment.
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