RTÉ ‘not in the business of being cheap as chips’, says Kevin Bakhurst
RTÉ is “not in the business of being cheap as chips”, the national broadcaster’s director-general said, as he admitted some outsourced productions have increased in price.
Kevin Bakhurst said RTÉ was “tightening its belt” as it strengthened its financial position and “reversed the trend of reporting deficits”.
However, he said it was “impossible” to give overall cost savings from outsourcing programmes to the independent sector
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Bakhurst appeared before the Public Accounts Committee on Thursday after new payment controversies emerged at the station, defending RTÉ as not a “tinpot” organisation.
On the overall financial position, he said the reversal from deficits arose out of “tighter cost controls” supported by a new commercial strategy – as well as the Government’s multiannual funding commitment from 2025.
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