'Taken Down' and 'Operation Transformation' overseas sales help RTE commercial arm increase profits

Sales of RTE shows, ‘Taken Down’, ‘Hardy Bucks’ and ‘Operation Transformation’ last year contributed to RTE’s commercial arm increasing its pre-tax profits by 22% to €8.89m.

New accounts filed by RTE Commercial Enterprises DAC show that the slimmed-down division recorded the increase in pre-tax profits in spite of revenues decreasing by 9% from €20.26m to €18.47m.