End failed dual-funding for RTÉ, says TV3 boss

The head of TV3 has called on the Government to end the “failed dual-funding mechanism” which allows RTÉ to earn revenue from both advertising and the TV licence fee.

David McRedmond said he failed to understand how Communications Minister Pat Rabbitte still supported such a funding model for the State broadcaster.

The TV3 chief executive highlighted how the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland had recently recommended a rebalancing between RTÉ’s public and commercial funding in its five-year review of public service broadcasting.