Muireann Duffy
RTÃ have confirmed it will remove a sketch, which was intended as satire, from the RTÃ Player following the decision of the broadcaster’s Editorial Standards Board.
As part of RTÃ’s New Year’s Eve Countdown, a segment was aired showing a mocked-up news report featuring former RTÃ news presenter Aengus Mac Grianna claimed God had been arrested over âsexual harassment scandalsâ.
The sketch prompted outrage from some members of the public, with many calling it offensive and blasphemous.
RTà and Mr Mac Grianna apologised for any offence caused by the segment, yet the clip remained on the RTà Player prompting Fianna Fáil spokesperson for Arts and Culture Niamh Smyth to call for it to be removed.
TG4 calls for overhaul of broadcasting funding model
Updated / Wednesday, 16 Dec 2020
19:33
Political Correspondent
The Director General of TG4 has called for an overhaul of the funding model for broadcasting and a strong regulator to deal with the challenges within the sector.
Speaking to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht, Alan Esslemont said that the independent production sector in Ireland is currently in a difficult situation.
He said TG4 believed that RTÉ should have the public funding required to meet its obligations, but the equivalent amount should be shared by TG4, Screen Ireland and Broadcasting Authority of Ireland s Sound and Vision Fund.