Cash-strapped RTE spent more than €300,000 on guests and refreshments for two chat shows last year amid Covid-19 restrictions on travel and audience numbers.
RTE paid out €66,177 in Late Late Show guest travel expenses last year – €1,780 per episode – despite the fact that many chatted to host Ryan Tubridy by videolink. Interviewees given a grilling by the Meath TV presenter over the eight-part series included Gemma Collins, Patrick Kielty, Rob Delaney and Amy Huberman.
“However, where the guest is promoting a film, album, programme or book etc, no fee is usually paid.” “The costs... include soft drinks, sandwiches, biscuits, teas and coffees and hospitality disposables as well as sparkling water and hospitality disposables for audiences. Ms Scanlon’s Saturday night show took two years to get off the ground but it bombed with viewers when it aired from October to December last year.
Angela Scanlon: Ask Me Anything recorded a disappointing average of 239,100 viewers for the first three episodes, far lower than previous Saturday night offerings.
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