DOWN through the years, he has retired more often than Frank Sinatra in rumour, if not in real life.Indeed, in the past decade it became axiomatic that as each successive RTE season loomed, every newspaper in the land would inevitably speculate on his imminent going and publish a suitably sombre and seriously measured obituary.
Reputations
LAUNCHING ITS programming schedule yesterday, TV3’s slogan was simple: A Choice for Viewers, An Opportunity for Advertisers.Well, is that what it’s going to be? Time, of course, will tell, but if it doesn’t provide a choice for viewers when it goes on air this September, it won’t be in a position to provide an opportunity for advertisers, who’ll rightly shrug: why bother advertising when no-one can be bothered watching?
SILE DE VALERA’S Broadcasting Bill, passed by her government colleagues yesterday, aims to address a number of broadcasting matters, but only one of them will truly interest the general public that is, you and me. SILE DE VALERA’S Broadcasting Bill, passed by her government colleagues yesterday, aims to address a number of broadcasting matters, but only one of them will truly interest the general public that is, you and me.
