Outgoing RTÉ chair ‘deeply concerned’ about future of broadcaster

Moya Doherty will tell politicians that a confluence of factors including the rise of social media have left RTÉ facing a ‘genuinely existential moment’

Moya Doherty: outgoing RTÉ chair will warn the ‘relentless advance’ of social media is one of the main risks to public service broadcasting. Picture: RollingNews.ie

The outgoing chair of RTÉ will warn she is “deeply concerned” about the future of Irish public service broadcasting at a meeting of TDs and senators this afternoon.

Moya Doherty, who has chaired the RTÉ board since 2014, will tell the Oireachtas media committee that the broadcaster is facing a “genuinely existential moment” amid a rising number of threats to its viability.

In a submission circulated to committee members, Doherty said the “relentless advance” of ...