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RTÉ ‘seeking replacement’ for Operation Transformation

The producer of the long running series has said the programme is 'a victim of its success’ and the broadcaster has said it ‘can’t go on forever’

Operation Transformation first aired in January 2008 and has been a consistent presence on RTÉ for the last 15 years

RTÉ has told independent production companies to develop new shows to replace Operation Transformation, the long running health series that has been one of the broadcaster’s most successful commercial programmes in recent years.

The Business Post has learned that Gráinne McAleer, RTÉ’s commissioning editor for documentaries and series, told an industry briefing last week that the 15-year-old programme “can’t go on forever”.

RTÉ and Vision Independent Productions, the company that makes Operation Transformation, have both ...