Ms Dee Forbes:

When we looked at the streaming listenership, these emerged as valuable stations. Particularly through Covid-19, we have seen significant increases in listenership to RTÉ Gold. We do the management of our stations in the round. We constantly review them. We are seeing that RTÉ 2XM is fertile ground for new music. However, as we evolve into what I would call a digital audio strategy, we will be keeping all of this under review. This will include reviewing what is the best way to provide that variety of music as the platforms emerge. New talent is also an important place particularly in the younger target stations.