TV3's revenues rise 2% as digital channel income grows, but debt fuels €6.8m lossTV3 GROUP’S revenues nudged up 2 per cent in 2011 despite a “storm” in the media sector, but the company made a loss of €6.8 …Fri Nov 02 2012 - 00:00
Huston, we have a problem with 2FMJENNY HUSTON signed off from RTÉ 2FM in September after nine years with a stable listenership of 12,000 in her 9pm -11pm time…Thu Nov 01 2012 - 00:00
Any colour as long as it's black . . .THE GUINNESS Storehouse may be the most popular paid tourist attraction in Ireland, but that doesn’t mean it couldn’t do with…Thu Nov 01 2012 - 00:00
Newspaper paywalls blown away by Superstorm SandyAS HURRICANE Sandy whipped up a fury on its approach to the eastern seaboard of the US on Sunday, television networks immediately…Thu Nov 01 2012 - 00:00
Better late than unfitIT ADMITS it is “late to the party”, but Life Style Sports has now launched LifestylesportsThu Nov 01 2012 - 00:00
Channel 4 gives us 30 reasons to be cheerfulMEDIA & MARKETING: CHANNEL 4 TURNS 30 tomorrow, which it will no doubt celebrate with a special 4-shaped cake, some alcopops…Thu Nov 01 2012 - 00:00
Week ends on upward trajectoryEurostoxx 50: 2,496.10 (+0.51%) Paris CAC: 3,435.09 (+0.69%) Frankfurt DAX: 7,231.85 (+0.44%)Sat Oct 27 2012 - 01:00
Donogh Diamond appointed editor of 'Prime Time'RTÉ HAS appointed Donogh Diamond editor of Prime Time as part of the shake-up of its current affairs coverage prompted by the…Sat Oct 27 2012 - 01:00
Radio 1 loses early listeners as more breakfast with HectorMarian Finucane’s Sunday show suffered most among the top 10 programmes, losing 16,000 listenersFri Oct 26 2012 - 01:00
'Pretending to be Irish' pays off for UK titles - but for how long?MEDIA & MARKETING: ALAN CROSBIE, chairman of debt-strapped media group Thomas Crosbie Holdings, is probably better known…Thu Oct 25 2012 - 01:00
Products put in their place on Irish TVTELEPRINTER: MUCH OF THE advertiser-funded programming on Irish television wouldn’t be allowed in Britain because the regulator…Thu Oct 25 2012 - 01:00
Atlantic crossing for stars of TV3TV3 HAS made its content available on Roku, an internet television and gaming streaming box used by 2Thu Oct 25 2012 - 01:00
'Dissident journalists' find the going tough up NorthREPORTERS IN Northern Ireland who go against official lines are being dubbed “dissident journalists”, documentary maker Trevor…Thu Oct 25 2012 - 01:00
The real deal in online advertsREAL-TIME BIDDING for display advertising is set to take a bigger slice of the online market over the next couple of years, according…Thu Oct 25 2012 - 01:00
Editor-in-chief appointed to oversee Irish 'Mail' titlesSEBASTIAN HAMILTON has been appointed editor-in-chief of the Irish Daily Mail and the Irish Mail on Sunday, Associated Newspapers…Wed Oct 24 2012 - 01:00
New editor of Irish Mail titlesSebastian Hamilton has been appointed editor-in-chief of The Irish Daily Mail and the Irish Mail of Sunday, Associated Newspapers…Tue Oct 23 2012 - 01:00
Investigative current affairs to return but RTÉ faces pressuresMEDIA CONFERENCE: RTÉ’S INVESTIGATIVE current affairs programmes will be back on air “big time” within a few months, but the…Mon Oct 22 2012 - 01:00
Photojournalist recalls shellfire attack that killed colleaguesEYEWITNESS: PAUL CONROY isn’t a fan of crawling through cramped tunnelsMon Oct 22 2012 - 01:00
'Newsweek' to end print edition in DecemberTHREE MONTHS ago, Newsweek editor-in-chief Tina Brown described speculation that the current affairs magazine was planning to…Fri Oct 19 2012 - 01:00
Planet BusinessImage of the week: The happy man on the telephone is Lloyd Shapley, who teaches at the University of California in Los Angeles…Fri Oct 19 2012 - 01:00
That's News To Me: Times Social ReaderTHE IRISH TIMES has launched a Social Reader on its website that encourages readers to seamlessly share articles and stories …Thu Oct 18 2012 - 01:00
Brave new digital world gets off to a slow startMEDIA & MARKETING: DIGITAL SWITCHOVER is nigh, which must mean that Saorview’s cartoon double act, Tommy and PJ, is not …Thu Oct 18 2012 - 01:00
Viewers playing catch-up as 'on demand' catches onTELEPRINTER: VIEWERS ACCESSING recently aired programmes on RTÉ and TV3’s catch-up players account for half the streams on UPC…Thu Oct 18 2012 - 01:00
Eircom takes 'dynamic' 3D routeTELEPRINTER: EIRCOM IS USING a mix of live action and 3D projection mapping techniques in an advertising campaign designed to…Thu Oct 18 2012 - 01:00
Just the app to find that tuneTELEPRINTER: WE’RE ALL familiar with the alcohol brands, retail chains, sugary drink companies and car giants that pick a song…Thu Oct 18 2012 - 01:00
Marketing high for Red BullTELEPRINTER: HOW MUCH WAS Felix Baumgartner’s 120,000 foot “space jump” worth to Red Bull, the brand that sponsored it…Thu Oct 18 2012 - 01:00
End credits roll for the controversial hit maker who transformed TV3INTERVIEW: Ben Frow spearheaded TV3’s evolution from acquisitions-led channel to reality show pioneerWed Oct 17 2012 - 01:00
Tourism Ireland buys domain name Ireland.comTOURISM IRELAND has acquired the domain name IrelandTue Oct 16 2012 - 01:00
3V set for European expansionDUBLIN-headquartered payments provider 3V has raised €5 million to fund its further expansion into the US and European markets…Mon Oct 15 2012 - 01:00
Weekend digestA €500 million High Court battle has erupted following a move by the Revenue Commissioners to raise tax assessments against 400…Mon Oct 15 2012 - 01:00
Tourism Ireland acquires ireland.comTourism Ireland has acquired the domain name irelandMon Oct 15 2012 - 01:00
Permanent TSB seeks manager for €2bn loan bookPERMANENT TSB is inviting tenders for the management of its €2 billion commercial loan book, with banking services firm Certus…Mon Oct 15 2012 - 01:00
EU's troika representative denies bailout creates 'democratic deficit'THE EUROPEAN Commission’s representative on the troika, Istvan Szekely, has denied that there is a “democratic deficit” in the…Fri Oct 12 2012 - 01:00
Skills of Ireland's business diaspora not being utilised, Dublin Chamber of Commerce toldTHE SKILLS of Ireland’s business diaspora are not being used on State bodies, despite pledges by the Government to harness overseas…Fri Oct 12 2012 - 01:00
Austerity advertising drives home the messageMEDIA & MARKETING: WHEN OTHER people tell me something is deeply moving, I tend to press play or open the page hardened …Thu Oct 11 2012 - 01:00
Discovery boss sends signal to independent Irish producersWITH AN annual global programming budget exceeding $1 billion, Discovery is a giant in commissioning terms, but it’s a giant …Thu Sept 27 2012 - 01:00
Corsets at dawn as schedules war breaks out on TVMEDIA & MARKETING: THE PARADISE is an eight-part BBC period drama set in a late 19th-century department store in the north…Thu Sept 27 2012 - 01:00
Nielsen increases TV ratings panelEVER LOOKED at the audience ratings for Irish television programmes and thought: “That can’t be rightThu Sept 27 2012 - 01:00
Stocks' rise halts two-day declineEUROPEAN STOCKS climbed, halting a two-day decline, after the Bank of Japan joined the Federal Reserve in opting for further …Thu Sept 20 2012 - 01:00
Media content needs a sex changeMEDIA & MARKETING: EVERYONE IS sick of hearing about Kate “fair game” Middleton’s breasts by now, but this column isn’t …Thu Sept 20 2012 - 01:00
Clerys - and its clock - keeps tickingTHE 1930s were not exactly a picnic for many people, but for Clerys department store, they were certainly happier times.Tue Sept 18 2012 - 01:00
On pigs' backA TELEVISION commercial for the Guardian and a campaign for luxury goods company Montblanc were the big winners at the Kinsale…Mon Sept 17 2012 - 01:00
Netflix adds RTÉ showsEPISODES OF RTÉ television dramas and comedies including The Clinic, Trivia, Killnaskully and Mattie will be added to Netflix…Thu Sept 13 2012 - 01:00
Public service TV must stay top of the popsMEDIA & MARKETING: GROWING UP on the border of Donegal and Fermanagh, the family home of Riverdance producer Moya Doherty…Thu Sept 13 2012 - 01:00
New editor to herald changing roles at the top in INMWHO WILL replace Stephen Rae as editor of the Evening Herald? Rae has moved to edit the Irish Independent, where he will be assisted…Thu Sept 13 2012 - 01:00
BAI to decide on renewal of 12 local radio service licencesBroadcasting THE BROADCASTING Authority of Ireland has received one expression of interest for each of the 12 local radio services…Wed Sept 12 2012 - 01:00
Television forum focuses on fees and competitionINTENSE COMPETITION from overseas is an “immediate issue” for Irish broadcasters, as new technology fragments audiences, dilutes…Mon Sept 10 2012 - 01:00
