Office-bound puma, Obama’s record tweet and the Uber ‘God View’Planet Business: Also this week, more in ‘people horrified by Trump and Brexit’Fri Aug 18 2017 - 07:05
‘The Irish Times’ had daily circulation of 77,657 in first half of this yearThe number of digital and print subscribers to ‘The Irish Times’ now exceeds 60,000Thu Aug 17 2017 - 20:36
Ivan Yates back at Newstalk for ‘opinion-led’ drivetime showCommunicorp radio station reverts to old favourite for key time slotThu Aug 17 2017 - 13:19
Inflationary Premier League rights deals heading for red cardAuction for TV packs from 2019-2020 season onwards promises intriguing contestTue Aug 15 2017 - 06:00
RTÉ spent €40.3m on independent productions in 2016Six companies make programmes worth €18.5m, as 1 in 7 pitches is commissionedMon Aug 14 2017 - 05:55
Caroline Reynolds to leave Communicorp at end of AugustDenis O’Brien-owned radio group undergoing management changes and restructuringFri Aug 11 2017 - 20:32
Human-free cockpits, ‘sexist twaddle’ in tech and reliving the credit crunchPlanet Business: All aboard the pilotless aircraft of global financial newsFri Aug 11 2017 - 06:43
Little change at the top as Irish boardrooms remain a male affairSome leading companies have set or met gender balance targets. Others, not so muchFri Aug 11 2017 - 05:57
If only pay-TV platforms were less infuriatingAmid a glut of content, why are Irish viewers frustrated and short-changed?Tue Aug 08 2017 - 05:29
Virgin Media Ireland launches Freedom TV in bid to reverse TV declineSpot held by Netflix among the pay-TV platform’s top five ‘channels’, says cable groupMon Aug 07 2017 - 05:49
Thirteen groups express interest in running new Irish radio stationsRegulator also receives four ‘observations’ on process amid criticism from CommunicorpSat Aug 05 2017 - 06:05
Amazon hits an ace, Paris goes for gold and the Iron Bank calls in its debtsPlanet Business: It’s been a Rolls-Royce of a weekFri Aug 04 2017 - 06:25
It’s okay to call communion wafer ‘haunted bread’ on Irish televisionBroadasting Authority rejects 11 complaints about RTÉ ‘Late Late Show’ itemThu Aug 03 2017 - 13:56
Sky ‘VIPs’ can watch shows 24 hours before other subscribersPay-TV company introduces a ‘tenure-based’ loyalty programmeThu Aug 03 2017 - 05:00
Three women among top 10 RTÉ presenters, pay figures showRyan Tubridy, on €495,000, leads 2015 list, followed by Ray D’Arcy and Joe DuffyTue Aug 01 2017 - 15:41
Rock me mama, there’s music on TVRTÉ has shares in Nathan Carter, but music television everywhere is staging a comebackTue Aug 01 2017 - 06:34
Newspapers must merge to survive, warns Independent News & MediaTitles will close and foreign media interests will benefit if deals are prevented, says INMMon Jul 31 2017 - 14:11
‘Chlorination chicken’ and other items on the Brexit menuPlanet Business: The week in fowl play, Japanese politics and brushes with deathFri Jul 28 2017 - 06:36
Big media transfer: The man who swapped RTÉ for EirGlen Killane, MD of Eir Sport and Eir TV, on bringing Premier League, rugby and UFC to Irish viewers, and the tech companies moving into the television spaceFri Jul 28 2017 - 06:00
RTÉ’s 2fm adds listeners as Today FM slips backPat Kenny crosses 150,000 mark, while Radio 1 signals ‘pacier’ ‘Morning Ireland’Thu Jul 27 2017 - 12:00
Media must close its own gender pay gap before lecturing othersBBC disclosures are depressing but shine welcome light on perennial problemMon Jul 24 2017 - 17:28
Dublin to get an extra 3,000 hotel rooms by 2020Hotel room stock in the capital set to increase by 15% over the next three yearsMon Jul 24 2017 - 06:30
Tenants paying two months’ deposit to Ireland’s largest private landlordLandlords blame time it takes to solve arrears cases for trend towards larger depositsMon Jul 24 2017 - 05:44
Summer camp ECubers uses Lego to build engineers of the futureESE Academy aims to get more young people ‘excited’ about the evolving professionSun Jul 23 2017 - 16:59
Planet Business: What’s been happening this week‘British Blokes Corp’, the kakistocracy and Harley-Davidson in the slow laneFri Jul 21 2017 - 05:45
Repeats, but not much recovery, in sight for RTÉPublic service broadcaster says it will ‘reshape’, but Government must play its partTue Jul 18 2017 - 19:34
RTÉ confirms €20m deficit for 2016 in year of ‘onerous’ costsFailure to reform licence fee collection is costing media sector jobs, says Dee ForbesTue Jul 18 2017 - 16:35
Why do people actively avoid the news?Too upsetting, too unreliable, too distracting - there are many reasons for a headline detoxTue Jul 18 2017 - 05:28
Brexit remorse, Leo’s jacket and the wisdom of David DavisPlanet Brexit: the week in Britain’s economic self-sabotageFri Jun 23 2017 - 06:30
Irish film industry glued to unfolding Brexit dramaCo-productions with UK should survive, but free movement vital, says film boardFri Jun 23 2017 - 06:00
Why Brexit is a hard sell for retailersThe pain began the moment the pound plummeted after last June’s referendumFri Jun 23 2017 - 01:00
Rock on? Radio Nova will bid for national licenceBroadcasting regulator seeks proposals for new commercial radio servicesTue Jun 20 2017 - 17:26
Tourism Ireland turns wood to gold as ‘Game of Thrones’ campaign storms CannesFrom the Dark Hedges to the south of France: levelled trees bring two advertising ‘Oscars’Tue Jun 20 2017 - 13:11
Laura Slattery: A handsome land sale, but no winning streak for RTÉSurprisingly nice price for almost nine acres at Donnybrook still won’t fix its financesTue Jun 20 2017 - 05:58
RTÉ counts the cost of Brexit bluesWillie O’Reilly interview: Weak pound alone has dented ad revenues by up to €6m a yearSat Jun 17 2017 - 10:00
RTÉ mulls exit from DVD sales after market collapse‘Difficult year’ for merchandise as viewers move from owning to streaming contentSat Jun 17 2017 - 10:00
Irish Daily Mail parent sees profits rise as staff numbers dropDMG Media Ireland will sell daily and Sunday titles to mobile and tablet users for first timeSat Jun 17 2017 - 07:00
‘Doughnut economics’, Tory ‘Sensibles’ and celebrity high-earnersPlanet Business: A week of stiff breezes, golden parachutes and Brexit ‘creationists’Fri Jun 16 2017 - 06:01
Irish rights to ‘Saturday Night Live’ optioned by KiteMakers of ‘Gogglebox’ pitching ‘monster’ US comedy and variety format to broadcastersFri Jun 16 2017 - 06:00
Now for what it says in the papers . . . and other mediaBroadcasters shouldn’t axe their newspaper review slots, but they should rethink themTue Jun 13 2017 - 06:01
Construction industry growth hits 15-month highHousebuilding surged in May, Ulster Bank purchasing managers’ index findsMon Jun 12 2017 - 06:45
AIB and Rothco hoping for a ‘tough’ crowd at Cannes LionsStop ‘nannying’ brands, Irish bank and ad agency behind ‘The Toughest’ will tell festivalMon Jun 12 2017 - 06:13
Advertisers must ensure ‘influencers’ play by the rules, watchdog saysBrands have ‘primary responsibility’ for disclosure, advertising standards body saysSun Jun 11 2017 - 17:35
Virgin Media Ireland launches wifi service for businesses‘Fast, reliable wifi’ priced from €30 a monthSun Jun 11 2017 - 17:11
UK election: It was Facebook wot won it. Maybe.Labour Party spent more money on social media marketing than it did two years agoFri Jun 09 2017 - 13:48
Pink slime, the ‘two-pizza rule’ and Apple’s ‘biggest brain’Planet Business: Board of Trade nostalgia in Britain, while Australia sets a new recordFri Jun 09 2017 - 07:15
TV3 Group toasts record audience share in May‘Coronation Street’ and Europa League final among most-watched shows on channelWed Jun 07 2017 - 17:12
Netflix’s ‘House of Cards’ still punches above its estimated weightLike the Underwoods, the streaming service knows how to outsmart its rivalsTue Jun 06 2017 - 05:36
Brexit art, BA misery and a very British queuePlanet Business: Amazon hits $1,000, while Glencore fancies a Bunge jumpFri Jun 02 2017 - 06:45
Revenue collects €61m from medical consultants tax investigation‘Nanny costs’ and other expenses wrongfully claimed as ‘legitimate boundaries’ forgottenThu Jun 01 2017 - 12:50
