Craig Farrell is new managing director at ZenithOptimediaCore Media has appointed Farrell to oversee media strategies for clients such as Red Bull, Disney and the IDATue Sept 29 2015 - 12:56
Planet BusinessHappy Birthday copyright, the ‘diesel dupe’ and the Goldman Sachs reading listFri Sept 25 2015 - 10:00
Damage limitation fuels VW public relations strategy‘Diesel dupe’ has taken edge off Volkswagen’s environmental reputationFri Sept 25 2015 - 03:00
Marketers say clients use ideas of agencies that lose out at pitch timeSurvey finds half of respondents believe fees should be paid for time invested in pitchesThu Sept 24 2015 - 11:30
The shortlist for ‘Most Influential Irish Site Ever’ is outOnce-off title will be bestowed as part of this year’s Web and eCommerce AwardsThu Sept 24 2015 - 09:30
War on ads waged without PeaceDeveloper withdraws number-one ad-blocking app as others continue riseThu Sept 24 2015 - 08:30
Swipe TV returns with new app and a crack at a children’s TV recordGunge-happy RTÉ2 series has developed an app to allow viewers influence the showThu Sept 24 2015 - 08:30
Quad-play Virgin Media prepares for ribbon-cuttingParty and visit by Richard Branson will mark rebrand of UPC Ireland next weekThu Sept 24 2015 - 08:00
‘Dramatic’ drop in number of one-off houses being builtMulti-unit developments rise significantly in the past two years, new figures showMon Sept 21 2015 - 13:51
Survey lists places where customers come firstCredit unions top poll, followed by the National Concert Hall and Dublin ZooMon Sept 21 2015 - 01:00
Digicel to set IPO price range this weekDenis O’Brien’s telecoms group plans to raise up to $2bn on New York exchangeMon Sept 21 2015 - 01:00
Powerscourt distillery and visitor centre to create 18 jobs€10m invested in plan to produce a million bottles of whiskey per year at Enniskerry estateSun Sept 20 2015 - 20:27
Planet BusinessChocolate wars, 8K television sets, ‘Mr Broadband’ and the rise of SymphonyFri Sept 18 2015 - 06:30
Rugby World Cup: TV3 ‘dares to dream’ of its highest ever audienceIreland progress could see channel beat ‘X Factor’ recordFri Sept 18 2015 - 01:00
For ITV’s 60th birthday, it wants a ‘U’ and a ‘TV’ please, BobThe commercial television network that broke the BBC monopoly is getting on a bitThu Sept 17 2015 - 15:32
RTÉ craves Irish answer to Denmark’s ‘Borgen’Ireland needs ‘to build up our track record’ for exportable drama, says broadcasterThu Sept 17 2015 - 09:45
TV3 content director wants to make you cryEmotive shows such as ‘Animal Rescue’ are a taster of what Lynda McQuaid has in storeThu Sept 17 2015 - 08:45
Advertising standards body draws up rules for e-cigarettes, gambling and health claimsRevised code includes updated section on gender and ‘more clarity’ for food marketersThu Sept 17 2015 - 07:45
Eircom becomes Eir in €16m rebranding exerciseNew name, new logo, but is it a dinosaur, a tapeworm, or an old-school telephone cord?Wed Sept 16 2015 - 18:29
Radio Nova signs up ex-2fm head John ClarkeDJ’s ‘Jukebox’ show for the station was cancelled after dispute with RTÉ over its nameMon Sept 14 2015 - 06:30
Planet Business‘Betty Power’, the supersized iPad, the ascent of Ikea and the oldest woman on Wall StreetFri Sept 11 2015 - 01:22
RTÉ breaks even in 2014 but ‘not out of the woods’ yetBroadcaster repeats call for more certainty from the Government on its future fundingWed Sept 09 2015 - 18:50
Irish Film Board calls for additional development moneyR&D is ‘the lifeblood’ of the film and television business, says James HickeyTue Sept 08 2015 - 20:18
RTÉ2 takes aim at 15-34 year-olds with new showsLine-up features Rubberbandits on 1916 and ‘strong and articulate’ women presentersTue Sept 08 2015 - 16:35
Planet BusinessAustralia loses steam, Google adopts a smiling ‘e’ and the Fiat Chrysler boss gets huggyFri Sept 04 2015 - 01:22
Vodafone to sponsor Ryan Tubridy’s new RTÉ Radio 1 showCommunications provider will use deal to promote home phone and broadband serviceThu Sept 03 2015 - 01:00
TV3 reveals an autumn schedule dominated by rugbyBroadcaster launches new line-up, which also includes baking and heart surgeryWed Sept 02 2015 - 20:29
Irish TV viewing figures hotter than July despite repeatsWas it the weather? Irish adults watched 3 hours and 16 minutes of TV per day in JulyThu Aug 27 2015 - 09:45
Camogie, cookery and country music lined up for Irish TVThe diaspora-targeting channel says its brand awareness is on the riseThu Aug 27 2015 - 08:45
Raw and real ‘Recruits’ marches on to RTÉ screensProduction firm Moondance given permission to film Army trainees over 17 weeksThu Aug 27 2015 - 07:45
‘Dismaland’ promises the familiar misery of a grim day outIf history has taught us anything, it’s that while some things are rubbish and depressing on purpose, others are just rubbish and depressingThu Aug 27 2015 - 05:45
Decline in newspaper sales slows down, according to ABC figuresThe combined print and digital circulation of ‘The Irish Times’ is up by 1.5%Fri Aug 21 2015 - 06:15
Rout in emerging markets spreads as stocks tumble around the worldGlobal markets react to the Fed, German stocks face worst month since 2012Thu Aug 20 2015 - 20:09
Journal Media plans ‘collaborative’ business appNew product will ‘solve specific problems’ for small companies and start-upsThu Aug 20 2015 - 09:00
Yangaroo will end ‘haphazard’ delivery of Irish music to radio stationsComposers group says the adoption of a single system will help get more artists on airThu Aug 20 2015 - 08:30
Could there be such a thing as ‘too much good TV’?US network executives say the industry is approaching ‘peak TV’ and have the stats to prove itThu Aug 20 2015 - 07:00
No snoozing for bakers in new Brennans Bread ad‘Unsung heroes’ are at heart of campaign for one of Ireland’s top grocery brandsThu Aug 20 2015 - 07:00
Mindshare’s advertising ‘war room’ goes in search of magic social momentIn ‘The Loop’, the media agency is creating ads that react to events as they happenThu Aug 20 2015 - 06:00
Renault Ireland to sponsor ‘The Late Late Show’To whom it concerns, the carmaker has agreed a one-year deal with RTÉThu Aug 20 2015 - 01:01
Planet BusinessShiny new private jets, sliced bread, Buffett’s boring companies and the roads of the futureFri Aug 14 2015 - 01:30
Analysis: High stakes and human frailty for RTÉ OneIn a competitive television market, the channel needs its big investments to workFri Aug 14 2015 - 01:00
‘Irish Times’ daily readership up 10% to 427,000How people read news ‘continues to evolve’, says NewsBrands Ireland chairmanFri Aug 14 2015 - 00:01
RTÉ unveils what is going to be on the telly this autumnRay D’Arcy, Rachel Allen, Bob Geldof and new army recruits destined for RTÉ OneThu Aug 13 2015 - 18:08
Global TV ad market to cross $200bn markTelevision business model is under pressure from likes of Netflix, Amazon Prime and Google’s YouTubeThu Aug 13 2015 - 09:45
‘Bake off’ grows even sweeter for the BBCSome 130,000 people in Ireland watched the return of the ‘Great British Bake Off’Thu Aug 13 2015 - 08:45
September issues bulge, but desperation is the big trendThis decade hasn’t been so hot for the print circulation of women’s monthliesThu Aug 13 2015 - 08:00
RTÉ One: ‘blue-chip’ shows and no complacency, says channel controllerPassionate experts are in, elitism is out, and more ‘big drama’ is coming... eventuallyThu Aug 13 2015 - 07:45
Brand Brian: O’Driscoll on his new websiteA year into retirement, record-breaking ex-rugby player creates new home for his personal brandThu Aug 13 2015 - 01:00
Planet BusinessRyanair’s record, ‘son of Concorde’, the ‘Machiavelli of Libor’ and new uses for old phone boxesFri Aug 07 2015 - 01:20
