An Irish-written sitcom made and broadcast in Ireland? Don’t laughGiven that RTE has no scripted comedy department, it’s no wonder writers look elsewhere. There are plans to stem that flowWed Mar 20 2013 - 06:00
Click here for irksome experiments in digital adsTwo-thirds of US consumers find online advertising annoying. Who can blame them?Thu Mar 14 2013 - 06:00
Alcohol watershed proposal won’t work, advertisers claimRTÉ says 9pm rule would damage Irish media sectorMon Mar 11 2013 - 05:00
New company has 'moral obligation' to pay freelancesLandmark Media Investments has “a moral obligation” to pay freelance contributors who are owed sums by Thomas Crosbie Holdings…Fri Mar 08 2013 - 00:00
TG4's newsroom drama loses nothing in translationTELEPRINTER: From reporters having to beg for their salaries to the canny deployment of question marks in headlines to see off…Thu Mar 07 2013 - 00:00
Crosbies' new flagship must negotiate shark-infested watersBACKGROUND: When Thomas Crosbie became a reporter in 1850, he would stand in a dinghy in Cork Harbour and shout a welcome to…Thu Mar 07 2013 - 00:00
Sweet music to the ears of internet radio advertisersTELEPRINTER : Almost a fifth of the Irish radio audience listens to hear music and for no other reason, according to a study…Thu Mar 07 2013 - 00:00
TV3's most promising baby gets a star-studded welcomeMEDIA & MARKETING : Tonight, TV3 will put on a show, and not just any old showThu Mar 07 2013 - 00:00
TV3's most promising baby gets a star-studded welcomeMEDIA & MARKETING : Tonight, TV3 will put on a show, and not just any old showThu Mar 07 2013 - 00:00
Texas forum a magnet for Irish innovatorsClaire McHugh and Daragh Ward, co-founders of Dublin-based social television developers Axonista, completed testing on TVPal, …Thu Mar 07 2013 - 00:00
Sky believes in a better choice for women viewersTELEPRINTER: Sky Living is on the cusp of “a whole new phase” that will see it continue to target women, but not in a cliched…Thu Mar 07 2013 - 00:00
Lloyds records 61% drop in impairment charges in IrelandLloyds Banking Group recorded substantially lower impairment charges in Ireland last year, with the rate of newly impaired loans…Sat Mar 02 2013 - 00:00
Eight seconds . . . time websites get to make impactEight seconds. That’s the average length of time a first-time visitor to a website spends on the site before deciding whether…Thu Feb 28 2013 - 00:00
The future is flexible as advertising goes digitalThe number of digital advertising screens in the out-of-home sector is forecast to increase 50 per cent this year, but the regeneration…Thu Feb 28 2013 - 00:00
Will sage advice on paper always deliver a result?Is there a degree of false comfort to be found in the fact that an investor known as “the Sage of Omaha” has decided that daily…Thu Feb 28 2013 - 00:00
Have you a 'bonkers' idea? Sky Arts wants to hear from you“The bonkers projects – that’s what excites us,” says Alyssa Bonic, arts manager at BSkyB, of the criteria for the Sky Arts Ignition…Thu Feb 28 2013 - 00:00
UPC download limits removedBroadband and television company UPC has removed the download limits on its broadband bundles and introduced a new capped offer…Mon Feb 25 2013 - 00:00
Elderfield welcomes 'step up' in debt reliefCentral Bank deputy governor Matthew Elderfield has welcomed indications from Irish banks that there will be “a step up” in the…Sat Feb 23 2013 - 00:00
High German business morale lifts moodEuropean shares rose in a broad-based rally yesterday as investors took advantage of the previous session’s steep falls to pick…Sat Feb 23 2013 - 00:00
Sunday and daily newspaper sales fall 7% in second half of last yearNewspaper sales in Ireland declined in the second half of last year, with the market for daily and Sunday titles shrinking by…Fri Feb 22 2013 - 00:00
18 jobs lost as Leo Burnett ad firm foldsAdvertising company Leo Burnett Associates (Dublin) is to be liquidated with the loss of 18 jobsThu Feb 21 2013 - 00:00
PRs saddle up to ride out 'horse burger' scandalFive weeks after we added the word horseburgers to our vocabularies, the brand “pack shot” hall-of-shame continues to expand …Thu Feb 21 2013 - 00:00
Topaz ups its game with new loyalty appThe gamification of loyalty schemes is accelerating in the Irish market with the advent of Topaz’s “Play or Park” game.Thu Feb 21 2013 - 00:00
Lyons breaks into 'on pause' advertisingLyons Tea has taken up the first “on-pause” advertising break on the RTÉ Player, in a move expected to mark the beginning of …Thu Feb 21 2013 - 00:00
Final curtain for film mag's print versionThe magazine Film Ireland has printed its final edition following a sharp fall in the funding of its publisher, the not-for-profit…Thu Feb 21 2013 - 00:00
Hospitality sector in a flap over social mediaIn the hospitality sector, social media is an accepted means of getting customers in the door..Thu Feb 21 2013 - 00:00
The single thingMore people are separating in Ireland. More live alone. Dating is changing, as are definitions of singlehoodSat Feb 16 2013 - 00:00
eBay to create 450 jobs in DundalkMaking the announcement yesterday, Taoiseach Enda Kenny claimed more multinationals would be lured to Ireland following a “quite…Fri Feb 15 2013 - 00:00
The List: Smashing expectationsPLANET BUSINESS: These five companies have had no trouble in meeting other people’s expectations during this particular earnings…Fri Feb 15 2013 - 00:00
Poor GDP in big states hits EU boursesMost European stocks declined yesterday as investors digested poor gross domestic product (GDP) figures from Germany, France …Fri Feb 15 2013 - 00:00
It's shave or win for TodayFM's poster campaignThe billboard used to promote Today FM and the Irish Cancer Society’s “Shave or Dye” campaign has won the top prize in the annual…Thu Feb 14 2013 - 00:00
Generation Ink gives way to Generation LinkThe media is full of old farts who, for the sake of argument, I will now unfairly define as anyone who is old enough to remember…Thu Feb 14 2013 - 00:00
Agencies tell prospective clients to stop wasting their time and moneyAdvertisers are asking clients to limit the number of agencies they invite to pitch for new accounts, amid industry concern that…Thu Feb 14 2013 - 00:00
Reel deal as film festival sponsor targets menYoung male cinemagoers are the target of a new campaign by whiskey brand Jameson created for its sponsorship of the Dublin film…Thu Feb 14 2013 - 00:00
Latin skills give journalist a papal scoopJournalist of the week is Giovanna Chirri of Italian news agency Ansa, who scooped everyone on Monday morning by being proficient…Thu Feb 14 2013 - 00:00
The Irish Times' has readership of 321,000 as figures climb 4%The Irish Times has a readership of 321,000, according to the latest Joint National Readership Survey.Thu Feb 14 2013 - 00:00
Four out of five people regularly read print edition of newspaperMore than four out of five people in Ireland read a printed newspaper regularly but only slightly more than one in 10 regularly…Wed Feb 13 2013 - 00:00
Survey finds 84% read paper regularlyMore than four out of five people in Ireland read a printed newspaper regularly, but only slightly more than one in 10 regularly…Tue Feb 12 2013 - 00:00
Two main banks reached €3.5bn lending targetAIB and Bank of Ireland reached the Government’s target of €3Mon Feb 11 2013 - 00:00
Rents increased 2.2% in 2012 with Dublin showing steepest riseAverage rents increased nationally by 2Mon Feb 11 2013 - 00:00
Oreo tweet gets the cream in Superbowl blackout adTELEPRINTER : Mat Morrison, head of social media for Starcom MediaVest, is a fan of Oreo's "Power out? No problem" Superbowl…Thu Feb 07 2013 - 00:00
Twitter buys TV analytics firm BluefinTwitter has made one of its largest acquisitions to date with Bluefin Labs, to help its advertisers better understand the link…Thu Feb 07 2013 - 00:00
Markets subdued by poll from ItalyEuropean stock markets were subdued yesterday as early gains were erased by an opinion poll in Italy that suggested that former…Thu Feb 07 2013 - 00:00
Radio Nova plays the generation gameDublin station Radio Nova is following up last summer's "addicted to..Thu Feb 07 2013 - 00:00
RTÉ deficit means drama makes debut abroadTELEPRINTER : A four-part drama filmed for RTÉ in 2011 was postponed from its schedule last year because the broadcaster couldn…Thu Feb 07 2013 - 00:00
Digital deal puts media control back in the spotlightLiberty Global's $23.3 billion purchase of Virgin Media should shine a few high-definition pixels on the issue of who controls…Thu Feb 07 2013 - 00:00
Video at heart of Indo websiteTELEPRINTER: Independent News and Media unleashed a revamped IndependentThu Feb 07 2013 - 00:00
Planet BusinessGetting to know Paul McGowan Belfast-born Paul McGowan is the founder of Hilco UK, the restructuring specialist that hits the…Fri Feb 01 2013 - 00:00
Tension on airwaves as latest JNLR figures outIf the voices coming out of your wireless this morning sound a little on edge, that’s because it’s a tense Thursday in the Irish…Thu Jan 31 2013 - 00:00
Penny drops in the feminist AntiroomAre misogynistic threats silencing women’s voices on the internet?Thu Jan 31 2013 - 00:00
