Netflix applying its binge-watch formula to Jason Corbett’s killing is not a surprise
Streamer has been building its true crime franchise for a decade. But is it always a good thing?
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Streamer has been building its true crime franchise for a decade. But is it always a good thing?
We already have a TV licence fee, says Conor Pope, the Irish Times consumer affairs correspondent. But with a well-designed levy, the consumer wouldn’t pay, argues independent producer Larry Bass
Experts who work with young offenders discuss whether the Netflix series Adolescence is true to life
Known to a new generation of fans for her Bafta-winning Bad Sisters performance, Duff is back in Reunion, a gritty four-part thriller
They might be ‘daggers in the screen’ to some writers, but notes from producers are also a marker of success
Minister for Media Patrick O’Donovan indicates no intention to introduce additional charge
Television: Charlie Brooker’s future-shock science fiction may be surplus to requirements. Could any future be any more shocking than our present reality?
Representative body for writers warns Patrick O’Donovan that decision puts their economic livelihoods at risk
Minister for Media says he does not support a levy on streaming services at the moment
Since taking up his portfolio in January, Minister for Media Patrick O’Donovan has acquired a reputation for glibness
A recession and loss of revenue will be a big hit for streamers and big tech
People using television-streaming services are ‘paying enough’, says Minister for Media
The Women’s Podcast with Róisín Ingle
Television: It may be honkingly derivative but it sure goes down easily
There is nothing natural about male violence. Boys are growing up in a profoundly troubled culture
Including Black Mirror, Andor, You, Dying for Sex and The Bondsman
Jen Hogan: Everyone is talking about Adolescence on Netflix, but we should also be talking about how to look after our boys
Unthinkable: As technology advances, the risk of drawing over-simplistic conclusions from statistics will grow
Young people are familiar with social media terms and concepts mentioned in the Netflix drama, and know misogyny is rife online. Their parents? Not so much
Netflix stalking saga Baby Reindeer leads 2025 TV Bafta nominations
The controversial British comedian seems to have lost sight of the fact that a joke can both offend and, separately, not be very funny
Sandbox VR boasts five arenas where customers can gear up and experience custom-built games - it’s like being sucked into an arcade machine
English actor’s broad and beautiful smile has attracted much praise from viewers of the television show
Apple TV+’s stylish dystopian drama Severance is one of the best workplace TV shows. Here are eight more to watch
Television: Clever satire on Hollywood features Martin Scorsese, Charlize Theron, Bryan Cranston and more
The series shows how adults catastrophically misunderstand what their teenagers are doing online, mistakenly believing them to be safer than in the outside world
March 22nd-28th: Including This City Is Ours, Raised by the Village and The Studio
In Ireland, masculinity is at a crossroads. We are in the process of rejecting the harmful ideas of the past but are feeling our way slowly and uncertainly forward
Tánaiste says Conor McGregor and Andrew Tate exploit insecurities and reinforce dangerous narratives among boys
This Netflix drama is a hypnotic hit and its seamless ‘oner’ shot is part of the reason why
Fighting its future format death, Netflix has tempted YouTube phenomena ‘the Sidemen’ over to its doomed cause for Inside
Television: Don’t expect authenticity from Shonda Rhimes, just eminently snackable entertainment
Television: Netflix series starring Stephen Graham doesn’t quite land but forces us to confront bleak facts
Patrick Freyne: Love Triangle UK’s contestants are earnest and well meaning – not, as so often on dating shows, monstrous, sexually prolific sociopaths
The brothers try to deliver some Spielberg-style wide-eyed magic but serve up a sorry action flick
Joe and Anthony Russo on The Electric State, their new Netflix film; and their return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe
The Irish-Canadian comedian on openness and emigration, expanding her family and why being the only one with a microphone is ‘a very alpha role’
There are many things to love about the latest in a series of character-driven SpongeBob spin-off films
On With Love, Meghan, you mainly cook. Given how long the Meghan-and-Harry industrial complex took to create this series, I feel a little let down
Television: Charlie Cox of Kin fame and Vincent D’Onofrio are almost like a comic book Pacino-De Niro pairing, such is their chemistry
Television: Boring lifestyle tips from a host who always has servants within reach include serving coffee to guests
Including Fear, Deli Boys, Temptation Island, Dope Thief, The Residence and The Studio
After Daredevil was cancelled, the actor starred in the RTÉ crime drama, but now he’s back as the conflicted superhero
Ireland risks being left behind in the digital age by our negative view of data centres, says Garry Connolly, director of industry lobby group Digital Infrastructure Ireland
Laugh-free sitcom is so generic only an AI fed a diet of dire romcoms could have dreamt it up
The influence of nature-worship is especially potent in corners of media directed at mothers
One of Ireland’s best known actors, Jamie Dornan is hatching plans for a more varied future in the film world
Radio: Liveline host also celebrates the work of neuroscientist Eleanor Maguire with enlightening, even inspiring discussions
Television: The idea of a cyberattack reducing civilisation to ruins is outlandish. Or is it?
De Niro’s political thriller Zero Day couldn’t be better timed. The actor, who plays a courageous US president, has been one of Trump’s most outspoken public critics
Television: The Netflix story is told from the perspective of Petito, who is given a voice through the participation of her family
Series is based on the rise and fall of a fraudster who faked brain cancer and claimed to have been cured by a health diet
The Dublin actor got her break in Fair City more than 20 years ago but left for London soon after. Now she plays Jess James, the Irish top copper in ITV’s acclaimed cold-case crime drama
The actor and comedian’s multi-faceted career has taken him from The IT Crowd in London to the bright lights of Hollywood, but he’s happy to be back on home turf with a new Sky series set in Ireland
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices