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Expert advice commissioned by Coimisiún na Meán argued in favour of introducing such a levy on a sliding scale

US president’s move to defend streamers was followed by Minister for Arts Patrick O’Donovan’s decision not to accept advice from Coimisiún na Meán to implement a ‘Netflix levy’

Inside Politics: Tánaiste answers questions about housing, Occupied Territories Bill, a proposed levy on streamers like Netflix and more

Television: Molly and Thomas Martens reassert their own allegations and bizarre fabrications as Corbett’s children also feature in film

Government was urged to introduce content levy at ‘earliest possible date’ to fund domestic film and TV production

Including Anna Haugh’s Big Irish Food Tour, A Deadly American Marriage, Malpractice and more

On E4’s The Honesty Box, a bunch of hunks and hunkettes must obey the whims of a glowing red cube. Would that life were so simple for the rest of us!

Television review: Mean-spirited and pessimistic portrait of three couples going through midlife malaise is devoid of laughs

Including Murderbot, Welcome to Wrexham, The Better Sister, Dept Q and Bono: Stories of Surrender

The film-maker and author, who starred in Family Ties with Michael J Fox in the 1980s, has strong views on plastic surgery, ‘woke’ culture and Hollywood

Coimisiún na Meán is engaging regularly with online platforms over such material

Television: This Netflix show is so deliriously cheesy that nobody could take it seriously. The series ending feels like a mercy killing

Including Andor, Severance, The Last of Us, Your Friends & Neighbors, and Adolescence

Tom Hardy is top-notch, but what sets this film apart is the poetic mayhem of a creator raised on Asian greats

Streaming service’s shares gain as earnings beat Wall Street’s forecasts

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