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RTÉ thrown into crisis over Tubsgate

National broadcaster RTÉ is facing serious problems in relation to public confidence and a betrayal of trust following revelations that its flagship presenter Ryan Tubridy received €345,000 in hidden payments between 2017 and the start of this year. The fees were never disclosed in annual pay statements and raise questions over RTÉ’s accounting practices. The […]

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An Cailín Ciúin scoops two more awards

An Cailín Ciúin has added two more accolades by taking the top prize of Spirit of the Festival and and Torc for single drama at this year’s Celtic Media Festival being held in An Clochán Liath in Donegal. Along with these awards the film has received numerous nominations and gongs, including a nomination for an Oscar […]

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Moran and Murphy promoted at VMTV

Virgin Media Television has made some changes to its management team with Tara Moran being made head of sales while Sarah Murphy has been promoted to head of strategy, insights and trading. Moran has worked in VMTV for the past three and a half years as head of client solutions. Prior to this she was […]

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Claire Byrne to host new TV quiz

Claire Byrne returns to TV screens to present a new quiz show which will see Ireland’s most intelligent quizzers put through their paces. The show’s producers trawled the length and breadth of the country to find contestants with the depth of knowledge worthy of the title – Ireland’s Smartest. The ten-part series starts at 7.30pm […]

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Dublin Narcos on Sky Crime soon

A new three-part docuseries titled Dublin Narcos will launch on Sky Crime on March 5. It tells the story of the increase in addiction, violence and organised crime in Dublin in the 1980s and 1990s. As its fortunes changed, so too did its criminals, with heroin, ecstasy and cocaine use on the rise. There are […]

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Ian Byrne to step down at VMTV

Virgin Media Television’s director of digital and commercial enterprises Ian Byrne is stepping down from his role next month after eight years with the company. He joined VMTV in 2014 before he was formally appointed to his current role in 2018. During this time, he headed up the company’s advance into addressable TV advertising in […]

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Vodafone sponsors Six Nations’ TV coverage

Virgin Media Television and RTÉ have announced broadcast details of their joint Guinness Six Nations coverage, allowing Irish rugby fans get to watch every game in the tournament live and free to air. Kicking off on Friday, February 3, this year’s Vodafone-sponsored TV coverage will include all fixtures from Ireland men’s, women’s and U-20s tournaments. VMTV […]

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Just Eat signs up to Virgin’s Love island

Just Eat is to sponsor the latest series of Virgin Media Television’s reality show Love Island in a deal brokered by UM. The popular show returns to VMTV on Monday at 9pm for its second winter series. Maya Jama (pictured) takes over as the series host and will introduce audiences to a new batch of […]

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Late Late Toy Show again tops list

The Late Late Toy Show was again Ireland’s most popular TV programme last year out-performing all other TV shows, the annual TAM/Nielsen report indicates. Ireland as a sport-loving nation was clear with nine of the top 10 most viewed shows being sporting events. The All Ireland football final was top, followed by Ireland v France […]

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TG4 presents Cusack’s story for Christmas

The life and times of one of Ireland’s finest actors, Cyril Cusack, features in a documentary on TG4 on Christmas Day. Cusack’s career began in the early days of Irish silent cinema and saw him conquer stage, screen and TV. Cusack appealed to many generations across his 75-year career. To some, he was the Irishman […]

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TAM releases new video data

TV measurement body TAM Ireland has been building a total video panel reflecting TV households and measuring viewing across all home devices. With Nielsen tech installed in  over 400 households, TAM is able to get a broader picture of video consumption. Although its early days yet, the first trickle of data makes comparisons with broadcast […]

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Ad-free Sky Kids to launch soon

Sky is to launch a new channel targeted at youngsters from next February. Sky Kids will provide ad-free 24-hour programming showcasing Sky Originals at no extra cost to Sky Kids customers and Now subscribers. Sky says the content will will help parents juggle their routines through themes of learning and doing, arts and crafts, music, […]

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Des Cahill to quit Sunday Game

RTÉ sports broadcaster Des Cahill is to step down from presenting The Sunday Game after 15 seasons at the helm of RTÉ’s flagship Sunday night GAA programme. He now plans to host Saturday Sport and Sunday Sport on RTÉ Radio 1. Cahill said the reason he is making the change is that he wants to go back to […]

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