Bill Malone has been confirmed by Virgin Media as TV3’s director of programming in place of Lynda McQuaid who previously held the title of head of content at TV3 Group. Malone will be responsible for programme commissioning, acquisitions and scheduling. Malone was channel controller of RTÈ2 and a member of the national broadcaster’s TV board for […]
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Netflix to be Star Trek’s new base
Netflix and CBS Studios International has announced a licensing agreement for the new Star Trek TV series. The streaming service will be the exclusive premiere home of Star Trek in 188 countries, with the exception of North America. Each episode of the new series will be available globally within 24 hours of its US premiere. […]
Teneo acquires PSG group
US agency Teneo has bought Dublin PR and sponsorship group PSG Communications for an undisclosed sum. PSG was founded two years ago after PR firms Pembroke Communications and Slattery Communications merged. PSG has 55 staff and provides services in corporate communications, reputation management, branding, marketing communications, sports and entertainment sponsorship, and digital communications. PSG chief executive […]
BAI allocates €5.8m to Sound & Vision
Following an assessment process, the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) is allocating over €5.8m to 124 projects. Of this, €5.22m has been allocated to 34 TV projects, while 90 radio projects will receive €615,000 from the BAI. Some 257 applications for funding were received in the scheme’s 26th round, seeking funding of €21.1m, BAI chief executive […]
An Post rolls out Admailer
An Post has formally launched its AdMailer direct mail tool. Designed and developed in Dublin, AdMailer 2.0 allows businesses to pinpoint target audiences using customer selection data and market to them directly in one transaction. Campaigns are designed and ordered online, resulting in physical direct mail delivered into homes and businesses. The platform is built on two […]
Duff and Souness top TV pundits
Former Chelsea and Republic of Ireland winger Damien Duff and ex-Liverpool midfielder Graham Souness are now the most popular football pundits on RTE and Tv3 respectively, a poll by PSG Sponsorship shows. The survey result comes as RTE Sport bids adieu to veteran analyst John Giles. The survey found that 67 per cent of respondents […]
20 Questions with Larry Ryan
Larry Ryan, Behaviour & Attitudes Larry Ryan has been asking questions since he was a small boy and is a director and part-owner of Behaviour & Attitudes. B&A has won 18 research excellence awards in the past six years, with 2015 prizes for RTE and AIB studies. He helped to expand B&A’s global network, International […]
Sharks festival to stay put in Kinsale
The organisers of the Sharks have reversed a decision to split the creative festival by hosting the awards show in Dublin for the first time. Following discussions with jurors, it was agreed that it would be better if this year’s entire festival – […]
Sky adds RTÉ Player to catch up
Sky customers can now get more on demand content with the addition of the RTÉ Player to its catch up TV service. A spokesperson for Sky said the move is part of a long-term partnership between Sky and RTÉ to increase the number of channels and the ways in which content can be accessed on […]
Killane to head up Eir Sport
RTE Television managing director Glen Killane is the new managing director of Eir TV and Sport. Killane will manage the company’s TV business and all sports-related sponsorships. Killane joined RTÉ in 1996, working in RTE Sport as series editor of the Sunday Game, Rugby World Cup, Champions League and international soccer coverage. He was group head […]
McCaughren new Sindo business editor
Samantha McCaughren is the new business editor of the Sunday Independent. An experienced and respected journalist, she was business correspondent for the Sunday Times for the past three years. She joined News Ireland from the Sunday Business Post where she worked for over six years as chief business correspondent, acting news features editor and media […]
Setanta rebrands as Eir Sport
Setanta Sport has rebranded as Eir Sport and has taken the opportunity to confirm it has won the exclusive TV rights to the Rugby World Cup in Japan. The deal also includes the rights to next year’s Women’s Rugby World Cup which Ireland will host. The announcement was made at Eir’s Dublin HQ with former […]
Red Rock to debut on BBC next week
TV3’s award-winning Irish drama Red Rock will make its debut on British TV next week when it airs on BBC One at 1.45pm next Monday. Set around a busy Garda station in a fictional seaside town in north Dublin, the soap follows the Hennessys and the Kielys, two local warring families and the police that come […]
