Anthony Nilan has been appointed by Virgin Media Television (VMTV) as its director of programming in place of Bill Malone who left the broadcaster in December 2022 to pursue other business interests. Nilan has held several roles at VMTV since joining almost a decade ago. He worked in commissioning and, more recently, as head of […]
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Netflix and Prime joint lead streamers
A report by the JustWatch streaming guide shows that Netflix and Amazon’s Prime Video accounted for over half of Ireland’s streaming market with the two each having a 27 per cent share in the final quarter of 2023. Disney was next in line with a 21 per cent stake, followed by Paramount on nine per […]
Murphy to head commercial at Virgin TV
Virgin Media Television (VMTV) has appointed Sarah Murphy as director of commercial. She joined the broadcaster three years ago as investment lead and last year became head of strategy, trading and insights. She was previously with Dentsu where she worked as group trading director and group broadcast director over a period of eight years. Before […]
Late Late Toy Show again top draw
The Late Late Toy Show under new host Patrick Kielty hit the number one spot again last year out performing all other TV shows in 2023, the annual TAM Ireland/Nielsen Media list of top 50 most popular shows indicates. The Rugby World Cup kept the nation enthralled with almost 1.4 million viewing the Ireland-New Zealand […]
Connelly rolls out new 123.ie message
Connelly Partners have been busy creating hot summer beaches in midwinter Dublin, climbing hills in Howth and leaving the lights on in Baldoyle. It’s all part of 123.ie’s new campaign, about to launch across TV, VOD, radio and digital. It’s the sequel to the Remember/Forget campaign, which positioned 123.ie’s service and products as so good, […]
RTÉ Player records biggest year yet
After a year which could be described as an annus horribilis for the national broadcaster, 2023 turned out to be the best year yet for the RTÉ Player with the free live and on-demand streaming service on track to deliver a record 100 million streams, 35 million streaming hours and reaching 1.8 million unique users […]
Premier Sports set to return to UK
Premier Sports (PS) will return to the UK early next year subject to competition approval having agreed to take back control of the business which was recently sold to the Swedish-owned Viaplay Group of TV, streaming and radio channels. PS content will continue to be delivered on Sky and Virgin. Streaming customers can continue to […]
Late Late Toy Show tops ratings
Patrick Kielty’s first outing in hosting the Late Late Toy Show on Friday night went well with the comedian-actor averaging 1.46 viewers on RTE One, making it the country’s top rated show this year. The show yielded an audience share of 81.5 per cent, which translates as four out of every five people watching television […]
Woodie’s Mrs Higgins ad returns
Woodie’s is bringing back its ‘Mrs Higgins’ Christmas ad for the fourth year in a row. The popular ad will premiere during the Late Late Toy Show this Friday (November 24), marking the start of its latest festive run. The ad shares the story of ‘Mrs Higgins’ and the celebration of community spirit. It relates […]
Virgin gets new ten-year licence
Virgin Media Television has been granted a new ten-year national free-to-air commercial television licence by Ireland’s new media regulator and development agency, Coimisiún na Meán. Paul Farrell, managing director, VMTV, said the awarding of the licence was another milestone in the company’s journey. Farrell said it recognises the achievements of VMTV in providing trusted content […]
Accounts conflict after latest RTÉ hearings
After another week of lengthy Oireachtas committee hearings, the RTÉ crisis arising from hidden payments appears to have reached a stalemate. On one side lies the previous week’s evidence from the RTÉ executive, while on the other are conflicting accounts heard this week from presenter Ryan Tubridy and his agent, Noel Kelly. Trying to nail […]
Geraldine O’Leary retires from RTÉ
Group commercial head of Geraldine O’Leary has announced her retirement from the national broadcaster, just weeks before her planned official departure. In a statement to the media, O’Leary said she was now leaving her post in Montrose having served in the job with “pride and honour”, albeit in circumstances that she would not have anticipated. […]
More disclosures in RTÉ scandal
As the crisis in RTÉ rolls on following the revelation that €345,000 in hidden payments were made to presenter Ryan Tubridy over six years from 2017 to 2022, a number of fresh disclosures were shared at a third Oireachtas media committee in eight days. In outlining her role as the national broadcaster’s group commercial director, […]
