RTÉ is screening a TV ad made by DCU School of Communcations students in 50 primetime slots in the coming week. The ads promote this month’s Guth Gafa International Documentary Festival in Malin, Co Donegal and the City of Derry. Janelle Kelly, Katie Liston, Daniel Power and Declan Hall, all second year BCs multimedia students, […]
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Sky Sports wins Rabo Pro12
Sky Sports has secured a four-year deal to screen the RaboDirect Pro12 from the start of the 2014/15 season. For the first time, the British satcaster will show 30 live matches, plus the tournament’s semi-finals and final. The RaboDirect Pro12 features top teams from Ireland, Wales, Scotland and Italy, including Europe’s number one ranked side, […]
Ireland-England game on Setanta
Setanta Sports will show Ireland’s two friendly internationals against England at Wembley and Spain at the Yankee Stadium in New York live. The England game is on Wednesday, May 29th, while the match against Spain is on Tuesday, June 11th, with kick-off at 1am on the 12th, Irish time. ITV will also broadcast the England […]
UPC rolls out Horizon and speed upgrades
Following the launch of Sky’s major new broadband campaign with TV ads starring Pierce Brosnan, UPC has announced the roll out of a new app and TV online service plus a free upgrade to a minimum 50Mb as standard for all its broadband customers. The Horizon TV app and online TV service allows UPC TV […]
Rocha dresses in Debenhams ad
Debenhams launches its new ‘Life Made Fabulous’ TV ad with creations by Irish designer John Rocha on TV3 tonight. The ad showcases Debenham’s summer ranges in occasion wear, hats, swimwear, handbags, footwear and jewellery and also features designs by Matthew Williamson, Sadie Frost and Jemima French. Milliner Stephen Jones joins the line-up in his first […]
Setanta set for Cheltenham
Setanta Sports has released a package for next week’s Cheltenham Festival. The sports channel will broadcast 12 hours of live coverage with 20 live races. There will be eight hours of preview and reviews with racing experts Don McClean and Stephen Cullinane. Setanta Sports are now the advertising sales agency for the Racing Post daily newspaper, […]
TV3 launches player app
TV3 has launched an app for its 3player designed to make it even easier for viewers to watch 3player on their iPhones and iPads, including access through an icon on the home-screen. TV3 online director Stephen Grant says the app improves how iOS users find and play shows, making the experience faster and simpler. Shows […]
Ford replaces Frow at TV3
TV3 has announced a replacement for Ben Frow by appointing Jeff Ford as its group director of content. Ford will have responsibility for the channel’s content strategy and output across TV3 and 3e, He will take up the position from the end of February. Ford was most recently director of programming at Channel 5, which […]
Jelly Bean Factory features on CNN
A feature about Ireland’s Jelly Bean Factory went out on CNN last night. The broadcast was shown worldwide, except for the US, and is estimated to have reached 240 million viewers. To view, click on http://edition.cnn.com/2013/01/17/business/ireland-jelly-bean-factory/
Electric wins TG4 online
Electric Media has been appointed as sole re-seller for TG4’s online advertising after formal presentations from a number of sales agencies. The new agreement means that digital media buyers now have access every month to over than two million banner ads on TG4.ie and 400,000 video pre-roll ads on the TG4 Player. “This is a […]
Hyundai sponsors 3player
Hyundai Santa Fe has become the first brand to take full sponsorship of TV3’s 3player. The deal is said to be one of the biggest digital sponsorships in Ireland to date. No value was put on the deal. The sponsorship includes a display and VOD campaign across 3player online and mobile sites, with Hyundai taking […]
Sky extends on demand service
Sky has extended its on demand service for Sky+ app users. This Christmas it’s easier to plan what to watch by teeing-up box sets and shows to start downloading onto a compatible Sky+HD set top box from anywhere in the house via iPhone, iPad, iPad Mini or iPod touch. From Modern Family to Mad Men, Spongebob […]
Taylor counts down switch for Sky
On the same day as Katie Taylor confirmed her decision to remain amateur, Sky announced that the Bray boxer is the satcaster’s ambassador for the digital switchover campaign. With the switchover going ahead next Wednesday, Sky is reminding analogue viewers who have yet to switch to digital they have little time left. Taylor said today […]
