People talking while others watch TV programmes is is the most annoying habit for Irish viewers, a survey by Sky Ireland reveals. Random chat was said to be the biggest irritant for 56 per cent of the 1,051 viewers interviewed for Sky by the Publicis research agency Ask Chilli. Channel surfing was next in line, […]
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UPC rolls out on demand TV
UPC is launching on demand TV in Ireland for its digital subscribers with access to the RTE Player and the 3Player. UPC customers will have seven-day catch-up TV and over 1,300 hours of box sets and series for free. Movies on-demand will also be available. The launch has been enabled by UPC’s new €500 million fibre-powered […]
Buckley to head up Sky Ireland
BSkyB has appointed JD Buckley as managing director of its Irish operation. He will report to Stephen van Rooyen, managing director of Sky’s sales and marketing in the UK . Buckley, who will be based at Sky’s Dublin office in Earlsfort Terrace, has operated as an independent business consultant for the past four years. During […]
BAI plan to ban cheese ads 'mad'
Members of the Oireachtas Committee on Communications who met with representatives of the National Dairy Council (NDC) in the Dáil yesterday described the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland’s proposal to ban cheese advertising on children’s TV shows as “absolutely crazy” and “mad”. NDC interim chief executive Maeve Guthrie told the committee the BAI proposal was based […]
Sky bucks January ratings fall
January was a tough month for most businesses and to a large extent TV audiences were no exception with viewing on terrestrial stations significantly down year-on-year and revenue falling by seven per cent. The decline in impacts for January was worse for stations unable to deliver campaign ratings, Carat reports. RTE saw a decrease in […]
TV3 makes news changes
TV3 is reorganising its news and sports division in preparation for its HD studio at its Ballymount premises in Dublin. The station plans to close down its Galway bureau at the end of February. Camera and reporting crews will in future be despatched from Dublin for coverage of breaking stories in the west. TV3’s News […]
Rugby fans to watch games at home
Most Irish people will watch the RBS Six Nations rugby games at home instead of the pub, a survey conducted by Empathy Research for Checkout magazine indicates. About 62 per cent of the 1,003 people interviewed say they intend watching Ireland compete in this year’s championships. Of those, 87 per cent will watch it at […]
Sky Media may launch AdSmart in Ireland next year
Sky Media Ireland hopes to launch its AdSmart audience profile targeting service for advertisers in Ireland by the middle of next year. Speaking at a Interpublic-sponsored conference on the future of television in Dublin this week, Richard Kelly, sales director, Sky Media Ireland, said AdSmart will take TV advertising to a whole new level by […]
Poll points finger at Cullen
Bill Cullen’s decision to fire feisty Cork restaurateur Sandra Murphy in week ten of The Apprentice on TV3 last night has come under fire. An online poll www.didbillgetitright.ie by project sponsor JustEat.ie shows that the Irish public disagree with Cullen’s decision and that even the veteran motor industry boss can call it wrong. JustEat.ie’s public […]
Setanta releases schools rugby pack
Setanta Sports has announced an advertising package for the forthcoming schools rugby tournament which runs from the start of February to the end of March. The €2,800 price gives advertisers 40 30-second spots. If advertisers request position fixing, a 33 per cent surcharge applies, sales director John Devlin said. A report in today’s Irish Times […]
X-Factor said to be in decline
Viewership of the first X-Factor live show on TV3 this year was down 28.4 per cent since last year, a report by Mediaworks indicates. Average adult viewership for the first live X Factor show in 2010 was 557,600, compared with 399,100 this year. The second live show was down by 30 points compared with the […]
TV3 unveils new player
TV3 has launched its 3player online service to agencies and will officially introduce it during X-Factor tomorrow night. Speaking at a breakfast in Brasserie Le Pont on Dublin’s Fitzwilliam Place, TV3’s online director Stephen Grant said video on demand (VOD) will see growth in Ireland and by 2015 will be worth €7.5 million. Grant said […]
City Channel to be wound up
A liquidator is to be appointed to City Channel, the local channel for Dublin, Galway and Waterford, and a creditors meeting to wind up the company will be held soon. City Channel was founded by broadcaster David Harvey (pictured left, with British comedian Philip Jupitus), best known as presenter of Crimeline on RTE. Harvey, who […]
