TAM Ireland will run a series of three Wednesday webinars in February providing advertisers with an opportunity to learn from TV success stories, understand the long and short-term benefits of TV advertising and explore what makes effective TV campaigns for brands. After each session, a deck of slides on the relevant topic will be made […]
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Premier Sports to show four FA Cup games
Premier Sports will broadcast live four fourth round Emirates FA Cup games this weekend. The coverage kicks off this Saturday from 12pm as Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea side host League One side Plymouth Argyle. The Blues qualified for the fourth round by Chesterfield in a comprehensive 5-1 victory and will be hoping for something similar against […]
Rob Kearney joins Virgin’s pundits
Former Leinster and Ireland full back Rob Kearney has signed up to the Virgin Media Television panel alongside Joe Molloy, Matt Williams and Shane Horgan as the Six Nations starts next week. The Louth man joins Grace Davitt, Jenny Murphy and Sene Naoupu as the tournament kicks off with Scotland v England on VM1 at […]
Virgin’s new dramas spring into action
Virgin Media Television has announced two new dramas as part of the schedule in its new season of upcoming shows this spring. Holding is a series based on the best-selling novel by Graham Norton, which was filmed in the chat show host’s native Cork and stars Oscar-winner Brenda Fricker (My Left Foot) and Conleth Hill […]
Premier Sports to show 25 PL games
Premier Sports will broadcast 25 live and exclusive Premier League games throughout the coming weeks. On Tuesday, November 30, the channel will be the only place to watch every PL game from round 14 with all 10 midweek fixtures live over three nights. The coverage begins at 7pm on Premier Sports 2 when Eddie Howe’s […]
Sky News takes to Saorview platform
Sky’s flagship international news service, Sky News, will become free to air in Ireland as the channel launches on Saorview from next Tuesday, November 30. Users of Ireland’s free digital TV service will find Sky News on Saorview channel 23 – with access to Sky News’ live 24-hour bulletins and programmes. It becomes the 12th […]
TV viewing shows signs of levelling off
Live television viewership patterns levelled off in the third quarter with a decrease of only 3.3 per cent year-on-year in July-September, compared to the seven per cent year-on-year drop recorded in the first half of 2021 when the 2020 comparison period included a spike in news and other TV consumption as the Covid-19 crisis unfolded, […]
Sky adds Peacock to its Irish service
Sky and NBC Universal is rolling out Peacock streaming content, starting with a soft launch in the UK and Ireland. As from November 16, Sky and Now customers in these islands can access the Peacock catalogue of TV shows and movies from across NBC Universal at no extra cost. Peacock will be soon be made […]
Starcom wins TAMIs grand prix for Lottery
The winners of Ireland’s TV planning awards known as the TAMIs have been announced. Once again, the event took place virtually with the winners being revealed in a one-off broadcast. Starcom were awarded the grand prix award for their consistently high standard of work on the National Lottery. As a reward, the National Lottery receives […]
All-Ireland final most watched show
The All-Ireland football final between Mayo and Tyrone on RTÉ2’s Saturday Game Live attracted an average of 940,400 viewers with three in four TV viewers watching the action from Croke Park, making it the most watched TV show so far this year. By the end of the game, viewing peaked at 1,064,800. There were also […]
Sky One soon to give way to Showcase
Sky One will soon be rebranded as Sky Showcase in an effort to help customers find their favourite programmes and to discover new shows with more ease. Showcase will be Sky’s flagship channel, replacing the Sky One brand at 106 on the electronic programme guide (EPG) and will feature shows from across Sky’s portfolio of […]
Premier Sport to show six EPL games
Premier Sports is to broadcast six exclusive live Saturday 3pm English Premier League (EPL) fixtures in August and September starting with Champions League winners Chelsea’s home match at Stamford Bridge against Crystal Palace in what will be Patrick Vieira’s first league game as manager on August 14. Chelsea are seen as a lead contender for […]
Sky relaunches AdSmart scheme
Sky Media has reintroduced its AdSmart business support scheme which incentivises Irish advertisers with €20,000 worth of airtime on Sky channels. The initiative is open to businesses that have been operating for at least a year and have not used TV advertising before. Businesses can nominate themselves or may be put forward by a media […]
