Irish language station TG4 had its highest audience on Christmas Day 2020, the best since Christmas Day 2009. TG4 had an audience share of 3.6 per cent on December 25, its highest Christmas Day share since 2010. The Dubliners – The Parting Glass concert, featuring the late Barney McKenna’s last recording, was TG4’s most watched […]
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RTÉ series looks at Ireland’s changed lifestyles
A new three-part TV docuseries called The Way We Were looks at how Ireland has changed over the past 80 years as seen through the everyday lives of people since the State’s formation in 1937. The series, which starts on RTÉ One in early January, looks at the way Irish people have holidayed and shopped […]
Thinkhouse helps to deliver light show
RTÉ and Creative Ireland will host #Shineyourlight#Longraighdosholas this Sunday at 8.30pm on the eve of this year’s winter solstice. It is the third in a series of moments of togetherness, with millions of people participating by shining a light in their windows, at their doorsteps or within their communities using a candle, lantern, torch or […]
Macklin to leave Virgin Media Television
Following an internal reorganisation at Virgin Media Television (VMTV), Deirdre Macklin has decided to leave the company to “explore new options”. An experienced commercial marketer, she was VMTV’s head of marketing and led an in-house team of marketing, design and content creators at Red Hot Creative, whose outside clients included TAM. Macklin has been with […]
Late Late Toy Show watched by 1.7m viewers
The Late Late Toy Show was watched by an average of 1.5 million viewers live on RTÉ One last Friday night, up 11 per cent on the 2019 live audience, making it one of the most-watched shows on Irish TV ever. Almost four in every five people watching TV at the time were tuned into […]
Woodie’s festive ad homes in on community
Created by Rothco, the Woodie’s Christmas ad tells the story of an elderly woman, Mrs. Higgins. She’s the matriarch of her community, loved by her neighbours and known for her creaky front gate falling off at the hinge. As her neighbours decorate their homes for the festive season, an unexpected character does something special for […]
Core reports strong uptake in TV viewing
The latest Level 5 lockdown has seen Irish people increase their consumption of TV and video-on-demand with live TV viewership up by six per cent year-on-year and streaming activity also on the up, a new study by Core indicates. After a spring spike driven by a huge interest in news bulletins, live TV viewership declined during […]
RTÉ’s news boss to give NUI Galway lecture
RTÉ news and current affairs managing director Jon Williams will give the 2020 John Cunningham Journalism Lecture in a virtual conference hosted by NUI Galway. Apropos of RTÉ’s current house ads, Williams will discuss ‘Why the Truth Matters’, including the importance of public service journalism and the dangers of misinformation. It is the second year […]
Byrne talks on Late Late about being 70
Hollywood actor Gabriel Byrne will speak to Ryan Tubridy about why, at the age of 70, he decided to get around to writing his autobiography lifting the lid on private aspects of his life. US chat show host Conan O’Brien will discuss his Irish heritage, his podcast and whether defeated US president Donald Trump is […]
Sky extends AdSmart roll out on Virgin
Virgin Media and Sky has announced that AdSmart from Virgin Media will be available on the Sky platform in Ireland from November 9. The launch will allow Irish advertisers to target a potential audience of more than 500,000 Sky households, with the addition of the Virgin Media platform in 2021 further extending the household reach […]
Virgin hits out at RTÉ policies in letter to DG
Virgin Media Television’s director of content has strongly criticised RTÉ policies in the Irish television market. In a letter sent to RTÉ director general, Dee Forbes, Bill Malone accused her organisation of behaving aggressively and undermining competition in the market by using its public funding to outbid it for staff, sports rights and programming. Malone […]
B&A’s nation survey results on RTÉ
One in three people in Ireland would not take the first publicly available EU approved Covid-19 vaccine, a survey by B&A for RTÉ shows. Six months into the Covid crisis, a national poll to understand and reflect how we feel as a people, how we see our future and priorities. Extensive results from the survey will […]
RTÉ ad focuses on truthful news
RTÉ has a new marketing push aimed at highlighting the issue of misinformation and the importance of accurately sourced news. ‘Truth Matters’ is the biggest campaign for RTÉ News in over a decade and comes in the middle of a global pandemic, just as the spectre of Brexit returns and six weeks out from what […]
