Snow patrol, the ‘flying bum’ and why ‘the squirrels are winning’Planet Business: This week’s round-up: January profit warnings and the story of Italy’s Ray Ban magnateFri Jan 20 2017 - 10:47
Irish companies plan to spend more on marketing in 2017Social media channels are main target for further spend on advertising, survey findsThu Jan 19 2017 - 12:50
War of words as library books contracts go outside IrelandIrish booksellers set to lose €14m as overseas suppliers win 60% of €6m public tenderWed Jan 18 2017 - 17:26
RTÉ Player live streams surged 74% in 2016‘Fair City’ most-watched show on digital service, while overall streams increase 26%Wed Jan 18 2017 - 05:00
Views sought on future of public service broadcastingCommittee wants to explore role of independent producers and new digital servicesTue Jan 17 2017 - 16:28
Hard Brexit muddle will trigger media industry upheavalIreland may benefit from break-up of London broadcasting hub, but big picture is not prettyTue Jan 17 2017 - 07:46
Planet Business: the weird and wonderful world of financeFrom drones to conceptual driving and the ’Jenga effect’Fri Jan 13 2017 - 07:33
Donnybrook Fair grocery stores make loss of €391,000Group confident of return to profitability having invested in staff, systems and outletsThu Jan 12 2017 - 18:22
Virgin Media leaves Horizon behind in television platform rebrandSix-month Netflix offer at heart of fresh campaign for renamed Virgin TV serviceThu Jan 12 2017 - 13:49
Trump poses challenge to Ireland with belligerence on Big PharmaPresident-elect targets pharma and medtech sectorsWed Jan 11 2017 - 20:53
TV3 promises ‘new world’ of TV – but what about the ‘old world’?Three-channel group looks to future, but Virgin customers still missing ‘real’ UTVTue Jan 10 2017 - 06:00
‘Dancing with the Stars’ review: RTÉ puts on the glitzSome sparkle, but plenty of padding in Irish version of ‘Strictly Come Dancing’Sun Jan 08 2017 - 21:42
Five reasons why ‘Dancing with the Stars’ needs to hit the mark for RTÉIrish ‘Strictly’ is like Ed Balls attempting a lift - risky, but it just might be a must-watchFri Jan 06 2017 - 13:49
Planet Business: Smog, smart beds and barbecue boostsWhat’s happening in Vegas, China, France and Limerick, plus the ‘happiest man on the planet’Fri Jan 06 2017 - 06:01
Revenue battle against tax evasion yields €555mTax authority says evaders can expect ‘robust response’ in 2017Thu Jan 05 2017 - 18:43
How 2017 will pan out for the media in IrelandBudgets in newspapers, radio and TV are torn up as Facebook and Google strengthenTue Jan 03 2017 - 06:30
‘Second screen’ lights up for sports fansNo red card for mobiles or tablets during live television sportFri Dec 30 2016 - 17:55
‘Coronation Street’ tops TV3 ratings after switch from UTVReturned soap opera wins more viewers than Euro 2016 football in channel’s top 10Fri Dec 30 2016 - 14:44
Planet Business: Sherry sales, Sugar investments and ‘dark kitchens’Your cheat sheet to the richest US celebrities, latest ‘Apprentice’ winner and Mariah’s exFri Dec 23 2016 - 08:00
TV3 appoints Mick McCaffrey as head of newsMove follows departure of Andrew Hanlon and Virgin deal to buy UTV IrelandThu Dec 22 2016 - 16:32
TV3 wins Irish rights to British horse racingFour-year deal means RTÉ has lost Cheltenham and Aintree festivals to its rivalThu Dec 22 2016 - 16:27
Map of mobile and broadband coverage to be publishedMinister for Communications ‘critically aware’ of rural frustrationsWed Dec 21 2016 - 07:44
TV3’s ‘Red Rock’ awarded €550,000 from licence fee fundsTV and radio producers receive €5.6 million in latest round of broadcasting grantsTue Dec 20 2016 - 16:35
Media spats and skirmishes that made 2016 interestingDonald Trump picked the most fights, but there was tension aplenty elsewhereTue Dec 20 2016 - 07:35
Deal valuing Liffey Valley centre at €630m completedSale to German group BVK includes seven hectares of development land in west DublinMon Dec 19 2016 - 09:38
Docklands film studio should go ahead, say Poolbeg backersJames Morris says Dublin Bay Studios would help Ireland compete for Hollywood businessMon Dec 19 2016 - 06:45
EY expects Irish economy to continue to growGDP expected to grow 3.1% this year and 2.9% next as the North’s economy slowsMon Dec 19 2016 - 06:01
Planet Business: Danbury Street, diplomacy and the ‘dot plot’Deck the halls with Christmas bonuses instead of parties, say workersFri Dec 16 2016 - 06:24
JC Decaux signs €30m national bus shelter contractAdvertising contract will see it install and maintain about 500 new bus sheltersThu Dec 15 2016 - 20:10
National Competitiveness Council backs student loansGroup proposes system similar to UK model, with fees of up to €5,000Thu Dec 15 2016 - 05:45
Christmas crackers in short supply on traditional TV channelsAudiences are fragmenting, but ‘Late Late Toy Show’ remains shiny and bright for RTÉTue Dec 13 2016 - 09:51
Converge-Digital seeks up to €500,000 to focus on ad-buying techAdvertising firm is part of group that includes Digitize, Vroom Digital and MedialinkMon Dec 05 2016 - 05:45
Online viewing licence fee loophole may be closedLaw may be changed to future-proof public media funding beyond ‘traditional’ TV setFri Dec 02 2016 - 06:35
Interview: Denis Naughten has his work cut out with tricky portfolioMinister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment seeks to make online TV viewers payFri Dec 02 2016 - 05:20
UTV Ireland job losses ‘unavoidable’ as TV3 announces restructuringSome 40 open vacancies will be offered to 61 permanent UTV Ireland staffThu Dec 01 2016 - 13:12
Director general warns RTÉ staff of tough decisions aheadDee Forbes promises to consult unions before any more announcements on jobsThu Dec 01 2016 - 06:00
Journal Media to sell ads for Daft and DoneDealCompanies linked by Fallon brothers chase scale by combining advertising salesWed Nov 30 2016 - 18:37
Nielsen launches digital advertising research tool in IrelandMethodology using ‘big data’ from Facebook will help campaigns reach target audienceTue Nov 29 2016 - 19:55
RTÉ director general to hold ‘town hall’ meetings with staffDee Forbes will share plans for loss-making broadcaster on WednesdayTue Nov 29 2016 - 18:14
Kids’ TV not the only item on RTÉ outsourcing agendaMove to end in-house children’s TV production was a mess, but not a shockTue Nov 29 2016 - 07:00
Gervaise Slowey out, Adrian Serle in at CommunicorpChief executive resigns from Denis O’Brien’s group, replaced by UK radio executiveMon Nov 28 2016 - 14:34
JOE and Her drop the ‘ie’ in bid to pick up on growing TV marketMaximum Media to focus on video and audio content with a view to making €6m by April 2017Mon Nov 28 2016 - 07:40
Print and radio advertising plunges in ‘tough’ 2016Irish television market has also performed worse than was expected at start of yearSat Nov 26 2016 - 04:48
RTÉ suspends outsourcing of young people’s programmingBroadcaster’s management admits the decision breached agreement with unionsFri Nov 25 2016 - 20:03
Planet Business: Yachts, hoaxes and shrinkflationIt’s time to prepare for the fourth industrial revolution – and, oh yes, ChristmasFri Nov 25 2016 - 06:28
Journal Media records €574,000 loss for 2015Staff numbers rise at mobile-first publisher founded by Fallon brothersThu Nov 24 2016 - 16:18
TV3 losses widened to €17m last yearRevenue fell 16 per cent as Rugby World Cup only partially offset absence of UK soapsThu Nov 24 2016 - 13:00
Jeremy Clarkson puts online TV race into top gearAmazon revs up to chase Netflix with global launch and big shows like ‘The Grand Tour’Tue Nov 22 2016 - 06:31
Net profit climbs 54% at Ogilvy & Mather’s Irish operationAdvertising agency records €1.45m in profit as revenue grows and costs fallSat Nov 19 2016 - 05:20
