The Irish Times

Friends, episode 237: the one where the takeover goes wrong

It turns out AT&T didn’t have room on its sofa for WarnerMedia after all

Mon May 24 2021 - 15:24

Why is there so much hype about Game of Thrones?

From budget battles to battle budgets, the fantasy epic has transformed television

Tue Apr 09 2019 - 05:49

Game of Thrones: What to expect in the final season

On April 14th, the eighth and final season of HBO’s biggest hit kicks off. Here’s what’s in it

Thu Feb 21 2019 - 10:00

How to win Friends: Netflix pays $100m to keep Ross and Rachel

Streaming service accepts $70m hike to secure rights to American comedy for 2019

Wed Dec 05 2018 - 13:19

Suspicious package caught before reaching CNN headquarters

Broadcaster says White House has ‘complete lack of understanding’ about media attacks

Mon Oct 29 2018 - 17:50

This Week: Bank of Ireland earnings expected to take positive turn

Elsewhere, FBD’s H1 results come in middle of an investigation into the firm

Sun Jul 29 2018 - 18:00

Why did Netflix’s shares plunge?

Q&A: The ‘n’ in ‘Faang’ has not had the best start to the week, but is it just a wobble?

Tue Jul 17 2018 - 16:37

Netflix shares plummet as subscriber growth misses expectations

Netflix adds 5.2 million customers from April through June – a million less than forecasts

Mon Jul 16 2018 - 23:20

Goldman Sachs tops $100m in fees from Fox-Disney deal

Payout reflects close relationship between Rupert Murdoch and top banker

Wed Jun 27 2018 - 11:09

Comcast opens Disney bidding war with $65bn Fox offer

Fox shareholders to be offered $35 a share in cash for its film and television studios, cable entertainment networks

Thu Jun 14 2018 - 11:14

European bourses tread water ahead of US rate rise news

Trading volumes brisk in Dublin as ICG falls

Wed Jun 13 2018 - 19:22

Judge clears AT&T takeover of Time Warner

US court sides with two corporate giants in landmark antitrust litigation

Wed Jun 13 2018 - 07:42

CRH results likely to be affected by poor weather

Business This Week: results, indicators and meetings

Mon Apr 23 2018 - 12:39

Disney deal with Fox reopens battle for TV’s creative talent

Streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon are swooping for leading producers

Wed Dec 27 2017 - 18:32

Media industry’s own ‘Game of Thrones’ is marked by twists

Regulators have cast critical eyes over proposed marriages triggered by rise of Big Tech

Tue Dec 19 2017 - 06:37

Time Inc to be bought by Meredith and Koch brothers in $2.8bn deal

Media firm takeover by two of the richest men in the world due to be completed in 2018

Tue Nov 28 2017 - 01:00

Markets fall on US tax plan and UK rate hike

In Dublin, Smurfit Kappa continues positive trend despite posting fall in earnings

Thu Nov 02 2017 - 18:34

Ryanair’s wings clipped by cancellations debacle

This Week: Airline’s first-half results will reflect investor jitters. Also: AIB’s egm

Sun Oct 29 2017 - 18:00

‘Seinfeld’ actor Julia Louis-Dreyfus battling breast cancer

HBO says actor got diagnosis a day after she won 6th Emmy for her role as Meyer in ‘Veep’

Fri Sept 29 2017 - 00:33

Emmys 2017: The Handmaid’s Tale makes history for Hulu

Series adapted from 1985 Margaret Atwood novel wins 8 awards including best drama

Mon Sept 18 2017 - 06:25

Altice lines up $185bn pitch for cable group Charter

Acquisitive European group could be set for latest round of US media consolidation

Wed Aug 09 2017 - 19:55

The key business events happening this week

Apple results; Irish unemployment indicator; and UCD seminar on algorithmic consumers

Sun Jul 30 2017 - 18:00

What do ‘Peppa Pig’ and ‘Game of Thrones’ have in common?

Entertainment companies have much to lose when their biggest hits become too big to fail

Tue May 23 2017 - 06:16

The stakes have risen since Murdoch’s last battle for Sky

21st Century Fox’s bid for pay-TV company is response to an even bigger rival takeover

Tue Mar 21 2017 - 05:00

There is overseas appetite for Irish firms when value is to be had

Ireland must show overseas companies we can support the scale of investment they want to make

Thu Jan 26 2017 - 00:00

Instagram set to bolster Facebook advertising strength

Facebook says it may be reaching limit on amount of ads it can place in front of users

Wed Jan 11 2017 - 16:47

How 2017 will pan out for the media in Ireland

Budgets in newspapers, radio and TV are torn up as Facebook and Google strengthen

Tue Jan 03 2017 - 06:30

Flurry of big deals fires takeover activity to near 2007 highs

In the fourth quarter alone, global mergers and acquisitions were worth $1.2 trillion

Fri Dec 30 2016 - 12:18

Wonder Woman removed from position as UN ambassador

Superhero loses honorary role as advocate for gender equality following protests

Tue Dec 13 2016 - 14:41

Planet Business: Scratching the shingles itch

Time Warner, John Lewis, paper receipts and Heathrow runway woe

Fri Oct 28 2016 - 08:00

AT&T-Time Warner deal faces major regulatory hurdle

US Senate antitrust subcommittee meet next month to discuss potential $85.4 billion deal

Mon Oct 24 2016 - 09:48

AT&T-Time Warner deal sparks talk of new era of mergers

Good timing for Time Warner as entire legacy media world heads for ‘secular decline’

Sun Oct 23 2016 - 21:30

European stocks lose momentum after strong week

Stoxx Europe 600 Index takes five-day advance to 1.3% while Iseq falls 0.3%

Fri Oct 21 2016 - 19:44

Massive real estate development to alter New York skyline

Hudson Yards will see new skyscrapers and cover 28 acres of midtown Manhattan

Wed Sept 07 2016 - 10:00