The Irish Times

Media in Northern Ireland must help deliver real change

Deprivation, diversity and South not served well by BBC NI-dominated arena

Mon Jun 24 2019 - 05:26

Ulster ban news journalists from Tuesday’s press conference

Some rugby reporters complained their ability to work had become compromised

Wed Apr 25 2018 - 06:00

Why do some unionists fear the Irish language?

Jim Allister taunts that Mary Lou McDonald and Michelle O’Neill could not answer TG4

Wed Feb 14 2018 - 01:00

Jones wants ‘brutal’ and ‘ruthless’ showing from England side

Coach chooses Te’o to join charge of white shirts against Azzurri in the Six Nations

Sat Feb 03 2018 - 16:00

Thank Paul Henry for the original Wild Atlantic Way

Artist’s compelling West of Ireland landscapes introduced Connemara to the world

Sat Sept 23 2017 - 05:00

UTV cashing in on its art collection

Fine Art auction: The Belfast-based TV company will sell paintings worth up to €300,000 in Dublin

Sat Aug 26 2017 - 00:00

Pat Kenny receives Ifta award for lifetime achievement

Winning TV shows include ‘Daniel & Majella’s B&B Road Trip’ and ‘The Day Henry Met’

Fri Oct 07 2016 - 21:57

Death of BBC broadcaster Paddy O’Flaherty aged 73

Politicians and colleagues pay tribute to popular journalist noted for ‘great voice’

Tue Sept 27 2016 - 15:10

Losses widen at Dublin restaurant Brookwood

Restaurant run by Laura Peat and backed by FL Partners founders records €232,000 loss

Mon Aug 29 2016 - 13:34

Media ownership situation ‘high risk’ to diversity of opinion

Report calls for retrospective reform of competition law to restrict influence of individuals

Mon Apr 04 2016 - 01:01

UTV shareholders vote in favour of sale of television assets

Group to adopt a new brand name after sale of TV business to ITV is completed

Tue Dec 01 2015 - 13:51

UTV to return £55m to shareholders after assets sale

Group announced deal to sell its television assets to ITV last month

Fri Nov 13 2015 - 08:45

ITV to acquire UTV channels in £100m deal

UTV to sell its television assets to UK’s largest free-to-air commercial broadcaster

Mon Oct 19 2015 - 14:39

BLIS: Where imagination meets engineering

Subtitling software BLIS shows how college blends art and science

Mon Sept 07 2015 - 01:00

UTV first-half profits slump on Irish channel costs

Pre-tax profits £9m lower while operating profit down £8.5m

Fri Aug 28 2015 - 07:33

Belfast Briefing: ITV in the picture as UTV’s most likely buyer

Ulster Unionist party leader urges Northern Ireland-based buyout

Tue Aug 25 2015 - 01:00

UTV confirms talks over potential sale of TV business

Firm responds to speculation in recent days that it will sell TV assets to ITV

Mon Aug 24 2015 - 07:38

UTV issues warning on profits for new Irish station

Board approves ‘action plan’ to plug audience shortfall at UTV Ireland

Wed Jun 24 2015 - 01:00

Irish broadcasters are not sitting back and laughing

RTÉ’s rejection of ‘The Walshes’ has to be seen in the context of its financial upheaval

Thu Apr 30 2015 - 01:45

Oh. It’s you again. Irish TV’s problem with repeats

UTV Ireland has given us a new channel, but has anything really changed?

Sat Jan 10 2015 - 06:03

Irish television ends 2014 on a cliffhanger

TV3 soap ‘Red Rock’ is an impressive bid for viewers, but the screen battles have only just begun

Thu Dec 18 2014 - 09:14

Pat Kenny back ‘on the road’ for UTV Ireland launch documentary

Broadcaster says television viewers more open to channel-hopping than radio listeners

Wed Dec 17 2014 - 17:29

Analysis: North’s parties harmonise only on chorus of demands for £1bn to save Assembly

Parties appear prepared to agree to slimmed-down Executive

Fri Dec 12 2014 - 01:00

A new dawn for TV3 as it goes on the counterattack

Broadcaster says it is ‘feeling good’ about new shows and time-shift channel

Thu Nov 20 2014 - 01:45

Shares in UTV drop by 6.7% as revenue growth eases

Strong sterling hits media group as it says Dublin studio is ready for January launch

Thu Nov 13 2014 - 08:58

Why is the Iseq such a bastion of brotherhoods?

Less than one in 10 directors of the biggest Irish plcs are female

Fri Oct 24 2014 - 01:30

Newstalk to provide news to UTV radio stations

NUJ says move is blow for media diversity

Thu Oct 23 2014 - 13:52

Television: Women’s prison gets the soft soap treatment

The observational style of ‘Women on the Inside’ is too soft for this hard subject and leaves too many questions

Sat Sept 13 2014 - 01:00

TV3 to offer deals with Communicorp

TV station to collaborate with radio channels owned by Denis O’Brien

Mon Aug 25 2014 - 08:38

Values slide on gloomy economic data

Iseq closes out session over 3% lower with main players suffering badly in general fall

Thu May 15 2014 - 20:49

TV3 unveils ‘Red Rock’ harbour town soap

Broadcaster plans Irish ‘Gogglebox’ and announces Matt Cooper as its rugby anchor

Wed May 07 2014 - 17:50

Will UTV make a decent show of its southern content?

The broadcaster plans to customise its schedule for the Republic, but details are yet to emerge

Thu Mar 20 2014 - 01:10

Regulator approves new UTV channel

The broadcaster’s planned station in the Republic moves a step closer to launch

Thu Feb 27 2014 - 18:14

UTV to launch Dublin-based channel in January

BAI says it has begun negotiating contract terms with UTV Ireland

Thu Feb 06 2014 - 12:28