AI doesn’t have to kill radio stars, it can create themMusic stations can get in tune with listeners through AI platform, says Múirne LaffanThu Feb 20 2020 - 05:45
Parties’ media policies a mixed bag of the ambitious and the staleSome promises of licence fee reform have been more explicit than othersTue Feb 18 2020 - 05:15
Virgin Media Ireland loses 7,100 subscriptions in fourth quarterFall in home telephone customers mostly responsible, with TV subscribers risingFri Feb 14 2020 - 16:06
Brendan O’Connor inherits Marian Finucane slot on RTÉ Radio 1Journalist and presenter departs deputy editor role at Sunday IndependentFri Feb 14 2020 - 12:12
Apple’s Oscar moment, the Bezos property splurge and a ‘giant flying wing’Planet Business: The toys are back in townFri Feb 14 2020 - 04:04
Central Bank sells further €500m in legacy Anglo debtsBonds linked to bank bailout were bought and cancelled by the NTMATue Feb 11 2020 - 17:30
‘Rested’ X Factor is struggling for its ‘why’ factorPrize of guaranteed stardom has long eluded winners of the one-time TV juggernautTue Feb 11 2020 - 06:00
Virgin Media’s Generation Dating set to travel to Australia after Cannes interestLaura Dowling pitched idea for ‘uplifting’ show at annual staff workshopMon Feb 10 2020 - 05:00
Celebrity Facebook quitters, Aston Martin’s rescuer and a pricey Super Bowl nightPlanet Business: The week when Johnson unleashed himself againFri Feb 07 2020 - 04:00
Marian Finucane added listeners in last months on airAudience data shows late broadcaster helped RTÉ Radio 1 make gains in fourth quarterThu Feb 06 2020 - 12:01
Nine out of 10 Irish companies have adopted gender balance initiativesResearch by 30% Club finds that 46% have formal diversity and inclusion policyThu Feb 06 2020 - 04:15
Election 2020 leaders’ debate: Casting Mary Lou McDonald made this a true TV spectacleElection 2020: Having long resisted her participation, RTÉ should be happy with its decisionWed Feb 05 2020 - 06:00
Hollywood’s Netflix tensions still bubbling as streamer returns to red carpetA Best Picture Oscar may have to wait, but company is winning its war on film release windowsTue Feb 04 2020 - 05:15
Screen Ireland hopes for happy ending despite Brexit sadnessChief executive Désirée Finnegan signals return of cherished slate funding for producersFri Jan 31 2020 - 17:14
Brexit tea towels, 5G phones and the insurer taking the MichaelThe brave new world reveals itself one limited edition mug at a timeFri Jan 31 2020 - 05:47
VHI premiums to increase by average of 2% from MarchCost of health insurance has been rising over the past yearTue Jan 28 2020 - 12:44
Conversation about BBC’s future will sound familiar to RTÉ watchersWho would want to be director-general of a public service broadcaster now?Tue Jan 28 2020 - 05:00
Tech companies lobby on cloud policy, planning issues and letting rulesAmazon, Facebook, Airbnb and Stripe among those to file contacts to registerTue Jan 28 2020 - 04:16
Irish consumers and businesses upbeat as Brexit fears easeAlmost half of workers expect pay rises in 2020, while companies see Brexit fog liftingMon Jan 27 2020 - 08:02
RTÉ’s multiple lobbying meetings with politiciansRegister reveals 14 occasions in four months on funding and national broadcaster’s futureFri Jan 24 2020 - 16:30
Climate apocalypses, ‘clerical errors’ and an update on the streaming warsPlanet Business: A tale of confidence and overconfidenceFri Jan 24 2020 - 05:20
Virgin Media returns for Dublin film festival sequelVMDIFF begins next month with screening of Irish-backed science fiction thriller VivariumTue Jan 21 2020 - 22:50
Long-hyped smart fridges will never run out of milk or dataLight, cameras, refrigeration: Connected homes could shake up grocery marketingTue Jan 21 2020 - 12:02
French Spiderman, Zuckerberg’s 2030 focus and Larry Fink’s climate movePlanet Business: The time for reallocating capital is nowFri Jan 17 2020 - 05:21
TikTok used daily by at least 90,000 Irish peopleSome 6 per cent of 15-plus population have the short video appWed Jan 15 2020 - 13:23
Mobile breaks through purchase barrier capping ‘decade of the smartphone’Handsets now generate more than half of ecommerce sales, finds Wolfgang DigitalTue Jan 14 2020 - 18:48
Irish TV stands to benefit - and suffer - in Election 2020RTÉ will be keeping a tally of its costs, while Virgin Media won't want to displace Love IslandTue Jan 14 2020 - 04:55
Will the new Media Commission be enough in a changing industry?The BAI’s upgrade needs the power to impose large fines on tech firmsFri Jan 10 2020 - 15:35
Ransomware, Carole Ghosn and urban air taxis we deservePlanet Business: 2020 gets off to a flying startFri Jan 10 2020 - 05:21
Blood, rugby and two trips to Love Island for Virgin Media Television in 2020Broadcaster previews spring schedule amid ‘challenging’ environment for media industryThu Jan 09 2020 - 16:15
Virgin Media saw Irish revenues rise 8% in 2018Broadcaster will preview spring schedule for its three Irish television channelsWed Jan 08 2020 - 18:36
Alexa, get my song to number oneEllie Goulding’s River reflects smart speakers’ new influence on the music chartsTue Jan 07 2020 - 05:30
Marketing is full of busy people. But what are they trying to do?Irish marketing wilting under confusion and short-termism, says top bossMon Jan 06 2020 - 06:00
Irish tourism records first spending decline in eight yearsAfter upbeat start, the industry’s fortunes waned over course of 2019Mon Dec 30 2019 - 13:01
2019 sees Belgians snap up INM as challenges persist for media industryAcross publishing and broadcasting, the industry is battling to adjust to the new screen orderFri Dec 27 2019 - 05:36
All I want for Christmas is an anti-consumerist backlashSeasonal indulgence may be forgiven, but the ‘too much stuff’ message is cutting throughTue Dec 24 2019 - 06:00
Boeing blues, YouTube triumphs and French unrestPlanet Business: Dreaming of a prosperous ChristmasFri Dec 20 2019 - 05:21
NUJ criticises BAI’s decision not to investigate CommunicorpRegulator says matter is ‘now closed’ after radio group lifts ban on Currency journalistsThu Dec 19 2019 - 16:05
What will the 2020s bring in the world of media?Blurred boundaries and false dawns, most likelyTue Dec 17 2019 - 05:00
Not every Irish company is listening to the gender balance mood musicA Government-backed review shows a mixed picture for women in business. What next?Fri Dec 13 2019 - 16:00
Election drinking, December resignations and Saudi Aramco’s unprecedented market debutPlanet Business: It’s never too late to escape to LaplandFri Dec 13 2019 - 04:45
Communicorp lifts ban on Currency journalistsEditor Ian Kehoe says Currency team will stay off air while Irish Times ban remainsThu Dec 12 2019 - 18:47
‘Serious gender imbalance’ remains at top of Irish business, report findsNew targets set for inclusion of women on leadership teams and in private companiesWed Dec 11 2019 - 05:23
Government wants RTÉ to retain option of selling Dublin HQSources say NTMA advisory unit wants the sale option to remain on the tableWed Dec 11 2019 - 01:00
RTÉ has no deal with Government to defer Lyric FM move‘Tough decisions’ will be made on sports rights to close funding gap, says Dee ForbesTue Dec 10 2019 - 18:45
Half-baked UK election campaign is all whoppers and codswallopBoris Johnson’s ‘oven-ready’ promises are the fishiest item on Britain’s political menuTue Dec 10 2019 - 05:00
Maximum Media click farm incident still a concern, says ad watchdogIAB Ireland says it will ‘continue to review’ charter governing online ad transparencyFri Dec 06 2019 - 17:41
RTÉ abandons proposed sale of RTÉ GuideNational Union of Journalists welcomes broadcaster’s move to keep listings magazineThu Dec 05 2019 - 15:56
Podcast company Acast appoints Micheál Scully to key Dublin sales roleSwedish-founded platform wants marketing budgets to ‘catch up’ with listener interestThu Dec 05 2019 - 11:24
Election ketchup, Peloton backlash and Trump’s war on champagnePlanet Business: Sterling movesWed Dec 04 2019 - 14:33
