The Irish Times

BuzzFeed prepares for more lay-offs as revenues fall short

Editor-in-chief stands down as digital media group revenue falls 24% short of projections

Tue Mar 22 2022 - 18:04

Ben and Justin Smith say news venture won’t be a quick flip

Start-up aims to compete with New York Times, Washington Post, CNN and the BBC

Thu Jan 06 2022 - 13:08

Twitter admits bias in algorithm for right-wing sources

Social media platform examined tweets from elected officials in seven countries

Fri Oct 22 2021 - 13:54

Politico seeks €1bn in potential deal with German publisher – sources

If agreed, deal would be one of the most expensive media mergers in recent memory

Wed Aug 18 2021 - 07:52

BuzzFeed to go public after merger with US company

Digital publisher’s deal with blank-cheque company valued at $1.5bn, says statement

Thu Jun 24 2021 - 16:56

Tech conference organiser UXDX to hold in-person event in Dublin

Three-day event at RDS capped at 600 people

Wed Jan 06 2021 - 15:57

Dublin tech conference UXDX expanding overseas

Conference organisers to hold Asia-Pac event in March with in-person event following year

Mon Sept 28 2020 - 09:48

Blockchain hackathon among multiple tech events going online

Irish technology forum organisers to go virtual as Covid-19 crisis curtails physical events

Mon Aug 17 2020 - 10:18

Promise of profits and growth vanishes for digital media publishers

Enterprises deemed Edgy and free-spirited are facing an existentialist moment

Tue Jul 14 2020 - 17:19

The nine best Netflix shows to watch in August

Ozark returns, plus a new animated sitcom from The Simpsons’s creator Matt Groening

Wed Aug 01 2018 - 06:00

Hearst pays $2.8bn for control of ratings agency Fitch

Move part of increased focus on financial information services

Thu Apr 12 2018 - 15:27

Grindr shared information about users’ HIV status with third parties

Company said sharing data with partners to optimise its platform was ‘industry practice’

Tue Apr 03 2018 - 07:10

Young guns find digital frontier is a hard place

The likes of BuzzFeed and Vice are finding the behemoths of Facebook and Google as much of a challenge as the old media players do

Tue Feb 20 2018 - 16:00

Facebook makes new bid for TV viewers with expanded video

Redesigned product, Watch, will be available initially to a limited group in the US

Thu Aug 10 2017 - 06:57

Why hackers may turn their attention to Angela Merkel

The goal? Manipulate media, strengthen extremist groups and fan anger over issues like migration

Mon May 22 2017 - 01:00

NBC Universal invested $500m in Snap as part of IPO

Shares jump 8.6% in early trading as NBC emerges as sole US media firm with a stake

Fri Mar 03 2017 - 17:27

Trump to skip White House correspondents’ dinner

Move to skip dinner traditionally addressed by US presidents comes amid row with media

Sun Feb 26 2017 - 15:11

Trump bans BBC, Guardian, New York Times from press briefing

US President bans several news organisations after speech attacking ‘fake news’

Sat Feb 25 2017 - 09:20

Can the education system heal our ‘post-truth’ society?

Media studies and philosophy could be crucial in tackling extremism and fake news

Tue Jan 24 2017 - 00:00

Trump’s intention is ‘never to lie to you’, says Sean Spicer

Media chief faces questions after denouncing correct reporting on Trump’s inauguration

Mon Jan 23 2017 - 20:42

Trump turns on media and spy agencies over Russia dossier

President-elect condemns leaking of unsubstantiated sexual allegations about him

Wed Jan 11 2017 - 23:47

JOE and Her drop the ‘ie’ in bid to pick up on growing TV market

Maximum Media to focus on video and audio content with a view to making €6m by April 2017

Mon Nov 28 2016 - 07:40

The Get Down: Netflix's latest series that cost $10m an episode

Baz Luhrmann breaks the bank with $10m an episode in Netflix’s hip-hop odyssey, while John Oliver has the last word

Fri Aug 12 2016 - 11:21

Web Log: on Facebook friends and family come first

The news feed was becoming a place to promote content as much as it was for catching up with friends and family

Thu Jul 07 2016 - 04:15

EY Entrepreneur of the Year finalists: Paul Quigley & Andrew Mullaney, NewsWhip

News monitoring service has over 320 clients, including BBC, Intel and Mastercard

Fri Jul 01 2016 - 07:00

BuzzFeed projection cut as 2015 target is missed

Company fails to hit $250m revenue projection after generating less than $170m

Wed Apr 13 2016 - 01:00

ATP rejects claims it sought to cover up match-fixing

Investigation into match-fixing is due to be aired on BBC Radio on Tuesday night

Tue Jan 19 2016 - 00:54

Buzzfeed deemed to have misled readers

Britain’s advertising watchdog rules that media group showed readers paid advertisements that looked like news stories

Wed Jan 13 2016 - 13:22

Publishers will not have to pay to have articles show web-based content

Google tests mobile instant publishing service to rival Facebook and Apple

Wed Oct 07 2015 - 17:40

Social media trackers whip up €1.5m funding

Associated Press among the new backers for Dublin-based tech company NewsWhip

Thu May 28 2015 - 17:48

Alleged Islamic State threats against Twitter investigated

Company co-founder Jack Dorsey said to have been among those targeted online

Mon Mar 02 2015 - 15:51

Snoop Dogg, Jared Leto join $50m Reddit funding round

Silicon Valley investor Marc Andreessen also among those joining funding round

Wed Oct 01 2014 - 08:55

BuzzFeed sees video as route to new revenue

Social media company raises $50m in venture funding

Wed Sept 17 2014 - 12:27

BuzzFeed funding more than doubles with $50m investment

Investment values news and entertainment website at $850 million

Tue Aug 12 2014 - 01:00