The Irish Times

Virgin TV targets 2019 revenues as it vies to keep Love Island audience all year round

MD Paul Farrell on The Big Deal, daytime changes and sharing Six Nations with RTÉ

Fri Sept 03 2021 - 05:54

Last Singer Standing and The Big Deal bid for Saturday night TV fever

Cantillon: Will RTÉ and Virgin’s new formats make it through to the next round?

Thu Aug 26 2021 - 06:30

The Big Deal and Redemption lead new season on Virgin Media Television

Broadcaster looks to talent show and second chances drama for next audience gains

Thu Aug 26 2021 - 06:00

Former Virgin boss Pat Kiely targets unscripted TV in new venture Bigger Stage

‘Terrific opportunity’ to make Ireland hub for factual, lifestyle and studio shows

Mon Mar 01 2021 - 05:50

Virgin Media Television expects to lose a quarter of ad revenue in 2020

Broadcaster eyes return of sport, new Paul Mescal drama and push into podcasts

Tue Aug 04 2020 - 11:17

Paul Farrell is the new managing director of Virgin Media Television

Virgin Media Ireland executive will succeed Pat Kiely, who is leaving broadcaster in July

Wed May 06 2020 - 11:02

Advertising tax credit could make tomorrow’s bread today

You might not have to take the horse to France to get consumers to spend again

Tue May 05 2020 - 05:15

Love Island couldn’t have gone ahead in time of social distancing

Cancellation leaves summer TV schedules that bit duller for stay-at-home viewers

Tue May 05 2020 - 04:45

Pat Kiely steps down as MD of Virgin Media Television

TV boss ‘excited’ to move on to ‘next chapter’ after 22 years at former TV3 group

Fri Apr 24 2020 - 14:49

Blood, rugby and two trips to Love Island for Virgin Media Television in 2020

Broadcaster previews spring schedule amid ‘challenging’ environment for media industry

Thu Jan 09 2020 - 16:15

Virgin TV chief wants review of RTÉ before grant of extra funding

Pat Kiely wants the Government to review RTÉ’s hybrid model before making any changes to the licence fee or funding

Fri Jul 05 2019 - 18:48

Virgin Media to use Sky’s AdSmart technology by end of year

Move extends ability of advertisers to target TV audiences as they would online ones

Wed Mar 27 2019 - 16:42

Virgin Media Television promotes Ian Byrne to key commercial role

Executive will be responsible for launch of ‘addressable’ TV advertising

Thu Nov 08 2018 - 11:53

From TV3 to Virgin Media: 20 years of lights, cameras and survival

The nimble commercial television ‘family’ is celebrating a birthday it almost didn’t make

Sat Sept 15 2018 - 06:00

TV3 will rebrand to Virgin and add sports channel this autumn

‘Literally a red letter day’ for the broadcaster as it begins countdown to new identity

Thu Jun 28 2018 - 16:07

TV3 secures Irish rights to Champions League and Europa League finals

Broadcaster has won the rights to 327 matches per season across both competitions

Tue May 15 2018 - 10:34

RTÉ struggling with ‘unsustainable dominance’, says TV3

Virgin-owned broadcaster calls for more transparency and industry collaboration

Wed May 09 2018 - 04:15

TV3 halts move to rebrand channels

Virgin Media-owned broadcaster defers plan, citing other ‘business priorities’

Thu Mar 08 2018 - 19:52

Could an ‘Ireland TV Player’ be part of the Irish media’s future?

Call for industry to unite for ‘local powerhouse’ is logical, but place no bets on it

Tue Mar 06 2018 - 05:15

TV3 Group explores ad technology for ‘platinum age of video’

Key Liberty Global unit will help Virgin Media company discover how best to use data

Mon Jan 15 2018 - 06:15

TV3 warms up for ‘Super Saturday’ ahead of channel rebrand

Virgin Media-owned broadcaster set for a 2018 marked by ‘big events’ and 20th anniversary

Tue Jan 09 2018 - 15:31

TV3 poised to score ‘one hell of a quarter’ with Six Nations

Broadcaster hopes rugby delivers ‘halo effect’ on new shows like ‘Ireland’s Got Talent’

Mon Dec 11 2017 - 05:55

Six Nations is TV3’s ‘single biggest investment in sport’

New Zealand-bound Ronan O’Gara among the punditry team for 2018 tournament

Fri Dec 08 2017 - 14:09

TV3 unveils its plans for coverage of Six Nations

Joe Molloy will anchor broadcaster’s team as it warms up for first year of TV rights

Fri Dec 08 2017 - 12:30

Is it time for RTÉ to sub-license more sport?

Rival TV3 would like big tournaments to be ‘split down the middle’, BBC and ITV-style

Tue Nov 14 2017 - 06:00

Sky threatens to drop RTÉ if channels are not offered for free

Pay-TV company says it won’t carry State-funded broadcaster’s channels if Government allows retransmission fees

Tue Oct 03 2017 - 20:39

RTÉ and TV3 need some love from advertisers

Cantillon: Away from the posing and publicity, the TV market is much less pretty right now

Sat Sept 02 2017 - 06:13

‘Painful choices’ ahead for RTÉ as it seeks 250 redundancies

Dee Forbes tells employees broadcaster must become smaller and more efficient

Thu Aug 31 2017 - 16:24

TV3 bets on ‘Ireland’s Got Talent’ in new season of shows

Rugby, matchmaking and current affairs will combine to set ‘new tone’, says broadcaster

Wed Aug 30 2017 - 17:52

Channel 4 is using the wrong ingredients for its ‘Bake Off’ recipe

Few crumbs of comfort for GBBO fans as baking show moves kitchens

Tue Aug 29 2017 - 07:08

TV3’s Pat Kiely: ‘We have something up our sleeve’

Under owners Virgin Media, the media group has invested in news and entertainment, but it still has to ‘cut its cloth’

Sat Aug 26 2017 - 09:45

The rise of addressable: Can ‘narrowcast’ TV ads fight off targeted might of digital?

Spending on digital platforms is forecast to exceed ad spend on TV in the US this year

Tue Jun 27 2017 - 06:30

Sky and Virgin Media to bring targeted ads to Ireland

Strategic partnership will give advertisers access to more than 30m viewers

Thu Jun 15 2017 - 08:52

TV3 brings back weekend news bulletins

Virgin Media-owned broadcaster has upgraded its original Ballymount studio

Wed Apr 12 2017 - 18:46