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Narrative Entertainment launches FAST channels in Ireland

Narrative Entertainment, the UK independent commercial broadcaster, is expanding its FAST offering in Ireland. The…

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Parrot Analytics: Apple TV+ goes strong in Ireland

Amazon Prime Video’s adult animated series, Hazbin Hotel, has risen to the top of Parrot…

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Vodafone TV Play launches in Ireland

Telecommunications provider Vodafone Ireland has unveiled its new TV offering, Vodafone TV Play, all-in-one smart…

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SPI International in deal with Vodafone Ireland

Canal+-owned channel and streamer distributor SPI International has signed a new channel distribution deal with Vodafone…

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Racing TV to broadcast Japan Cup in the UK and Ireland for first time

Japanese horse racing competition, the Japan Cup, will be shown live in the UK and…

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Sky Sports extends PGA Championship rights

Sky Sports has struck a three- year extension deal with The PGA of America to…

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Sky Ireland signs wholesale deal to use Virgin Media fibre network

Sky Ireland has struck a broadband wholesale access deal with Virgin Media Ireland that it…

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Premier Sports scoops up UEFA competition rights for Ireland

Viaplay-owned Premier Sports will be the home for UEFA European Club Football in the Republic…

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Liberty Global’s Rodriguez: fibre more cost-efficient, DOCSIS 3.1 still has potential

Fibre offers a “significantly more cost efficient” upgrade path for cable “than both DOCSIS 3.1…

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Sky Stream launches in Ireland

UK broadcaster Sky has launched Sky Stream in Ireland, giving viewers access to content over…

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Premier Sports Ireland and Nova Greece secure Wimbledon rights

Viaplay-owned Premier Sports in Ireland and United Group-owned Nova in Greece are among the latest…

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RTÉ and Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) taps Simplestream to upgrade IPTV service

Ireland’s largest sporting organisation, Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) and the Irish broadcaster RTÉ have tapped Simplestream to…

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BBC secures rights to UCI’s ‘biggest ever’ cycling event

UK public broadcaster the BBC has secured full broadcasting rights to the 2023 UCI Cycling…

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Warner Bros. Discovery names UK and Ireland leadership team

Warner Bros. Discovery has confirmed its senior leadership team for the UK & Ireland, to…

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Paramount+ commits to 150 international originals by 2025

Ahead of Wednesday’s launch in the UK and Ireland, Paramount+ has unveiled plans to commission…

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Ireland’s Pure Telecom taps Netgem TV for new TV launch

Irish ISP Pure Telecom has launched a TV service powered by Netgem TV. Netgem TV…

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Dplay to become discovery+ streaming service in UK and Ireland

Discovery UK is to rebrand its Dplay streaming service in the UK and Ireland to…

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Virgin Media launches Gigabit broadband across Ireland

Virgin Media Ireland has switched on Gigabit Broadband services across its entire network in Ireland,…

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Liberty Global hit by UK subscriber decline

Liberty Global’s fourth quarter results were hit by accelerating TV losses and an overall decline…

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Discovery expands Dplay into the UK and Ireland

Discovery is expanding its streaming service Dplay into the UK and Ireland. The AVOD service,…

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Virgin Media and eir to carry each other’s sports channels

Irish telco eir and Virgin Media have penned a deal that will see an exchange…

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Irish court orders IP block of illegal EPL streams

Irish viewers who attempt to watch illegal streams of English Premier League (EPL) matches will…

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Irish government: “We won’t scrap free licence fees”

TV licences for the elderly will remain free in Ireland, the country’s government has stated….

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Amazon secures WTA tennis for UK and Ireland

Amazon has secured exclusive rights to Women’s Tennis Association matches in a four-year deal for…

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Nielsen expands measurement for YouTube app on mobile to 26 new countries

Nielsen has expanded its advertising measurement to YouTube’s mobile app. Nielsen Digital Ad Ratings for…

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Netgem.tv launches in Ireland

Netgem.tv has launched its personalised Internet TV service in Ireland, following its entry into the…

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UKTV’s Drama and Really launch on Virgin Media Ireland

UKTV’s Drama and Really channels are due to launch on Virgin Media Ireland for the…

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Virgin Media Sport to launch in Ireland next month

Virgin Media in Ireland is due to launch its new Virgin Media Sport channel on…

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Virgin Media Television seeking post-watershed drama

Virgin Media Television – formerly know asTV3 Group – is currently seeking submissions for a…

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Eleven Sports agrees UK deal with Facebook ahead of streaming service launch

Sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has teamed up with Facebook to make the social media platforms…