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UTV Media hit by weak TV ad revenues

UTV Media, owner of Northern Irish broadcaster UTV, reported declines in first half revenues and…

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Liberty Global launches Horizon TV in Ireland

Liberty Global has launched its next generation Horizon TV set-top service in Ireland, enabled by…

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Liberty Global restructures CEE management following Virgin deal

Liberty Global has reshuffled management at its Central and Eastern Europe division as it seeks…

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Axonista makes UK push with new partnerships director

Irish social TV and second screen technology firm Axonista has appointed Brian Armstrong, who has…

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Liberty promises further Horizon improvements

Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries has said that the company is working to introduce improvements…

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Setanta takes BT Sport to Ireland

Setanta Sports has signed a deal with BT to add the latter’s new sports channels…

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HBO, ESPN and Sky launch on Apple TV

HBO, ESPN, Sky News and other content providers have launched on Apple’s TV service. The…

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Netflix signs UK Disney deal

Netflix has signed a deal with Disney that will see it offer films such as…

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BeyonDSL to market SES broadband in UK and Ireland

Satellite operator SES has signed a deal with BeyonDSL for the distribution of its broadband…

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Still life in DVDs, says Warner Bros exec

Warner Brothers executive Josh Berger said that there’s still life left in DVD sales and…

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LGI sees strong Horizon sales in Switzerland; Ireland and Germany next

Liberty Global has sold 20,000 Horizon subscriptions in Switzerland since the advanced set-top launched in…

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Shazam teams up with Adforce.ie in Ireland

Music and TV discovery app provider Shazam has expanded its Shazam for TV offering in…

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SES successfully launches Astra 2F for UK and Ireland

SES has successfully launched its Astra 2F satellite, which will serve the 28.2°/28.5° East position…

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UPC Ireland to offer 19 Sky HD channels

UPC Ireland is adding 21 HD channels to its line-up, including 21 from UK pay…

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Samsung debuts RTÉ Player App

Samsung has signed a deal with Irish broadcaster RTÉ Digital to bring the RTÉ Player…

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BSkyB names Sky Ireland chief

Pay TV operator BSkyB has named JD Buckley as managing director of its operations in…

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RTÉ urged to rethink cost-cutting plans

British and Irish politicians have called upon Irish public broadcaster RTÉ to reconsider closing its…

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Turner names UK business development chief

Turner Broadcast has named Marcos Milanez as business development and distribution manager for the UK…

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Irish Saorsat TV service launches in Ka-band


RTÉNL, the network transmission arm of the Irish public broadcaster, has launched its planned free-to-air…

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Netflix looking to new European launch


US online video service Netflix is gearing up to launch in additional European territories this…

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Roku passes 100-channel milestone in UK

Over-the-top set-top provider and content aggregator Roku has passed the milestone of 100 channels on…

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Disney moves and series for Blinkbox

UK online movie service Blinkbox has signed a deal with Disney UK and Ireland to…

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RTÉ looks to new models for catch-up and VOD

Irish public broadcaster RTÉ could look to develop pay services and international services as it…

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RTÉ to use Ka-Sat for new Saorsat platform

Ireland’s national broadcaster, RTÉ, has selected Eutelsat’s Ka-Sat to deliver a satellite-based version of its…

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Irish pay TV viewers reportedly churning

Pay TV subscribers in Ireland are swapping their pay TV for free-to-air digital services, according…

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New parliamentary channel on UPC Ireland

UPC Ireland has launched a new digital channel that will cover the country’s Parliament. The…

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Ireland’s Magnet launches online player



Irish operator Magnet Networks has launched an online television service that will air a raft…

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Food Network launches in Ireland

The Food Network has launched in Ireland after the Scripps Network Interactive-run broadcaster struck a…

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TV3 looks to launch three channels on digital-terrestrial

Irish commercial broadcaster TV3 is looking to launch three new channels on the country’s digital…

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RTÉ faces critcisim for digital fees

The Irish broadcasting authority has criticised Irish public broadcaster RTÉ for the fees it charges…