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Boulder Media makes a number of popular cartoons, including Danger Mouse, My Little Pony and Go Jetters

Irish animation studio Boulder Media sold by Hasbro

Toy giant Hasbro has sold one of Ireland's largest animation studios, Boulder Media, to the Australian-based Princess Pictures.

Business • 02 Nov 22

RTÉ's Director General Dee Forbes said audiences will begin to return for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic

Public service media 'so important to Ireland' - Forbes

RTÉ's Director General has said there needs to be a meaningful solution to the sustainability of public service broadcasting.

Ireland • 18 Aug 21

The land at Grange Castle Business Park will be developed into a 'state-of-the-art' media facility

SDCC agrees €26.4m land sale for media studios

South Dublin County Council has agreed to sell 48 acres of land, which is intended to be turned into a large scale TV and film production facility.

Business • 12 May 20

The virtues of social distancing will be espoused by Elmo and his fluffy - but influential - friends

Don't tickle me - Elmo in Sesame Street virus special

Elmo and Cookie Monster are reaching out to young children confused at being stuck at home during the coronavirus pandemic with a special Sesame Street episode airing next week.

Television • 08 Apr 20

Apple's streaming service is the first of a new wave of challengers to Netflix - but while competition should be good news for consumers, it may end up costing them

Netflix's rivals bring an end to streaming's golden age

When Netflix launched in 2012, many anticipated a future of limitless TV and film for relatively little cost. Instead consumers are now facing an increasingly fragmented market - and potentially greater expense than ever before.

Business • 09 Nov 19

Ireland now has four paid-for video streaming services - with a fifth on the way

Stream on - Ireland's video on-demand platforms

Ireland is getting new streaming services from Apple and Disney - giving customers more options, and potentially more cost.

Business • 10 Nov 19

Richard Bruton said a 15% cut for top on-air earners is part of the RTÉ strategy

Public anxiety over RTÉ presenter pay - Bruton

Minister for Communications Richard Bruton has said there is a lot of anxiety among the public about the high levels of pay for RTÉ presenters.

Ireland • 09 Nov 19

CBS and Viacom split 13 years ago - and have made multiple attempts at re-merging in recent years

CBS and Viacom agree to reunite in merger deal

CBS and Viacom have reached a deal to reunite media mogul Sumner Redstone's US entertainment empire, betting that a larger company will be able to compete and partner better in a media industry dominated by giants.

Business • 14 Aug 19

It is estimated around 12% of people evade paying their TV licence fee

Govt announces major reforms to TV licence fee

The Government has agreed to replace the traditional TV licence fee with a new "device independent broadcasting charge".

Ireland • 02 Aug 19

Licence fee collection may be linked to Revenue

Call for licence fee collection model to be updated

Funding indigenous content and improving TV licence collection rates are necessary in the public interest, according to the vice chair of the Oireactas Communications Committee.

Ireland • 30 Mar 18

100% of 18-34 year olds now have mobile phones, new ComReg survey reveals

97% of people now have a mobile phone - ComReg

Just half of households here now have a landline, according to a new survey for the telecoms regulator ComReg.

Business • 23 Mar 18

Bryan Dobson co-presented the Six One News for 21 years

Bryan Dobson signs off from Six One News for last time

Broadcaster Bryan Dobson has signed off from RTÉ's Six One News for the final time, ahead of his move to RTÉ Radio.

News • 25 Oct 17

TV licence evasion is three times higher in Ireland than in the UK and Germany

Revenue may help prevent TV licence evasion

Minister for Communications Denis Naughten has indicated he will look into asking the Revenue Commissioners to help prevent people evading payment of their television licence.

News • 29 Jun 16

ITV has described the UK television market as "robust"

ITV says Brexit fears hitting advertising markets

UK broadcaster ITV has said that revenues grew 14% to £755m in the first quarter of 2016, but warned that Brexit fears are impacting the television advertising market.

Business • 12 May 16

The sale of UTV's TV assets, including UTV Ireland, is now complete

UTV Media changes its name to Wireless Group

UTV Media has changed its registered name from UTV Media Plc to Wireless Group Plc with immediate effect

Business • 01 Mar 16

Virgin Media added 6,500 new customers to its mobile services division

Virgin Media's new mobile subscriptions rise

Virgin Media Ireland said it added over 6,500 new subscriptions for its recently launched mobile services in the fourth quarter of last year.

Business • 16 Feb 16

James Murdoch, son of Sky founder Rupert Murdoch, is to take over as chairman of the company

James Murdoch rejoins Sky as chairman

James Murdoch is to return as the chairman of Sky four years after a phone-hacking scandal forced him out.

Business • 29 Jan 16

Eir reports 4% rise in quarterly revenues

The storms in December led to costs of €0.5m for Eir, formerly known as Eircom, to repair damage to lines.

Business • 27 Jan 16

Vodafone latest company to offer Irish consumers quadplay

Vodafone launches new television service

Vodafone has become the latest telecom provider to enter the Irish television market.

Business • 20 Jan 16

Disney's net income rose to $1.61 billion in the third quarter

Disney profit rises with gains at cable networks

Walt Disney reported higher quarterly profit that beat Wall Street forecasts as cable networks brought in higher advertising revenue and collected more fees from pay TV distributors.

Business • 06 Nov 15

Sky was formed from the combination of Britain's BSkyB, Sky Deutschland and Sky Italia

Sky beats first quarter profits forecast

European pay-TV group Sky posted a slightly-better-than expected 10% jump in first-quarter operating profit, helped by strong new broadband additions in Britain.

Business • 21 Oct 15

UTV Ireland made a loss of £7.5m in the first six months of the year - pushing the group's TV division into the red

UTV Media sees H1 profit drop to £1m

UTV has announced a pre-tax profit of £1m for the first six months of 2015, compared to £10m for the same period in 2014.

Business • 05 Nov 15

UTV Ireland is currently forecast to lose £11.5m this year - having initially sought to break even by the end of 2015

UTV confirms talks over possible TV sale

UTV Media has confirmed that it is in discussions about the possible sale of its television assets.

Business • 05 Nov 15

Viacom's latest films - including Terminator: Genisys' - are expected to boost revenues in the next quarter

Viacom reports weaker-than-expected revenue

Viacom has reported weaker-than-expected quarterly revenue, hurt by lower advertising revenue from its US cable TV business as viewers increasingly shift to online streaming services.

Business • 07 Aug 15

Sky has grown its business in Britain and Ireland - as well as Germany and Austria

Sky enjoying best customer growth in 11 years

Pay TV giant Sky has posted an 18% hike in earnings after seeing the best growth in customers for eleven years.

Business • 29 Jul 15