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Paul Farrell to Leave Virgin Media Television in December
From IMJ Well known and liked within the media, advertising and marketing industry Farrell was appointed managing director of Virgin Media TV in May 2020 having served as vice-president of commercial at Virgin Media Ireland since 2015. During this period he has overseen a considerable period of growth at the broadcaster, including the introduction of […]
Get more Bang for your Booking! One day Flash Sale this Friday 20th only!
Book any 2 media packages on this platform from 1am Friday morning to midnight Friday night on October 20th and we’ll give you an identical package for FREE! Tripling your Advertising in time for Christmas or 2024. Radio, TV, Press, Digital, OOH. If you book 2 different packages (say one Radio, one Press), […]
We do accept Media Kickbacks. Never have Never will. Unlike 90% of Media Agencies.
“The story in The Sunday Independent June 26th, that media agencies received media kickbacks in this case from RTE, we are fully familiar with and indeed, other forms of inducements to prefer one media owner over another. Rather than as independent arbiters of media, advising impartially, on what’s the best recommendation. The difficulty is that […]
Irish Times Group posts €1.1m loss for 2022 due to rising energy prices and printing costs
From Examiner (bold notes are ours): Group saw a 10% growth in digital subscriptions revenue, with the total number of new subscribers growing by 3.9% over the year. The Irish Examiner’s parent company The Irish Times Group has reported a loss for the 2022 financial year, citing increasing costs of energy and newsprint. Over the […]
IMRO awards take place next Friday. October 6th.
The 2023 IMRO Awards take place next Friday. The awards recognise the very best in Irish radio broadcasting and the categories include Radio DJ of the Year, Music and Entertainment Presenter of the Year, News Story/News Event of the Year, News Broadcaster of the Year, and Local and National Station of the Year. The winners […]
IRFU and Vodafone Ireland extend sponsorship to 2028
From Examiner.ie The new deal commencing next July 1, will also include the company’s branding appearing on the back of the Ireland women’s XVs jerseys. The IRFU and Vodafone Ireland are set to remain a “Team of Us” after announcing a four-year sponsorship extension through to 2028 last night. The telecoms company, whose “Team Of […]
Study of Marketing Agency Professionals, shows they’re not.
From Marketing.ie “A survey of Ireland’s marketing professionals by WPP group media planning agency EssenceMediacom has found that the main issues facing the sector are staff burnout, recruitment, working from home and measuring the impact of social media. As many as six in ten of the Irish marketers interviewed found the pace of work relentless, […]
Permanent TSB to Sponsor The Late Late Show for Two Seasons (but at a discount)
From IMJ: With new host Patrick Kielty, Permanent TSB has been announced as the new sponsor of the show for the new two years. The sponsorship agreement with Permanent TSB will include a total of 730 credited stings per season which will air across RTÉ One and RTÉ One +1, as well as the series […]
New Late Late. How did it go?
Late Late Show first night 2023 vs 2022 Patrick Kielty’s first ever Late Late Show on Friday the 15th of September got off to a great start, 614,000 viewers and a 60% share! 2023 vs 2022 opening night of the LLS for Adults, Ads2544, HKWK and AdsABC1. Big increases for all audiences; +56% Adults, +52% […]
New Late Late Show logo unveiled as RTÉ ditches the iconic owl
From Irish Independent August 19th: RTÉ’s Late Late show has unveiled a new logo ahead of the programme’s return in September, and it’s missing the owl synonymous with the show since it first aired in 1962. The change was announced on the Late Late show’s Twitter profile. A simple circular graphic with navy, green and […]