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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 […]
Bauer Media Audio agrees to acquire iRadio
From Breaking News August 19th: Bauer Media Audio Ireland has today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire iRadio, the leading youth music station serving listeners spanning the North East, Midlands and North West. Bauer Media Audio Ireland now extends its total weekly radio reach to almost 1.9 million listeners. iRadio is […]
Radio Advertising Market Rises by 3% in First Half of 2023
From IMJ Adworld August 8th (but we’re not surprised, it’s flying on Admatic) : The Irish radio advertising market continued to enjoy revenue growth in the first half of 2023 with total spend increasing by 3% to €76.5m according to figures published by Radiocentre Ireland. According to the figures, the first quarter of 2023 performed […]