From The Independent Newstalk and Today FM owner Bauer Media Group has acquired outdoor advertisement company Clear Channel Europe-North in a $625m (€606m) deal. In addition to Ireland the deal includes operations in 12 markets including the UK, Belgium, Denmark and other European countries. The transaction is expected to close this year – subject to […]

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From Business Plus A third (33%) of the 336 business leaders questioned for the B2Best research in February said they are more optimistic about the economy than they were a year ago. A further quarter (27%) said they saw no change in their optimism levels year-on-year while four in 10 businesses (40%) are less optimistic […]

From RTE A fresh start to 2025 with new faces, familiar voices and plenty of Irish music to keep us entertained through the winter days and nights. Non-stop weekend entertainment starts as always on Friday nights: Patrick Kielty rang in the new year for the nation with a star-studded guest line up and will continue […]

From Breaking News: A watershed ban on television and radio alcohol advertising is to be introduced next month when new legislation is enacted. The aim is to protect children from exposure to alcohol advertising and to break any positive associations that may exist between alcohol and lifestyle On January 10th, the hours permitted under the […]

From Marketing A new report for Bauer Media Audio Ireland (BMAI) provides an update on how consumers interact with and consume digital audio, connected tv and social media. In particular, it gives a glimpse at the inroads digital audio has made in daily lives where it now leads in terms of trust, authenticity and willingness […]

From Irish Times: Omnicom and Interpublic in talks to merge in $30bn-plus deal to create the world’s largest advertising agency (Admatic update December 12th – deal completed) The global advertising industry will surpass $1 trillion (€945 billion) in revenue for the first time this year, with Google, Meta, ByteDance, Amazon and Alibaba expected to earn […]

From NextIO: In a bid to tighten oversight of gambling advertising, Irish regulators are preparing to divide responsibilities for handling ad-related complaints. This change comes as the country gears up for the implementation of a new regulatory framework aimed at curbing the influence of gambling ads and promoting responsible betting practices.The Gambling Regulation Act (GRA), […]

From Business PLUS: Netflix has said that 60m households watched the exhibition boxing match between YouTuber Jake Paul and Mike Tyson, the streaming giant’s first live sports broadcast. At peak viewing, viewers globally watched the fight, which took place at AT&T Stadium in Texas on 65m concurrent streams while nearly 50m watched Katie Taylor’s rematch […]

From Business plus Television advertising revenues for the first nine months of the year increased 7.6% compared to the same period in 2023. Figures from TAM Ireland show that revenues for January to September totalled €198.3m, coming in ahead of expectations and representing the highest total for six years. There was an 8% increase year-on-year […]