Broadcasting
# broadcasting - Today’s News
10 great products to make more of your garden
Say no to gnomes this summer with IKEA garden furniture.
# broadcasting - Thursday 25 April, 2013
iRadio founder Dan Healy to head RTÉ 2fm
The new recruit has also worked at 98FM and Newstalk.
RTÉ News chief ‘satisified’ with €167,000 cost of Pope coverage
Kevin Bakhurst said the cost of covering the change of Pope was €100,000 less than on the last occasion in 2005.
# broadcasting - Tuesday 23 April, 2013
Column: Is television courtroom broadcasting a good idea?
On a recent visit to Ireland, well-known television personality Judy Judy called for television courtroom broadcasting in Ireland. Solicitor Paul Lambert discusses what this proposal might mean.
# broadcasting - Wednesday 10 April, 2013
Broadcasting Authority launches €30,000 community scheme
The scheme allows broadcastors to evaluate their services on issues like targeting the audience in their franchise area.
# broadcasting - Tuesday 9 April, 2013
‘Register of interests’ for broadcasters dropped from new BAI code
The new code for Fairness, Objectivity and Impartiality drops proposals to make broadcasters disclose any commercial relationships.
# broadcasting - Tuesday 26 March, 2013
17 compete for 12 local radio services
Two expressions of interest have been received for stations including Beat FM, Ocean FM, Midlands 103 and Sunshine FM.
# broadcasting - Thursday 28 February, 2013
BAI upholds complaint about Vincent Browne’s ‘cancer in foreign affairs’ show
A complaint about an Ireland AM segment on abortion was also upheld.
# broadcasting - Tuesday 26 February, 2013
Rabbitte plans to introduce public broadcasting charge
Deputy Michael Moynihan said in response that the imposition of a new broadcasting charge must result in a reduction to the current TV licence fee.
# broadcasting - Monday 18 February, 2013
# broadcasting - Thursday 31 January, 2013
BAI upholds another three complaints against TV3 ‘psychics’ show
The latest batch of broadcasting complaints includes five against Psychic Readings Live, with three upheld in full or in part.
# broadcasting - Saturday 26 January, 2013
‘Late Late’ launches new initiative to showcase Irish musical talent
RTÉ’s flagship show is opening its floor to bands who do not have managers, publicists or record deals.
# broadcasting - Thursday 3 January, 2013
Al-Jazeera buys struggling US cable channel, launches push into America
The international broadcaster has bought Current TV in a deal aimed at allowing it to expand in the US market.
# broadcasting - Friday 28 December, 2012
RTÉ admitted ‘massive blunder’ over BBC arrangement during Falklands conflict
The Government was worried that an arrangement between RTÉ and BBC could lead to a national embarrassment.
# broadcasting - Friday 21 December, 2012
Psychic Readings Live top broadcasting complaints list
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland upheld four complaints and resolved one complaint.
# broadcasting - Wednesday 12 December, 2012
RTÉ head: ‘Impossible to say’ whether Frontline debate changed election
Noel Curran says the swing between Sean Gallagher and Michael D Higgins is too large to attribute to one programme.
EU court set to reject FIFA complaint about World Cup TV rights
The European Court of Justice has been advised to reject a complaint over the provision of free-to-air football tournaments.
# broadcasting - Monday 10 December, 2012
Love/Hate to air on American online video service HULU
RTÉ has announced that the hit drama will be now available to audiences in the United States.
New editor named for RTÉ Investigations Unit
Paul Maguire, who won awards for his Prime Time Investigates reports, is to take over new section.
# broadcasting - Monday 19 November, 2012
EU’s top court to hear dispute over TV streaming website
Broadcasters say TVCatchup, which hosts streams of TV channels for UK users, should not be able to stream their content.
# broadcasting - Tuesday 13 November, 2012
TV3′s Ben Frow to be new programmes director at Channel 5
The TV3 director of programming is moving back to the UK in the new year.
# broadcasting - Tuesday 6 November, 2012
Referendum Commission praises ‘civic-minded’ broadcasters for extra time
Over 60 broadcasters accepted a request from the Commission to devote extra time to its impartial broadcasts on Saturday’s vote.
# broadcasting - Friday 26 October, 2012
TV3 Psychic Flathan responds to BAI ruling: “I cannot talk about the complaints”
The Psychic, who is in Ireland next month, said he had no knowledge of the complaints and that he makes the show for himself.
# broadcasting - Sunday 21 October, 2012
Explainer: What is Saorview, and what do you need to do about it?
The analogue TV series is being turned off on Wednesday. Are you one of the 100,000 households who hasn’t switched yet?
# broadcasting - Tuesday 16 October, 2012
Referendum Commission asks broadcasters to give more time to bulletins
Justice Mary Finlay Geoghegan wants broadcasters to give more time to information on the children’s referendum.
# broadcasting - Monday 15 October, 2012
TV3 first to announce televised debate on children’s referendum
The debate will be held on Halloween Night, October 31, and will feature four parties, two each from the Yes and No campaigns.
# broadcasting - Sunday 14 October, 2012
RTÉ to stay 50-50 for referendum debates – but news coverage ‘cannot be prejudged’
The national broadcaster is dropping a ‘stopwatch’ system for news broadcasts, but will keep it for formal debates.
# broadcasting - Saturday 13 October, 2012
RTÉ Radio 1, Today FM lead winners at national PPI radio awards
Radio 1 wins the top prize of Full Service Station of the Year, but Today FM matches its total of six awards.
# broadcasting - Friday 12 October, 2012
Exemption of cheese under new advertising rules welcomed
Following recommendations by the Department of Health, new rules curtailing the advertising of unhealthy foods to children will not include cheese products.
New rules on advertising of ‘unhealthy’ food and drink to children
Foods high in fat, salt, or sugar will fall under the new regulations – but cheese products won’t.
Prime Time was “fair, impartial” on Quinn family
BAI publishes its reasons for rejecting Quinns’ allegations of bias and factual inaccuracy against RTÉ current affairs show.
# broadcasting - Thursday 11 October, 2012
TV psychics criticised for health ‘readings’
BAI has written to TV3, asking them how they intend to address complaints against its Psychics Readings Live presentation.
Charlie Haughey drama trilogy gets major chunk of €4.5m BAI funding
Trilogy charting Ireland through Charlie Haughey for RTÉ gets €1m funding and TG4 crime drama Corp + Anam lands €775k of the pot.
# broadcasting - Saturday 6 October, 2012
Gerry Ryan to be inducted into radio ‘hall of fame’
PPI radio awards create new category – Ryan, Seán Bán Breathnach and Candy Devine share honour.
# broadcasting - Tuesday 2 October, 2012
RTÉ News Now and TG4 HD now available on UPC
‘Ardghléine’ is the Irish word for high definition apparently…
The 5 at 5: Tuesday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
BAI upholds complaints against TV3 ‘psychic’ service
On two occasions, on-air psychics discussed the health of callers in breach of the General Commercial Communications Code.
# broadcasting - Saturday 8 September, 2012
Pat Rabbitte says people should be prepared to pay for national broadcaster
Rabbitte said RTE faces many challenges as the media environment changes and advertising markets become more crowded.
# broadcasting - Sunday 2 September, 2012
Egyptian TV host denies inciting attacks on president
The flamboyant Tawfiq Okasha is accused of prompting an attack that killed 16 soldiers; he denies the claims.
# broadcasting - Friday 3 August, 2012
This is exactly how your TV licence fee is used
RTÉ broke down the figures in its annual report this week.























































