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Full coverage: Media

Why the relationship between the newsagent and newspapers is no longer working

The fear in the newspaper industry is that the retail model will eventually break down, and they will run out of retailers even before they run out of print readers.

John Burns
30th Jan, 2023 - 6 min read

Irish media is finally covering world news. But should it be government-funded?

RTÉ has appointed three new journalists to report on previously ignored global issues, the latest to receive backing from the Department of Foreign Affairs, and Green Party ministers have allocated funding to broadcasts about climate change. Personal experience shows the limits of this model.

Thomas Hubert
19th Jan, 2023 - 8 min read

“I’m no puppet” – Eoghan Harris’s sister Bridget McIntyre confirms she ran contested Twitter account

The account was the subject of a Norwich Pharmacal order taken by a journalist to force Twitter to reveal the identity of the person behind it.

Tom Lyons
19th Dec, 2022 - 7 min read

What Metropolitan Films tells us about the Irish film and TV industry – in six graphs

An analysis of the performance of Metropolitan Films, one of the country’s most commercially successful television and film productions companies, confirms that the industry is both highly cyclical and highly dependent on tax credits.

Ian Kehoe
19th May, 2022 - 3 min read

“What we started was kind of a social cause, a movement – but it can’t operate for no money”

In 2018, recent graduate Niamh Tallon started a website to write about women’s sports. Little did she know that her hobby would turn into one of Ireland’s fastest-growing sports media brands. She talks about monetising her platform and where Her Sport is headed.

Devin Seán Martin
7th Jan, 2022 - 8 min read

The Currency wins ‘Outstanding Achievement in Industry Award’ at UCD Smurfit School Business Journalist Awards

Devin Sean Martin and Tom Lyons were also among the winners at the prestigious awards, chaired by former Penneys’ executive director Breege O’Donoghue.

Dion Fanning
13th Dec, 2021 - 2 min read

John Witherow on social media behemoths, the future of journalism and how digital helps shape editorial decisions

The editor of The Times argues that quality journalism is in rude health and benefits from the numerous advantages of the digital model. John Witherow also talks about his group's future plans for podcasts, newsletters and video.

Tom Lyons
12th Nov, 2021 - 5 min read

A life in a day and a day in the life: Behind the scenes at The Currency’s first day in business

Exactly two years ago, the team arrived early to our temporary office to launch The Currency. Within hours, Stripe thought we were money launderers and Communicorp had banned us from their radio stations. Still, we ended the day sipping champagne and planning the next story.

Ian Kehoe
27th Sep, 2021 - 10 min read

After 22 years and €59m in losses, Irish TV tech firm Emuse is calling in a liquidator

The company’s technology has been used in campaigns for Barbie, Audi and the Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End movie. But facing mounting losses and the exit of a key client, Emuse is collapsing into liquidation.

Ian Kehoe
10th Sep, 2021 - 3 min read

In a corporate shake-up, Bauer Media reveals the winners and losers among Communicorp’s radio stations

Today FM and Newstalk’s new German owner is merging multiple companies in the group they acquired from Denis O’Brien. To complete the transaction, they had to lift a corner of the veil on their individual performance.

Thomas Hubert
1st Sep, 2021 - 2 min read
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