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Independent Digital to help Ryanair fly online
INDEPENDENT Digital has agreed a new deal with Ryanair to take on advertising sales for the airline's website.
Ex-Murdoch stalwart Mockridge to run rival Virgin Media
TOM Mockridge, who worked closely with Rupert Murdoch in more than 20 years at News Corp, is to take over at Virgin Media, pitting the two men against each other in a battle for British pay-TV viewers.
INM secure deal with lenders, reports revenues of €539.7m for 2012
Independent News & Media has secured a deal with its lenders reducing its core debt level to €118m.
Voting is open for Q1 of the Independent Digital Grand Prix Awards 2013
The Grand Prix Awards were set up in 2009 and have developed to become an extremely reputable and sought after prize within the Digital Media Industry.
Dynamic 'Independent' prepared for future, says editor
THE Irish Independent is transitioning from a newspaper into a broader news organisation, its editor Stephen Rae said.
Independent.ie confirmed as top Irish news site
Independent.ie has been confirmed as the top news and information site in the country, new figures show.
Irish internet users eight times more likely to heed indigenous sites
IRISH internet users are eight times more likely to pay attention to Irish premium sites like Independent.ie than international ones, new research from the Association of Online Publishers Ireland has found.
'Mail' profits but deficit at €61m
PROFITS at the company behind the 'Irish Daily Mail' newspaper increased last year, but the firm is still sitting on a deficit of tens of million of euro.
Online ad spend to grow 15pc
Spending on online advertising rose 12.3pc last year, a new survey has found. Spending on other media fell 6.2pc.
Online publishers plan €2m spend on Irish operations
The Association of Online Publishers (AOP) Ireland, which counts Independent.ie among its members, says its affiliates plan to spend over €2m on developing its digital properties in 2013.
Voting is open in the Independent Digital Grand Prix Awards 2013
The Grand Prix Awards were set up in 2009 and have developed to become an extremely reputable and sought after prize within the Digital Media Industry.
INM and Carat show gold standard 'innovation'
INDEPENDENT News & Media (INM) and media agency Carat have picked up a gold award at the annual Media Awards in Dublin.
Four serious contenders may invest in Sunday Business Post – court hears
FOUR serious contenders have come forward offering to invest in the Sunday Business Post which is in examinership, the Commercial Court heard today.
'Examiner' owners sued for trespassing in bitter rent dispute
MORE than 550 jobs are at stake in a bitter legal dispute over alleged trespass at the Cork offices from which the 'Irish Examiner' and 'Evening Echo' newspapers are now operating following restructuring of the Thomas Crosbie media group.
Brosnan helps launch €10m Sky campaign
Sky Ireland has launched its biggest ever multi-media marketing campaign to promote its broadband and phone services nationwide.
Advertisers warn Facebook that Home ads must not annoy users
Advertisers warned Facebook today that its Home application needs to avoid irritating users with its adverts.
Logging on will be key to growth for Irish firms
IRELAND is ranked as the third most globalised country in the world by Ernst and Young, but despite being a hub for some of the biggest names in digital commerce, we came only 22nd in relation to actually using technology.
Facebook showcases 'Home' for phones, takes on Google
Mark Zuckerberg today showcased the "Facebook phone" as he revealed the social networking site could now become the central feature on Android mobiles.
Former printer of 'Examiner' lays off 26 staff
THE company that printed the 'Irish Examiner' prior to its receivership has been forced to lay off 26 staff.
Coors taps into craft beer market with launch of its latest 'Collection'
MOLSON Coors has launched a range of craft beers – The Craft Collection – which, it claims, will bring together its "growing range of award-winning Irish and international craft beers for pubs and off-licences across Ireland under one umbrella brand offering".
West's awake as budding directors set for workshop
THE west has been something of a hotbed for the film industry in recent years, and that trend will continue with a host of award-winning directors heading to Connemara to take part in the Greasan na Mean Skillnet.
RTE pays 80 staff €10m – on top of €3m for star broadcasters
CASH-strapped broadcaster RTE forked out €10m on salaries for its 80 best paid staff members in a year – on top of the €3m it paid its stars.
Limerick's favourite son boosts his firm's profits to €570,000
The cash pile at the media firm owned by Limerick's favourite son, Terry Wogan, topped €570,000 last year, new figures show.
Glossy magazine debut reaches 21,000 circulation as it links print, digital and TV
XPOSÉ magazine, a joint initiative between TV3 Group and Zahra Media Group, has has had a strong beginning, with ABC figures revealing that it has a circulation of 21,000 for its first edition.
Online anonymity: impossible after four phone calls
INDIVIDUAL human movement patterns mean 95pc of people can be identified from information about just four interactions with mobile networks, researchers have found.
INM confident of reaching deal with banks
INDEPENDENT News & Media (INM) said it is confident of reaching a deal with its banks to refinance and restructure its loans.
State will not fund ailing newspapers – Rabbitte
The Government will not step in to rescue struggling media outlets, including the 'Sunday Business Post', even if closures would be a "tragedy", Pat Rabbitte has warned. That's despite an EU report that says some interventions are justified.
Crosbie printers 'told of buyers'
TOM Murphy, the former chief executive of Thomas Crosbie Holdings (TCH), told Webprint – then the company's printers – that he was aware of "two to three potential purchasers of the business in Cork" just over a year before the group was dramatically restructured.
Printer of Examiner titles, Webprint, suing over 'broken contracts'
A PRINTING company is suing over the loss of a multi-year agreement to publish several newspapers following what it alleges was a "wilful" and "pre-packaged" restructuring of the Thomas Crosbie Holdings (TCH) media group.
YouTube says it has 1bn active users each month
GOOGLE'S YouTube said 1 billion unique users were now visiting the video-sharing website every month, or nearly one out of every two people on the Internet.
UTV Media to boost full year dividend, despite falling profits
MEDIA group UTV said it will boost its full year dividend by nearly a fifth, despite sliding profit in 2012.
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Two women arrested as gardai seize €500,000 worth of cannabis
GARDAI have seized cannabis plants and made arrests following an operation this evening.
Exclusive creche confirms sacking after alleged mistreatment of children
AN exclusive creche probed during an undercover investigation into allegations of mistreatment of children has confirmed it has sacked one worker and suspended three others.
Video: Cat overcomes predatory instincts to nurse ducklings
NORMALLY, a fluffy yellow duckling might prove merely a tempting delicacy to a hungry cat.
Man jailed in Mountjoy over disputed car debt
AN inquiry into the legality of a man's detention at Mountjoy prison arising out of a debt claimed by Friends First has come before the High Court.
New pay cut rules passed into law
New laws allowing the Government to cut public sector workers' pay without their agreement have been published.
Detailed: The Haddington Road Agreement reforms
THE Haddington Road Agreement is being put to trade union members as the replacement for the roundly rejected Croke Park II deal.
Public sector pay cut legislation passed into law
NEW laws allowing the Government to cut public sector workers' pay without their agreement have been published.
SIPTU recommends acceptance of Croke Park II deal
THE country’s largest trade union has recommended its members in the public sector accept the new proposals on the Croke Park II deal.
Wicklow homes hit by water restrictions because of algae
AS many as 1,000 homes in north Wicklow have been left without water after the worst incident of algae growth on record has again hit householders in the eastern region.
Data glitch blamed for beach woes
Environment Minister Phil Hogan has blamed a statistical glitch for some beaches losing their coveted blue flag status.
