Media Delivery
Paramount Plus confirms UK launch date
Further launches are planned in Italy, Germany, France, Switzerland and Austria in the second half of the year
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Production & Post
Dagenham Studios’ owner planning Ireland’s biggest studio facility
Greystones Media Campus will cover 670,000 square feet spread across 44 acres, including 14 sound stages
Business
Dagenham Studios owner acquires two Irish facilities
Both studios are expected to continue under their current brands, with staff remaining on board
Media Delivery
ViacomCBS partners with Sky to launch Paramount Plus in Europe
Announcement follows hot on the heels of last week's news that Comcast's streaming service Peacock will launch on Sky platforms later this year
Media Delivery
Sky brings Peacock to Europe
Comcast's streaming service will make its international debut in the UK, Ireland, Germany, Italy, Austria, and Switzerland
Business
Liberty Global puts Virgin Media Ireland up for sale
According to reports, the company could be sold for up to €2 billion (£1.7 billion)
Media Delivery
Amazon, Sky sign “deal of the year”
Deal includes Sky customers in the UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria and Italy.
Business
Ireland’s RTÉ to seek redundancies to deal with “persistent gap” between costs and income
Between 6-70 members of staff set to be made redundant in 2021
Media Delivery
Discovery Plus streamer to launch in the UK and Ireland
New streamer replaces the existing dplay.
Business
RTÉ’s finances “not sustainable” warn Ireland’s Communications Department
Briefing note warns broadcaster's assets are “fully stretched” in terms of collateral against loans and “its capacity to borrow more is therefore limited"
Data Centre
Disney Plus ‘hits 5 million app downloads’ on day one in Europe
Figures are for the mobile app only
TVBEverywhere
Western Europe launch date for Disney Plus confirmed
DisneyLife will be rebranded in the UK and Ireland
Business
RTÉ to cut 200 jobs, close Limerick studios
Report determined need to cut costs by €60 million over three years
Data Centre
Young Irish viewers ‘deserting linear television faster than expected’
15-24 year olds are watching just 70 minutes of linear TV a day
TVBEverywhere
Vodafone launches 5G in Irish cities
Plans to extend the network "over the coming months"
Business
Ireland drops TV licence for new ‘broadcasting charge’
Charge will apply to all households who use tablets, laptops and other devices to watch content
TVBEverywhere
Virgin Media, RTÉ negotiations break down over time-shifted offering
Virgin calls RTÉ's proposal "misguided"
Business
La Liga announces invitation to tender for UK&I
Interested parties invited to submit their best offer by 25th July
Audio
Shure creates Western Europe sales region
Appoints Nik Gledic, Rob Smith and Tuomo Tolonen as sales leaders
Business
NEP Connect wins Premier Sports contract
Will provide fibre connectivity for Guinness PRO14 rugby
Technology
Ion Solutions upgrades Ireland’s RTÉ News studio
The new video wall spans three sides of the studio
Business
Ireland receives first TV licence application from UK-based broadcaster
Broadcasting Authority Ireland says it received application in last week
Content
Eleven Sports acquires UFC rights for UK and Ireland
Multi-year deal includes all 42 live UFC events in 2019, as well as over 150 hours of UFC original and archive programming
Technology
Open Broadcast Systems’ bespoke decoder delivers Gaelic sport
Decoder delivers four simultaneous satellite feeds for production company Nemeton TV
TVBEverywhere
Virgin Media Television Ireland deploys Pixel Power for branding
StreamMaster BRAND can be deployed across both HD and SD feeds using a single workflow
Business
Ireland targets UK broadcasters for post-Brexit move
Around 1,400 channels are based in London
Production & Post
Terrablock rocks TV3’s new soap
Facilis has installed its TerraBlock 24D | 48TB shared storage system in a new production facility in Dublin, Ireland. The facility has been designed...
Business
UTV Ireland sold to ITV
Irish commercial channel UTV Ireland will be included in the sale of TV assets to ITV.
Production & Post
Ireland’s Windmill Lane upgrades grading
Dublin-based post house Windmill Lane has upgraded its colour grading department with a new FilmLight infrastructure.