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Vodafone launches 5G in Irish cities
Plans to extend the network "over the coming months"
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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
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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
Business
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
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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.