Dana Strong appointed CEO of UPC Ireland
	31 Jan 2011 | Home entertainment and communications company UPC has announced the appointment of Dana Strong to the role of Chief Executive Officer of UPC Ireland, which will take effect from May 1st, 2011. Dana is the successor of Robert Dunn, who has been appointed as Managing Director UPC Netherlands.
	Free to Air TG4 & RTÉ Coming to NI
	05 Jan 2011 | A new transmitter in Divis in Belfast is currently allowing for free-to-air availability of TG4 in approximately 60% of Northern Irish homes. Furthermore, as part of the 2012 DTT switchover the Irish and UK governments will construct a low power TV multiplex in Northern Ireland will further increase the coverage of these channels to approximately 90% of homes in the north.
	The Queen Launches UTV HD in Northern Ireland
	26 Oct 2010 | Queen Elizabeth officially launched UTV’s High Definition service last week, at a reception at UTV Media plc’s headquarters in Belfast. Her Majesty, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, toured Studio One, the news and content floor and watched footage from the UTV archive of their previous visits to Northern Ireland.
	Ireland Placed 13th in Broadband Leadership Study
	19 Oct 2010 | Monday, October 18th saw Communications Minister, Eamon Ryan welcome Cisco’s third annual broadband study results which place Ireland 13th of 72 countries worldwide for broadband leadership. Ireland has moved up 3 places from its place at 16 in last year’s study.
	Tyrell appointed as Clear-Com Region Distributor
	12 Aug 2010 | Clear-Com, a leader in mission-critical voice communication systems, has continued to expand its reach into Ireland with the appointment of solutions provider, Tyrell CCT as its distributor for the region. The latter will look to open up a broader customer base in Ireland’s broadcast, theatrical and corporate markets to the streamlined, reliable communications workflows made possible by Clear-Com intercoms.
	Minister Ryan Switches on Exemplar Network
	20 Jul 2010 | Communications Minister Eamon Ryan has switched on the Government’s Exemplar Network. This is globally unique fibre-optic communications network using patented Irish technology will now allow for the high-speed and high-quality transfer of electronic data.
	Irish Talent Receives Six Primetime Emmy Nominations
	08 Jul 2010 | Irish television talent has come away with six well-deserved Primetime Emmy nominations. ‘The Tudors’ has been nominated for its art direction, cinematography, costumes and hair and make-up whilst Michael Gambon’s acting has been lauded as has ‘Celtic Woman’s David Downes for his music direction. The awards will take place on August 29th.
	Bob Collins To Head New Broadcast Regulator Authority
	01 Oct 2009 | Bob Collins, former director general of RTÉ, has been chosen as the chairman of the new Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI).
	European Media Services Directive IRIS Report Published
	22 Jul 2009 | The European Audiovisual Observatory, part of the Council of Europe, has published its report on the current status of how European countries are faring in adopting The Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD) into principal national media legislation in line with the December 2009 deadline.
	'Bord Snip' Recommends Major Cuts/Changes to Irish Film Board, TG4, IFCO, Culture Ireland, BAI, ComReg
	16 Jul 2009 | The Department of Finance today published recommendations for around €5.3bn worth of public spending cuts; €37m across Arts and Culture, which includes the transfer of the Irish Film Board’s functions to a new enterprise agency and discontinuation of the investment fund.
	Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) Rollout Delayed
	14 Jul 2009 | Despite a planned launch date of September 2009, Director General of RTÉ, Cathal Goan has publicly admitted that launching DTT at that time is no longer feasible.
	e|net Win Contract to Manage Metropolitan Area Networks (MAN’S)
	08 Jul 2009 | Communications Minister Eamon Ryan announced that he has appointed e|net to manage and operate phase II of the Metropolitan Area Networks, (MANs) programme.
	Regulation Bill Proposed for Premium Rate Content
	01 Jul 2009 | Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources Eamon Ryan has proposed a Bill to the government to regulate the premium rate telecommunications sector.
	Growth for UPC Ireland
	07 May 2009 | Communications company UPC Ireland has reported a revenue increase €61m for the first three months of the year representing a 3.7% increase from 2008.
	Boxer Withdraws from DTT Multiplex Contracts
	20 Apr 2009 | The Broadcasting Commission of Ireland (BCI) has confirmed the decision of Boxer DTT Limited (‘Boxer’) to withdraw its applications for the three DTT Multiplex Contracts.
	Irish Film & Television Awards Winners Announced
	14 Feb 2009 | The winners of the 6th Annual Irish Film & Television Awards have been announced at a gala ceremony held in Dublin’s Burlington Hotel tonight, 14th of February 2009. 'Hunger' & 'The Tudors' Win six IFTAs apiece.
	Irish Film & Television Awards Nominations Announced
	08 Jan 2009 | The Irish Film and Television Academy has announced the shortlist of nominees in strongly contested categories for the 6th Annual Irish Film and Television Awards, which takes place on Saturday 14th February at the Burlington Hotel.
	Channel 6 Becomes 3e & TV3 Rebrands
	05 Jan 2009 | Following TV3’s acquisition of Channel 6 in late 2008, Channel 6 has become repositioned as a sibling channel to TV3 - renaming the channel as ‘3e’ while TV3 has rebranded with a modern, contemporary look.
	Emergency Broadcast Goes “Without a Hitch”
	17 Dec 2008 | On Tuesday morning at 4.45 a.m, the Department of Communications carried out a structured exercise in relation to the broadcast of emergency services. This exercise was part of the Government's commitment to emergency planning.
	AV Fed Launch Film & TV Annual Review 2008
	11 Dec 2008 | IBEC’s Audiovisual Federation today (Thursday, 11 December 2008) welcomed the new improvements to the Irish tax incentive for film Section 481 announced by Minister for Arts. Sport and Tourism, Martin Cullen TD at the launch of its 2008 Audiovisual Federation Review.

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