Darren Smith: ‘The ratings will decide if you’re coming back’

The TV producer on doing ‘covers’, lessons from ‘Anglo’ and everybody loving ‘Goggler’

Virgin Media seeks to make a splash overseas with new ‘Blood’ drama

Broadcaster targeting international audience with this new psychological thriller

From TV3 to Virgin Media: 20 years of lights, cameras and survival

The nimble commercial television ‘family’ is celebrating a birthday it almost didn’t make

TV3 reels in the years as it becomes Virgin Media One

‘Pat Kenny’s Big Debate’ and archive series ‘Don’t Look Back in Anger’ on autumn schedule

‘Derry Girls’ creator Lisa McGee honoured at television industry event in London

Embassy dinner attended by executives from RTÉ, TV3, BBC, Sky and Channel 4

Ireland’s Got Talent: will it be a winning formula for TV3?

It has puppeteers, aerial artists and a man playing the spoons - but will anybody watch?

TV3 warms up for ‘Super Saturday’ ahead of channel rebrand

Virgin Media-owned broadcaster set for a 2018 marked by ‘big events’ and 20th anniversary

TV3 poised to score ‘one hell of a quarter’ with Six Nations

Broadcaster hopes rugby delivers ‘halo effect’ on new shows like ‘Ireland’s Got Talent’

TV industry still thrilled to make it through to next week

From ‘Ireland’s Got Talent’ to ‘The Apprentice’, elimination formats are going nowhere

EY Entrepreneur of the Year stories to hit TV screens

Be3 will broadcast a five-part documentary series on the competition.

TV3 bets on ‘Ireland’s Got Talent’ in new season of shows

Rugby, matchmaking and current affairs will combine to set ‘new tone’, says broadcaster

RTÉ appoints Adrian Lynch and Frances Abeton to executive board

New roles filled by television controller and former Firecrest vice-president

TV3’s Pat Kiely: ‘We have something up our sleeve’

Under owners Virgin Media, the media group has invested in news and entertainment, but it still has to ‘cut its cloth’

‘Red Rock’ goes into hiatus as TV3 hits pause on Garda drama

Next batch of episodes won’t air until 2018 and soap’s future beyond that is in doubt

RTÉ’s new TV season focuses on Irish obsessions

Live weather event and sporting moment vote will feature alongside familiar formats

TV3 Group toasts record audience share in May

‘Coronation Street’ and Europa League final among most-watched shows on channel

TV3 plans ‘Super Bowl’ approach to Six Nations

‘Drama of scale’ will air next spring as rugby tournament brings in more viewers

RTÉ television controller shimmies through the squeeze

Adrian Lynch wants to make ‘bigger shows’ – and more of them – for RTÉ One and RTÉ2

UTV Ireland becomes be3 as TV3 group rebrands channels

Virgin-owned group unveils new TV3, 3e and be3, which will be “female focused”

‘Back for a second series’ are the magic words in Irish television in 2016

‘Can’t Cope, Won’t Cope’ has won fans among younger viewers, but will it return for more?

RTÉ should not try to do everything, says Virgin boss

Broadcaster has been keeping ‘a foot in every camp’ of Irish media, according to its rival

RTÉ plays up Irishness in strong-looking television line-up

TV schedule launch mixes razzmatazz with stern assertions of public service values

Challenging times ahead for newly appointed RTÉ chief

Dee Forbes will be obliged to deploy her extensive experience on behalf of broadcaster

Cantillon: Change the buzz word at RTÉ as executives depart

Three senior executives have left Montrose for other challenges in a time of industry flux

RTÉ’s Kevin Bakhurst to leave for post at regulator Ofcom

Departure of news boss follows resignation of two television executives in July

TV3 poaches RTÉ’s Bill Malone as director of programming

RTÉ2 controller joins Virgin Media television group as it prepares fresh ratings assault

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