Tam Ireland

Planet Business: From Vegas to the couch

News programmes dominate annual chart, but a look back to 1970 also appeals

Recording of ‘lost’ concert at Christ Church was broadcaster’s most-watched festive show

Leo Varadkar’s emergency address to nation still out in front for live viewership

You might not have to take the horse to France to get consumers to spend again

‘Considerably less TV’ now being watched by 15 to 24-year-olds as streaming services gain ground

Can anything beat it in the ratings? Only a dramatic, rare sport event may stand a chance

RTÉ dominates, but Six Nations boosts Virgin Media’s showing in Irish television ratings

Summer romance for Virgin-owned channel as audience grows by 223% from last year

‘Late Late Toy Show’ leads way with 1.35m viewers while all entries are RTÉ shows

Big audiences for soccer, GAA and rugby justify Irish broadcasters’ bidding wars

Ratings for RTÉ’s 1916-themed costume drama dropped off after its second episode

Viewing inches up by two minutes a day in 2015 compared with previous year

Average audience of 956,600 beats previous high set by ‘The X Factor’ final of 2010

Was it the weather? Irish adults watched 3 hours and 16 minutes of TV per day in July

Procter & Gamble was the top television advertiser in 2014, ahead of Sky and Unilever

The show was the 10th most-popular programme on Irish television on Wednesday

Proportion of multi-set households rises for first time in more than two years

Development of ultra-high definition is forecast to prompt take-up of even larger sets

This week: Super-yachts, screen addicts and ‘Palcohol’, aka powdered alcohol

‘Rugbaí Beo’ coverage of RaboDirectPro12 clash takes fourth spot in channel’s all-time list