Media Pedal power: JCDecaux in push for ‘strong brand’ to sponsor Dublin Bikes in €750,000-a-year dealJoanne Grant, head of the advertising giant’s Irish business, says the firm, the NTA and Dublin City Council have invested €15m over the last five years
Connected Magazine Going legit: goodbye to dodgy boxes With a crackdown on illegal streaming devices under way, Alex Meehan looks at the options for those who want to go legit
Sport Sky Ireland: Search for Ireland men’s manager ‘not a concern’ in FAI dealJD Buckley, the Sky Ireland chief executive, said that the company had been ‘keeping an eye’ on the men’s team as it neared four years without a sponsor
News Sky ends FAI’s four-year sponsor search with Irish men’s team partnership The telecoms giant has also extended its partnership with the women’s national team
Sport Sky hoping its sponsorship of women’s team will yield results on and off the pitchOrlaith Ryan, Sky Ireland’s commercial chief, said that internal research shows a ten-point increase in public interest in the sport since 2021
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Tech Sky Ireland agrees wholesale access deal with Virgin MediaPartnership allows Sky to offer full-fibre broadband services by piggybacking on Virgin’s infrastructure
The Last Post Matt Cooper: Sunak’s cabinet of curiosities does not inspire hope for an end to the madnessBritain’s latest prime minister has picked familiar faces in his cabinet, but Ireland should hope that he seeks a new path on Brexit
The Gadget Guru The Gadget Guru: Sky breaks the Glass ceiling with a superb TVIf you’re willing to take out a Sky TV subscription, its new Sky Glass television delivers the full service
Media & Marketing Sky’s screening process gives rise to the first full-service dishless televisionSky Glass, a TV preloaded with Sky’s entertainment package, has arrived with a €4.5m marketing campaign to promote it. Sky Ireland’s chief commercial officer Orlaith Ryan is confident Glass can make an impact here
Willie O’Reilly: The only way is up for the price of streamed entertainmentIt’s the golden age of online TV and film content, but networks like Netflix and Apple TV will soon be looking for a better return on their investment
Removal of Toscan du Plantier family interviews will ‘not harm’ documentary, Sheridan saysThe family of murdered French woman Sophie Toscan du Plantier requested to be removed from the Irish director’s five-part documentary as they believe it is too sympathetic to suspect Ian Bailey