The Irish Times

Hugh Linehan: We have reached peak Netflix. The world has changed

News last week that the streamer lost subscribers for the first time in a decade resulted in a €50 billion drop in the company’s value

Sat Apr 23 2022 - 07:00

The internet is a smooth machine? Not so Fastly

Error messages and broken image links showed up the vulnerability of the web

Wed Jun 09 2021 - 05:47

Britney Spears: Documentaries about my life are ‘so hypocritical’

Spears says two recent films about her 2008 breakdown ‘criticise the media then do the same thing’

Wed May 05 2021 - 10:21

Irish TV viewing boosted by pandemic despite rise of streaming

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

Mon Jan 11 2021 - 15:12

Will lockdown streaming herald dramatic change for TV?

Legacy of Covid-19 habits could be accelerated take-up of video-on-demand

Tue Jul 28 2020 - 05:14

All quiet on set: How do you make a TV drama in a crisis?

Shows from Fair City to Succession try to navigate new shooting rules after shutdown

Sat Jun 06 2020 - 05:00

Normal People: Is Marianne’s TV character ‘ugly’ enough?

Her ‘repulsiveness’ in the novel has been ‘whitewashed’ from the small screen. Discuss...

Thu May 21 2020 - 06:00

Normal People: First trailer released for BBC’s Sally Rooney adaptation

Lenny Abrahamson and Hettie Macdonald direct Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones

Fri Jan 17 2020 - 16:45

Ten years of spittle-flecked online outrage have changed us

Patrick Freyne on key trends of past decade: superheroes, fidget spinners, online rage

Fri Dec 27 2019 - 05:00

Apple TV Plus: What is it, what shows are on it, how do you get it?

November 1st is launch date for Apple TV Plus – on iPhone, iPad and Mac for €5 a month

Thu Oct 31 2019 - 05:00

Ireland aims to become global centre of excellence for film – Varadkar says in LA

Taoiseach opens new consulate during visit to US city and holds meetings with range of TV and film companies

Fri Sept 27 2019 - 06:39

Margaret Atwood’s The Testaments: Amazon blamed for leak of Handmaid’s Tale sequel

A strict embargo of September 10th was shattered after hundreds received early copies of the book

Thu Sept 05 2019 - 13:54

Dark mysteries and dating advice from your parents: what to expect from Irish television

Take a trip to Darklands, the OAP B&B, Trinity or the Rotunda over the year ahead

Sat Aug 17 2019 - 15:19

‘Belfast is becoming the Hollywood of Europe’

Game of Thrones put Northern Ireland on the global TV map. Now a Belfast studio is making a Superman prequel series, and, for local producers, the sky’s the limit

Sat Aug 03 2019 - 05:40

Profits surge 60% at Web Summit in second year in Lisbon

Newly filed accounts detail events turnover for the first time

Fri May 31 2019 - 09:32

Streaming service Hulu buys back AT&T stake for $1.4bn

Deal values entertainment service at $15 million

Tue Apr 16 2019 - 13:11

Apple unveils new TV, news services at star-studded event

iPhone maker moves into digital video, news and financial services with a credit card

Mon Mar 25 2019 - 20:45

Irish YouTube star joins world’s top earners with €14m in a year

Jacksepticeye, aka Seán McLoughlin, at no 8 in Forbes ranking topped by seven-year-old

Tue Dec 04 2018 - 10:13

Emmys 2018: ‘Game of Thrones’ and ‘Marvelous Mrs Maisel’ win top awards

‘Game of Thrones’ wins for best drama while ‘The Marvelous Mrs Maisel’ wins five awards, including best actress in a comedy series

Tue Sept 18 2018 - 06:31

Why did Netflix’s shares plunge?

Q&A: The ‘n’ in ‘Faang’ has not had the best start to the week, but is it just a wobble?

Tue Jul 17 2018 - 16:37

Goldman Sachs tops $100m in fees from Fox-Disney deal

Payout reflects close relationship between Rupert Murdoch and top banker

Wed Jun 27 2018 - 11:09

Comcast opens Disney bidding war with $65bn Fox offer

Fox shareholders to be offered $35 a share in cash for its film and television studios, cable entertainment networks

Thu Jun 14 2018 - 11:14

Spotify and Hulu join forces with $12.99 subscription plan

Deal includes Hulu’s 75,000 television shows and Spotify’s 40m songs

Wed Apr 11 2018 - 15:34

Disney deal with Fox reopens battle for TV’s creative talent

Streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon are swooping for leading producers

Wed Dec 27 2017 - 18:32

Shares in Netflix rise 13.5% sending it to top of S&P 500

US-based streaming service reports more than half of customers signed up outside America

Wed Jul 19 2017 - 08:14

‘Peak TV’ shows no sign of abating just yet

Have you heard the one about the amazing new show you really can’t miss?

Tue Apr 04 2017 - 06:06

Netflix shares jump 20% as subscriptions boom in third quarter

Original shows such as ‘Stranger Things’ draw new international viewers

Tue Oct 18 2016 - 07:44

TV set to lose to video on demand

Thu Jul 21 2016 - 06:30

RTÉ and the mystery of the disappearing US dramas

‘Seen it already,’ say some viewers. ‘It’s on at what time now?’ say the rest

Fri May 20 2016 - 08:00

Digital killed the video store: Xtra-vision’s inevitable death

Deep changes under way in how we watch TV, and impact goes beyond rental market

Sat Jan 30 2016 - 01:00

Planet Business

‘Strong Twitter’, Claire and Michelle and a platoon of self-driving trucks

Fri Oct 16 2015 - 01:30

Netflix blames competition and churn for dive in profits

Third-quarter profit tumbles 50% compared to same period last year

Thu Oct 15 2015 - 07:40

Dublin to host inaugural MediaCon technology and TV conference

Conference intended to promote Ireland as a location to create programming

Thu Jul 09 2015 - 01:11

Netflix beats forecasts with 62m streaming subscribers

Shares jump by nearly 12 % as investors welcome latest figures

Thu Apr 16 2015 - 07:43