Archive for January, 2009
Media predictions 2009, Part 5: The Irish Independent’s readership will suffer significantly from cost-cutting
Friday, January 30th, 2009Here is my fifth and final Irish media prediction for 2009:
The Irish Independent, in fact the entire IN&M group in Ireland, has endured plenty of back-room changes recently - all in an effort to cut costs. These cuts have been taking place long before the economic downturn and their impact on quality can already be […]
On The Last Word just after 6:30pm
Thursday, January 29th, 2009I’ll be on Today FM’s The Last Word in the next few minutes to talk about online games renting and downloading (and to some degree DVD renting too).
If I’m not mistaken someone from GameSenders.ie will be on alongside me.
Tune in online or on your radio/TV if you’re interested - the general topic is the focus […]
Media predictions 2009, Part 4: Total removal of The Irish Times paywall
Thursday, January 29th, 2009My fourth Irish media prediction for 2009:
The Irish Times has been quite impressive of late when it comes to its online content, however it is still forcing a subscription on printed content more than a year old. By 2010 I believe this awkward limitation will be gone.
While The Irish Times was an industry leader when […]
Media predictions 2009, Part 3: Ireland’s DTT deadline will change
Wednesday, January 28th, 2009This is my third Irish media prediction for 2009:
At some point in 2009 the Irish Government will accept that the EU-recommended deadline for the digital TV switch-over in 2012 is too ambitious for Ireland to meet. They may do so for their own financial reasons, for the financial reasons of the DTT-contract holder or simply […]
Media predictions 2009, Part 2: Today/Newstalk merger will be completed
Tuesday, January 27th, 2009My second Irish media prediction for 2009:
The merger between Newstalk and Today FM is already in its advanced stages, however 2009 will see it be completed on every level.
Since Denis O’Brien’s buy-out of Today FM in late 2007, the linking of both stations has moved at an impressive pace. From a standing start in October […]
On The Last Word at 6:20pm
Monday, January 26th, 2009I’ll be on Today FM’s The Last Word this evening to talk about some research conducted on Nintendo’s Brain Training series.
The slot is due to air around the 6:20pm mark - you can tune in on FM in Ireland, on digital TV, WiFi radio internationally or on the station’s website.
The show’s podcast will also be […]
Media predictions 2009, Part 1: End of the Sunday Tribune
Monday, January 26th, 2009I made a few technology predictions in the final Business and Finance of 2008, although truth be told they were more ‘things to watch out for’ than actual predictions. For media, I think there’s room to take a little bit more of a chance.
I will be posting one of my five Irish media predictions each […]
Thanks to whoever nominated me
Wednesday, January 21st, 2009The 2009 Irish Blog Awards nominations have been published; the list of nominees is available here.
This blog has been nominated for the category of Best Blog from a Journalist and I’d like to thank whoever put it forward for the category; I’m genuinely delighted someone felt it was worth their time to do so.
A big […]
Technology tips to stay ahead in business (B&F, 15th-28th January 2009)
Monday, January 19th, 2009The latest issue of Business & Finance is on the shelves as we speak and on page 50 you will find this fortnight’s technology spot.
As it was the first issue of the new year, a year that many predict will be a tough one, I thought I’d get some tech-savvy experts to talk about what […]
The end of a printed State Magazine
Monday, January 19th, 2009As pointed out by Frank via Twitter, State Magazine has announced that it will no longer exist in printed form due to a downturn in advertising revenue.
The tenth issue of the music magazine will instead be available digitally only, while all the company’s focus will switch to the website from now on.
State Magazine had […]
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