Archive for the 'International Media' Category
Opening journalism (for better & for worse)
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009My latest technology piece in Business & Finance has a different ending than usual - it has a link to an mp3 of the interview with Minister Conor Lenihan, conducted for the article itself (which can be found here - although be warned it’s quite long).
Opening up the process of journalism and giving readers additional […]
Sleeping with the enemy: INM looking to old foes for help?
Tuesday, March 10th, 2009With Tony O’Reilly’s Independent News & Media facing financial difficulty, it seems as if the company is seeking out every avenue to turn things around - even if that means teaming up with its most bitter rival.
Roy Greenslade had an interesting, and arguable even bizarre, story recently from the Wall Street Journal about Independent News […]
Article: Traditional rental market facing online challenges
Tuesday, February 24th, 2009Below is the technology feature from a recent issue of Business & Finance magazine:
The financial difficulties facing Chartbusters is Ireland’s first solid sign of an international fact –the traditional video rental market is in trouble.
There are many potential reasons why this sector is in decline. DVD purchase prices have dropped while disposable income has – […]
Twitter > Blog
Thursday, February 5th, 2009According to the Dashboard of my blog I’ll have made 598 blog posts once this entry is published. At this very moment I have made 662 posts through my Twitter account.
I was sceptical of the value of Twitter when first set up my account in the middle of 2007. In fact the only reason I […]
Article: Advice to businesses for 2009
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009This article was previously published in Business & Finance Magazine, 15th-29th January 2009.
Even by the most optimistic estimates, 2009 is going to be a tough year in business. Here three technology experts give their advice on how technology can be used and managed to allow businesses to survive and thrive.
Damien Mulley is the owner of […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Ten things I learned in 2008
Wednesday, December 31st, 20081) TV3 aren’t so disinterested in current affairs after all. Nightly News with Vincent Browne may not be all its press release promised but it does show a little bit of enthusiasm within the commercial broadcaster to do more than the absolute bare minimum when it comes to news.
2) Come hell or high scandal, Bertie […]
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