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TV3 poaches RTÉ2 boss for programming role

Irish broadcaster TV3 Group has replaced Lynda McQuaid with Bill Malone, the controller of rival terrestrial RTÉ2. Malone becomes the Virgin Media Ireland-owned broadcaster’s director of programming four months after it emerged director of content McQuaid was leaving less than a year after replacing the Fox UK-bound Jeff Ford. He has been RTÉ2 chief and […]

Virgin Ireland drops eir Sports over ‘excessive pricing’

Virgin Media Ireland is due to drop the eir Sports package – which includes the BT Sports channels – from its line-up after failing to agree a new deal for the content. The Liberty Global-owned operator said that the sports networks will no longer be available on its cable platform from July 31, after accusing […]