Communicorp Media which operates Today FM, Newstalk, OTB Sports, 98FM and SPIN is to suspend all paid advertising for its brands on Facebook platforms for the month of July, in support of the “Stop Hate for Profit” campaign. The suspension is in solidarity with the growing number of global and domestic advertisers taking a stand against the failure of Facebook to control the publication of hateful and misleading content on its platforms. Commenting on the move, Communicorp Media Group CEO […]
The results of this year’s Law Society of Ireland Justice Media Awards have been announced and Newstalk is delighted to celebrate wins in two categories; Broadcast Journalism (Radio/Podcast-National) and Court Reporting (Broadcast). The awards entries are assessed by a panel of judges and deemed to promote the highest standards in legal journalism, whilst fostering greater public understanding of the legal system as a whole. Newstalk’s Courts Correspondent Frank Geaney is winner of the award for Court Reporting (Broadcast) for a […]
‘Virtually Live’ series starts tomorrow from 9PM Friday, 12th June 2020: For one hour each week, Today FM listeners will now be able to experience ‘Virtually Live’ concerts, featuring some of the biggest artists and acts from around the world, without having to leave their house. With a huge amount of concerts and festivals cancelled in Ireland this summer due to restrictions on mass gatherings, many of us have had to kiss goodbye to our summer gig plans. ‘Virtually Live’ […]
New OTB Sports app provides 24/7 Sports Content at Your Fingertips Ireland’s leading sports media group, Off The Ball is delighted to announce the launch of the new OTB Sports App – a one-stop-shop for all OTB content, available for download in the App Store and Play Store now. This new home for all the content OTB produce has some exciting exclusives that you won’t see on the new www.otbsports.com website. As sport returns across the world, Off The Ball […]
HOLLYWOOD STAR REVEALS DAUGHTER TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 Dublin Youth Station, SPIN 1038 hit the jackpot this week when Breakfast show ‘Fully Charged with Graham and Nathan’ announced a World Exclusive interview with Matt Damon, the real Matt Damon! The interview was broadcast in full this morning on SPIN’s ‘Fully Charged’. SPIN 1038 Breakfast hosts, Graham O’Toole and Nathan O’Reilly recorded a lengthy interview with the ‘Contagion’ star via Zoom where he spoke about his daughter’s positive COVID-19 diagnosis, life […]
Today FM has announced the appointment of Phil Manzor to Content & Programming Director at the station. Phil joins Today FM from his role as Content Director at Dublin Youth Station SPIN 1038, where, for the past 3 years, he successfully led the Music & Entertainment brand to its highest ever audience reach. Phil was also responsible for redeveloping and launching the now award-winning Breakfast show ‘Fully Charged’ with Graham and Nathan. Prior to his time in Communicorp Media, Phil […]
Free 24-Hour Music Stations 70s, Country and Soul available now Wednesday, 29th April: GoLoud, Ireland’s first digital audio app to offer live radio, podcasts and endless hours of music streaming in one place, has today announced the launch of 3 new digital music stations to add to its already vast portfolio of audio products. All 3 stations are available to listen exclusively on the GoLoud app, on your smart speaker with the GoLoud Alexa skill or online at GoLoudNow.com. GoLoud 70s, GoLoud Country and GoLoud Soul will bring […]
Ireland’s biggest radio stations are delighted to have raised the exceptional amount of over €168,000 to support our frontline heroes. After calling on everyone to get dressed up for #FormalFriday; Today FM, Newstalk, 98FM, SPIN 1038, SPIN South West and Off The Ball would like to thank their amazing listeners, fans, family, friends, and everyone who took part for supporting. It has been great to see the waves of support coming in from all across the country with people posting […]
This Friday (24th April) , Ireland’s biggest radio stations are joining forces to raise money to support our frontline heroes, as they continue to tackle the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Today FM, Newstalk, 98FM, SPIN 1038, SPIN South West and Off The Ball are calling on friends, families, colleagues and businesses across Ireland to get involved and dress up, instead of dressing down, this Friday. Then, simply post a picture on social media using #FormalFriday and donate to a very worthy […]
SPIN1038 and SPIN South West has announced plans to increase its shared programming between SPIN South West and SPIN1038 in Dublin. The move will bolster the youth radio portfolio across both regions by bringing together the strength of a national network approach with the best of local content. The hugely popular Breakfast and Drive-time shows on both stations will be retained while mid-morning and evenings will become shared across both regions, delivering increasingly relevant and engaging content for youth audiences. […]
