Committee criticisms proposed changes to cheese ads aimed at children
Andrew Doyle TD noted the concern among farmers and the agri-food sector over the “targeting of cheese” in proposed by the BAI.
View ArticleNew rules on subtitling, sign language and audio description published by BAI
The BAI Access Rules aim to make television more accessible and enjoyable for people who are hard-of-hearing, partially-sighted or blind.
View ArticleRTÉ, BAI to meet Oireachtas committee over Fr Reynolds case
Communications committee to meet senior BAI and RTÉ management to discuss the implications of the case for RTÉ policy.
View Article“Your position is untenable” – TDs criticise RTE heads over Mission to Prey
The chair of RTE said the programme had caused the greatest editorial crisis that RTE had experienced in years.
View ArticlePoll: Should there still be a moratorium on election broadcasts?
While broadcasters will be barred from election coverage from Wednesday lunchtime, island voters will already have voted.
View ArticleBroadcast moratorium on referendum coverage starts at 2pm
The traditional radio and TV silence in the hours before polls open comes into effect this afternoon.
View ArticleBAI to write to O’Brien’s Communicorp to discuss media ownership
The broadcasting watchdog will write to Denis O’Brien’s radio company, “on the subject matter of control and ownership”.
View ArticleBroadcasting Authority ‘not obliged’ to review Denis O’Brien’s media holdings
The broadcasting watchdog says Denis O’Brien doesn’t “control” Independent News & Media – he just has “a substantial interest”.
View ArticleBAI upholds complaints against TV3 ‘psychic’ service
On two occasions, on-air psychics discussed the health of callers in breach of the General Commercial Communications Code.
View ArticleCharlie Haughey drama trilogy gets major chunk of €4.5m BAI funding
Trilogy charting Ireland through Charlie Haughey for RTÉ gets €1m funding and TG4 crime drama Corp + Anam lands €775k of the pot.
View ArticleRTÉ told to ‘take greater care’ after complaint over Late Late abortion...
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland rejected the complaint but warned over the separation of human interest and political stories.
View ArticleBAI upholds four complaints against TV3′s ‘Psychics Live’
One of the complaints was made against a presenter’s comments who stated as fact that a woman’s home would burn down but it would be OK, because insurance would cover it.
View ArticleTV3 axes Psychics Readings Live show
After a numbers of complaints, producers have decided to cancel TV3′s Psychics Readings Live.
View Article‘Register of interests’ for broadcasters dropped from new BAI code
The new code for Fairness, Objectivity and Impartiality drops proposals to make broadcasters disclose any commercial relationships.
View ArticleBroadcasting Authority launches €30,000 community scheme
The scheme allows broadcastors to evaluate their services on issues like targeting the audience in their franchise area.
View ArticleJunk food TV ad ban to begin in September, but cheese is excluded
A consultation process has resulted in lobbying from the industry to ensure that cheese advertising is not banned.
View ArticleRyan Tubridy ‘butt plugs’ complaint resolved by broadcasting watchdog
The BAI received a complaint over an item on Tubridy’s 2FM show discussing the use of sex toys.
View ArticleBAI to discuss report on the future funding of public service broadcasting today
A report on the future funding of public service broadcasting, RTÉ and TG4 will be discussed today.
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