The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (“BAI”) has today, 3rd April 2012, announced funding decisions from Round 13 of the Broadcasting Funding Scheme. Round 13 of the Scheme accepted applications for both TV and Radio projects and a total of 163 applications were received. A total of €4.42 million has been offered to broadcasters and independent … Continued
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) has today (30th March) launched a public consultation on a new Draft Children’s Commercial Communications Code and a new Draft General Commercial Communications Code. Under existing rules, commercial communications which are of particular interest to children or those broadcast during children’s programmes, are required to be responsible in their … Continued
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) has recently signed contracts with a number of producers that have been awarded production funding to make TV or Radio programmes through the BAI’s Broadcasting Funding Scheme – Sound & Vision II. The Broadcasting Funding Scheme was established to provide funding in support of high quality programmes on Irish … Continued
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (“BAI”) has today, 21st March 2012, published the Broadcasting Services Strategy and commenced a consultation on the current make up of the commercial radio franchise areas in the State. Broadcasting Services Strategy The Broadcasting Services Strategy outlines the Authority’s vision for the optimum mix of broadcasting services in Ireland and … Continued
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) has today (15th March) announced that it will launch a public consultation at the end of March on rules governing how food and drink should be commercially promoted to children in the broadcast media. The rules will be included in the draft revised BAI Children’s Commercial Communications Code. The … Continued
BAI COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE MEETING 13th March 2012: PRIME TIME INVESTIGATES ‘MISSION TO PREY’ THE FRONTLINE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE Prime Time Investigates ‘Mission to Prey’ In December 2011, the BAI Compliance Committee launched an investigation into RTÉ’s Prime Time Investigates programme, ‘Mission to Prey’, broadcast on 23rd May 2011. The investigation was undertaken by the BAI appointed … Continued
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (“BAI”) has today, 15th February 2012, signed a sound broadcasting contract with WLCR FM Limited trading as West Limerick Community Radio. Today’s contract signing marks the second licence for the broadcaster. The station has been on air since 2005 and broadcasts a wide range of programmes to communities in West … Continued
The latest JNLR/Ipsos MRBI report into radio listening has been published today (2nd February 2012). It covers the 12-month period from January 2011 to December 2011. On behalf of the JNLR Committee, a press release and summary information tables is available for download here Please note: Media Queries regarding individual programme or station performance should … Continued
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (“BAI”) has today (1st February 2012) launched a public consultation on a Draft Code of Fairness, Objectivity and Impartiality in News and Current Affairs. The Broadcasting Act 2009 requires that broadcasters ensure that all news broadcast is reported and presented in an objective and impartial manner without any expression of … Continued
A new funding scheme developed by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (“BAI”) to support the archiving of broadcast material has been approved by the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Pat Rabbitte TD. The aim of the Broadcast Archiving Scheme is to encourage and support the development of an archiving culture in the Irish … Continued
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (“BAI”) has today, 24th January 2012, announced funding decisions for Round 12 (Radio) of The Broadcasting Funding Scheme. Grants totaling €962,000 have been offered to 99 projects to be broadcast on a mix of commercial, community and public service radio stations across the country. All of the projects will explore … Continued
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) has today (4th January 2012) issued a reminder that there is less than three weeks left to engage with the public consultation on proposed new rules to govern the level of subtitling, sign language and audio description that Irish television broadcasters must offer to the public. The new rules … Continued