The Contract Awards Committee of the BAI has today (Tuesday 22nd December) announced its intention to invoke the fast-track application process for the quasi-national speech/news service, in accordance with section 67(3) of the Broadcasting Act 2009. The contract for this service is currently held by News 106 Limited, broadcasting as Newstalk 106-108FM. The fast-track process … Continued
The Contract Awards Committee of the BAI has today (Monday 21st December) announced details of a competitive licensing process for the Music-Driven (Alternative Rock) service for Dublin City and County, in accordance with section 65(8) of the Broadcasting Act 2009. The contract for this service is currently held by Dublin Rock Radio Limited, broadcasting as … Continued
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) has today (17th December) published the most recent broadcasting complaints decisions. At its meeting held in October 2015, the Compliance Committee of the BAI considered 12 complaints. Six complaints were upheld by the Compliance Committee while a further six complaints were rejected. One of the six complaints upheld concerned … Continued
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) has today (16th December 2015) announced the decisions of the Contract Awards Committee (the Committee) in relation to the Expressions of Interest process for two sound broadcasting services. Quasi-national speech/news sound broadcasting service: One expression of interest for the provision of the service was received. The Committee considered the … Continued
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) has today (9th December) announced that it is seeking applications for the provision of two community radio services, respectively serving Lucan and its Environs and Kilkenny City and its Environs. Public notices seeking applications have been placed in the relevant local papers. The service for Lucan and its Environs … Continued
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (“BAI”) has today, 2nd December, announced details of the expressions of interest received for a quasi-national speech/news service and a music-driven alternative rock service for Dublin City and County. The Contract Awards Committee of the BAI sought Expressions of Interest for both services on the 2nd October last. One expression … Continued
The BAI has granted a 30-day temporary sound broadcasting licence to Christmas FM, to run from 28thNovember to 26th December 2015. The licence allows the all-Christmas radio station to broadcast from 7am to 2am seven days a week during that time. The station will be available across the country, broadcasting in Dublin, Galway, Limerick and … Continued
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (“the BAI”) has today (13th November 2015) placed a public notice in the Evening Herald, seeking applications for the provision of a special interest community sound broadcasting service for Dublin City. The service is currently operated by Dublin City FM and this contract will expire on 31st August 2016. The service … Continued
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (“the BAI”) has today (9th November 2015) published its Rule 27 Guidelines – General Election Coverage. The Guidelines will come into effect immediately on the dissolution of the 31st Dáil and will remain in place until the closing of polling stations on the day of the Election. The Guidelines are provided … Continued
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) has today has today (3rd November, 2015) announced details of funding being offered to seven community/ community of interest services to commission research and/or undertake reviews of their respective services under the BAI Community Broadcasting Support Scheme 2015. The Scheme is specifically designed to offer funding support to community … Continued
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) has today (28th October) published the most recent broadcasting complaints decisions. At its meeting held in July 2015, the Compliance Committee of the BAI considered 8 complaints. One complaint has been upheld in part and 7 complaints rejected. In addition, 24 complaints were considered and rejected by the Executive Complaints … Continued
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland has today (BAI) has today (22nd October) announced the award of funding totalling €1.36m to six successful applicants under the third round of the Broadcasting Fund’s Archiving Scheme. The Scheme is designed to provide funding support for the development of an archiving culture in the Irish broadcasting sector, contributing to the … Continued
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland and Bord Scannán na hÉireann / the Irish Film Board are pleased to announce the appointment of Crowe Horwath as consultants to draw up a new Strategy for Skills Development in the Audio-visual Industry. The development of skills within the audio-visual production sector is integrally linked to Ireland’s capacity to scale … Continued
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (“the BAI”) has today (9th Oct0ber 2015) announced announced details of the latest package of recommendations under the Sound & Vision Scheme to have been ratified by the Authority at its meeting on 8th October. Following a detailed assessment process, funding amounting to €5.208m has been allocated to 114 projects. €4.743m … Continued
The BAI wishes to award a contract for the design, and implementation of a cloud computing solution. The contract will be on the basis of (a) the migration of services and (b) on-going service management for a period of three years with an option to extend by a further year. Further information is available in … Continued
The BAI Sponsorship Scheme is undertaken annually within the context of the BAI’s Communications Plan. The plan seeks to deliver on the strategic objectives of the organisation that are contained in the BAI Strategy Statement 2014 – 2016. Sponsorship is an important tool that enables the BAI to communicate to a range of stakeholder groups. … Continued
The Contract Awards Committee of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (“the BAI”) has today (Friday 2nd October) placed a public notice in a national newspaper seeking expressions of interest in the provision of two commercial radio services; a quasi-national speech/news service and a music-driven alternative rock service for Dublin City and County. The process of … Continued
Closing date for Community Broadcasting Support Scheme As announced in August the BAI Community Broadcasting Support Scheme is now open for applications. The closing date for the receipt of applications is 1st October 2015 at 12noon. The Scheme, which has a total available fund of €30,000, is open to all full-time licensed Community and Community … Continued
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland has announced details of a public conversation in Cork on the topic of The Relevance and Future of Irish Content in the Broadcasting Media. The event will be held on Thursday, 12th November 2015 at 6pm at the River Lee Hotel, Western Road, Cork, as part of the Cork Film … Continued
We are reviewing the effectiveness and efficiency of our communications and information service and would appreciate if you would take a few minutes to complete a short survey on the subject. The results of this survey will help us to adjust our external communications and provide an improved service. The survey is available here All responses … Continued
Big Stories on the Small Screen is a new initiative, funded by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland and Screen Training Ireland, focused on developing Irish skills in quality long-form screen drama. Big Stories will support Irish-resident screenwriters, producers and directors who want to develop the essential skills necessary to craft a successful drama series for … Continued
Sounds Alive, a celebration of stories told through sound will host a very special event on 9th September as part of the Tiger Dublin Fringe Festival. The event is made possible with funding from the BAI Sponsorship Scheme 2015. Sounds Alive is created by audio Producer Julien Clancy. A lucky audience will hear excerpts from … Continued
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) has today (1st September) published the most recent broadcasting complaints decisions. At meetings held in May and June 2015, the Compliance Committee of the BAI considered 18 complaints. Two complaints have been upheld and 16 complaints rejected. In addition, two complaints were considered and rejected by the Executive Complaints … Continued
The Compliance Committee of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (“BAI”) issued a Statement on 22nd November 2012. That Statement referred to a report published by RTÉ and was concerned with issues arising in connection with the Frontline Presidential Debate, broadcast on 24th of October 2011. That report was co-authored by Mr. Rob Morrison and … Continued
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (“BAI”) has today, 20th August 2015, announced details of its Community Broadcasting Support Scheme 2015. The Scheme, which has a total available fund of €30,000, is open to all fully licensed Community and Community of Interest TV and radio stations across the country. It is specifically designed to offer funding … Continued
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, Screen Training Ireland and TV3’s drama series Red Rock have announced details of a new, exciting work placement scheme that will be launched in September. The Red Rock Training Scheme will offer a select number of placement opportunities on the set of TV3’s drama series – produced by Element Pictures … Continued
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland has announced details of its participation in this year’s Culture Night, which takes place on Friday, 18th September. The BAI will showcase some of the programming it funds, at an event at its offices at 2-5 Warrington Place, Dublin 2, from 5pm to 10pm. Visitors to the BAI building will … Continued
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) has today (Wednesday, 12th August) announced details of its Licensing Plan for the remainder of 2015. The plan comprises a mix of community, special interest and commercial radio services. Details of the services to be licensed are as follows: Service Type Franchise Area Target Audience 1. Community (new) … Continued
MediaCon is a new international TV and Tech event taking place for the first time this year in the historical Mansion House, Dublin on September 8th. Supported by the BAI, the one day event will discuss the future of TV production and explore how new digital platforms are changing the ways in which content is … Continued
The latest JNLR/Ipsos MRBI report into radio listening in Ireland is published today (30th July 2015) It covers the 12-month period from July 2014 to June 2015. On behalf of the JNLR Committee, a media release and summary information tables are available [ddownload id=”128200″ text=”here”] Please note: Media queries regarding individual programme or station performance … Continued
Film and TV projects supported by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland’s Broadcasting Funding Scheme feature strongly on the programme at this year’s Galway Film Fleadh which takes place this week. Both the opening and closing films of this year’s Fleadh are BAI funded while six other BAI projects will receive their Irish premiere over the … Continued
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) has today (25th June) published the most recent broadcasting complaints decisions. At a meeting held in April, the Compliance Committee of the BAI considered and rejected 12 complaints. In addition, eight complaints were rejected by the Executive Complaints Forum at meetings held in March. The complaints related to the … Continued
New research, published today (23rd June 2015), shows significant changes in the way in which Irish people access news. It has found that smartphones are the defining device when it comes to accessing digital news in Ireland. 52% use these devices weekly to access news content. This is one of a number of new insights … Continued
Today marks the first ever National Community Radio Day in Ireland. Communities all across Ireland will be celebrating the special role that Community Radio Stations play in their locality. There are currently 21 fully licensed community stations in all corners of Ireland from Youghal to Donegal and from Connemara to Dublin, and there are a … Continued
Research published today (Tuesday 16th June) by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism has found that smartphones are the defining device when it comes to accessing digital news in Ireland. The global report can be accessed via a dedicated site, www.digitalnewsreport.org The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) has funded the inclusion of Ireland, … Continued
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) has today (15th June) announced details of the latest package of recommendations under the Sound & Vision Scheme to have been ratified by the Authority at its most recent meeting. Following an assessment process, funding amounting to €5.109m has been allocated to 123 projects. Of this, €4.386m has been … Continued
The Irish Film Board and the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland wish to commission a national strategy for skills development and training within the audiovisual industry in order to ensure continued growth and excellence. We also want to map the provision of production-related courses at third level and how these courses interact with the industry. Other … Continued
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland is seeking expressions of interest from experienced and qualified persons who are willing to offer their services in the role of external member of the BAI Finance, Audit and Risk Committee. This is a non executive and voluntary role within the BAI oversight framework to ensure the agency’s compliance with … Continued
An updated list of temporary radio service applications currently under consideration by the BAI and the frequencies they plan to use is now available here
An updated Guide for Applicants and Application Form have been added to the BAI website today (28th May 2015) View them here The Closing Date for the receipt of applications to Round 24 is Thursday 9th July at 12 noon. Applications have to be submitted via BAI online