The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) has today (13th June) published the most recent broadcasting complaints decisions. At meetings held on 3rd and 21st May 2014, the Compliance Committee of the BAI considered 17 complaints in respect of 12 programmes. Of these, two complaints were upheld, five complaints were upheld in part and 10 complaints … Continued
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) has today (26th May 2014) launched a public consultation on proposed changes to rules governing the levels of subtitling, sign language and audio-description that Irish television broadcasters must offer to the public. The new rules will update the current Access Rules in place since 2005 and last reviewed in … Continued
In advance of the Local and European Elections and the By-elections in Longford-Westmeath and Dublin West, the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (“BAI”) reminds broadcasters of the requirement to comply with the moratorium in place in advance of, and during the day of, voting on these important elections. The Moratorium is provided for in the BAI … Continued
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (“BAI”) has today, 20th May 2014, announced details of the latest package of funding recommendations to have been ratified by the Authority at its most recent meeting. A funding total of €5.136m has been allocated to 29 TV projects and 93 radio projects. Of this total,€4.562m of the allocation is … Continued
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland has today (Monday 19th May) signed a ten-year sound broadcasting contract with Raidió Chiarraí Teoranta, trading as Radio Kerry, to continue to provide a local, broad-format radio service for listeners in County Kerry. Speaking at the contract signing, the Chairperson of the BAI, Bob Collins said “the BAI is very … Continued
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) has today (28th February 2014) published the most recent broadcasting complaints decisions. At its meeting in January, the Compliance Committee of the BAI considered and upheld one complaint. Three complaints were resolved by the Executive Complaints Forum. The complaints related to the following broadcasts: Upheld by BAI Compliance Committee … Continued
Young broadcasters are being presented with prizes in recognition of winning the BAI/ Seachtain na Gaeilge national radio competition at a special award ceremony in the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland’s offices today. Groups of students from all around the country were asked to enter an Irish language radio show as part of Seachtain na Gaeilge … Continued
The latest JNLR/Ipsos MRBI report into radio listening has been published today, 1st May 2014. The report covers the 12-month period from April 2013 to March 2014. All data is reported as “average” listening data for that 12- month period. No data will be published for any single month of the 12-month period. On behalf … Continued
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) has today (28th February 2014) published the most recent broadcasting complaints decisions. At its meeting in January, the Compliance Committee of the BAI considered and upheld one complaint. Three complaints were resolved by the Executive Complaints Forum. The complaints related to the following broadcasts: Upheld by BAI Compliance Committee … Continued
On 28th April last, the BAI held public oral hearings in the Clarion Hotel, Sligo, regarding sound broadcasting applications received for the local radio licence for the Sligo/North Leitrim/South Donegal franchise area. The BAI received two applications for the licence from NW Coast FM Limited (trading as Coast FM) and Northwest Broadcasting Limited (trading as … Continued