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‘We need to offer a better service than piracy,’ says Deezer’s Mark Foster (video) News
19.06.2013 Mark Foster, managing director of Deezer UK and Ireland, arrived at the Digital Agenda Assembly in Dublin Castle to discuss the idea of European champions in terms of digital...Categories: Media, Digital Media -
Beijing Treaty could strengthen online copyrights for musicians and singers News
19.06.2013 If it comes into force, the Beijing Treaty on the area of copyright for audiovisual performances is set to pave way for better online and offline rights for performers such as...Categories: Web, Media, Marketing, Internet, Intellectual Property, Digital Media, Digital Marketing, Digital Business -
1m Samsung Galaxy users to get Jay-Z’s new album for free News
18.06.2013 In a collaboration between the South Korean mobile device manufacturer and the rap mogul from Brooklyn, select Samsung handset owners will be given the opportunity to get...Categories: Media, Digital Media -
Digg Reader takes off as free public beta on 26 June, paid service to follow News
18.06.2013 For those of you anxiously counting down the days until Google Reader clocks out for good (that’s 13 sleeps at the time of writing), the good news is that Digg’s replacement...Tags: Digg, -
Netflix lands exclusive deal for DreamWorks Animation spin-offs News
17.06.2013 In its largest deal for original first-run content to date, Netflix has secured a multi-year arrangement with DreamWorks Animation for over 300 hours of new programming directed... -
3,000 hires generated in Ireland’s booming digital media sector News
17.06.2013 In the past year digital media companies based in Ireland hired 3,000 people with the majority of the hires by large multinational internet and e-commerce firms, a study by... -
Irish music discovery app Soundwave comes out of beta on 20 June News
17.06.2013 This Thursday will see the full release of Soundwave, a music-discovery app created and developed in Ireland that Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak called “a music product that so... -
Viral videos of the week: a racist B&B, an optical illusion and live Photoshop News
16.06.2013 We take a look at some of the most-viewed and most-shared videos on the web. This week features a handy instructional video from PlayStation, a Photoshop magician at work, a... -
RTÉ Archives creates online exhibition of JFK’s visit to Ireland 50 years ago (video) News
14.06.2013 It is almost 50 years since then-US President John F Kennedy visited Ireland and to mark the occasion, Ireland’s State broadcaster RTÉ has chronicled the visit in a major online... -
Games to look forward to in 2013 News
01.01.2013 It's the start of a new year and with a new Wii console on the market and new XBox and PlayStation consoles being mooted for 2013, it is shaping up to be a promising year in the... -
Netflix to allow multiple user profiles under one account News
13.06.2013 Netflix vice-president of product innovation Todd Yellin revealed this week that Netflix accounts with multiple user profiles are currently undergoing testing and could be made... -
Game of Thrones piracy reaches a new record News
12.06.2013 The season 3 premiere of HBO’s Game of Thrones was the most pirated file on BitTorrent within 24 hours after its original broadcast – that was, until Sunday night’s season... -
In two years, digital products will account for 57pc of media income – report News
12.06.2013 Now is the time for media firms to invest in digital products or face being left behind when earnings from traditional media lose out to digital sales, a new report from Ernst &... -
Groupon to open new software hub in Dublin with more than 20 new jobs News
11.06.2013 Daily deals site Groupon has kicked off a recruitment campaign for its newly established Software Development Centre in Dublin and is looking to fill more than 20 new full-time... -
Creating cat memes is officially a paying job News
10.06.2013 A job posting online is seeking a fully qualified cat meme generator to work on a freelance basis in London for a fee of stg£200 to stg£300 per week. -
Maurice Sendak’s 85th birthday and artwork celebrated in animated doodle News
10.06.2013 Cherished children’s writer and illustrator Maurice Sendak would have been 85 today and, to celebrate, Google has turned its homepage into an animated doodle based on some of... -
Viral videos of the week: Linda Martin, Steven Seagal and Leaving Cert tips News
09.06.2013 We take a look at some of the most-viewed and most-shared videos on the web. This week features Linda Martin getting funky, Steven Seagal’s Chechen dance moves, tips on writing... -
Xbox One: constant connectivity, sharing games and Kinect privacy explained News
07.06.2013 With E3 getting closer and user queries on connectivity, licensing and privacy detracting from the hype for the next-generation Xbox, the makers have attempted to address... -
Channel 4 to launch dedicated second screen app News
07.06.2013 While TV watching increasingly becomes a multi-screen activity, the UK’s Channel 4 is hoping to get ahead of the game in developing a dedicated second screen companion app for...Categories: Application Design and Development, Apps, Digital Media, Games/Entertainment, Media, Social Media -
I am Bradley Manning project ‘leaks’ video in support of whistleblower News
06.06.2013 Former United States Army private first-class Bradley Manning is facing life in prison for charges that he aided the enemy when he leaked military cables to Julian Assange’s...