eircom launches fibre net

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Ireland’s eircom has been joined by An Taoiseach Enda Kenny TD to launch its national fibre broadband network.

Smart TV shopping set to boom

Philips smart TV

Shopping direct from an interactive smart TV screen is about to boom in the UK, with 25% of people doing it by the end of 2014 and generating sales of nearly £750 million (€886.7 million).

UPC provides Irish perspective

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CABLE CONGRESS 2013 – LONDON. Ireland has benefited to the tune of €54 billion in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) thanks to the rollout of infrastructure.

Sky opens new Irish customer centre

Sky’s new Irish base has been officially opened by Taoiseach Enda Kenny.

UPC Ireland reaches 12.5 million video views

Fair City

Christmas viewing of soaps from the UK and Ireland, such as EastEnders, Emmerdale and Fair City, have helped bolster UPC Ireland’s On Demand service.

Vevo channel comes to Roku

Vevo on Roku

Music video channel Vevo is now available on the connected TV platform Roku.

Eircom announces fibre roll-out

Ireland’s incumbent Eircom has released details of the locations for the country’s largest fibre network.

Irish spectrum auction raises €855m

Ireland’s sale of spectrum largely drawn from the country’s recent analogue switch-off has secured €855 million for the Irish Exchequer.

Irish switchover awareness not matched by actions

National Switchover Week (Ireland)

Awareness of Ireland’s digital TV switchover has risen to 94,000, however only 50,000 of the 200,000 households reliant on digital TV have so far upgraded.

UPC Ireland launches social TV app

UPC Ireland has unveiled the country’s first social TV application, TV Buzz.