Entertainment.ie

Entertainment.ie is an Irish web company based in Dublin. The company provides news and reviews of programs and films for TV and the cinema. It also provides information on upcoming comedies, festivals, theater shows and music in Ireland, as well as celebrity news and gossip.

Entertainment.ie
FoundedAugust 3, 1997 (1997-08-03)
HeadquartersDublin, Ireland
Area servedIreland
OwnerPacked.House[1]
Founder(s)Julian Douglas, Mat May, Diarmaid Mac Aonghusa
Key peopleMike Sheridan (senior editor)
URLentertainment.ie
CommercialYes

The site was developed in 1997 by Fusio.[2]

The Irish Times acquired a 30% stake in the company in May 2007.[3]

Awards

Entertainment.ie won the 2005 Golden Spider Media Award as Irish Entertainment website of the year.[4] It won the award for Best Entertainment Site at the Digital Media Awards Grand Prix in 2006 and Best Entertainment Website at the Irish Web Awards in 2008.[5]

Mobile

Entertainment.ie has seven mobile apps, including:

  • Celebrity showbiz gossip – gives free access to celebrity stories, images and videos. It is available for IOS devices.[6]
  • Tv Guide Ireland – 7-day TV listing with program details and descriptions for 95 channels (IOS).[7]
  • Cinema Guide Ireland – free app that shows cinema listings, film reviews, film trailers and film news. It has every cinema screen in Ireland listed (IOS/Android).[8]
  • Entertainment.ie – listings and details for over 7,000 venues (IOS/Android).[9]

In January 2014, Entertainment.ie acquired Beaut.ie, an Irish beauty blog for women. The blog had previously decided to cease business after eight years.[10]

Notes
  1. "Electric Media Embarks on Major Expansion as it Rebrands as Packed.House". February 23, 2018. Archived from the original on September 20, 2018. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  2. "Entertainment.ie". Fusio. Archived from the original on 2019-08-09. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  3. "Irish Times invests in entertainment website". www.irishexaminer.com. May 11, 2007.
  4. "2005 Shortlists". Golden Spider Awards. Archived from the original on 30 December 2005.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2014-01-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2014-01-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-01-25. Retrieved 2014-01-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-01-25. Retrieved 2014-01-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-01-22. Retrieved 2014-01-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. "Amazeball news! Beaut.ie is BACK!". Beaut.ie. Archived from the original on 2017-11-19. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
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