Coimisiún na Meán, Ireland’s new media regulator and media development agency, has set out its work programme for the coming nine months.

Highlights include:

• For the first time, online service providers will have legally binding obligations to take steps that make the internet safer for everyone.
• Regulation will be extended to cover on-demand services, as well as traditional TV, reflecting significant changes in viewing habits in recent years.
• Support for the wider media sector will be extended, with funding schemes for local journalism, a review of Irish language services, and a strategy to promote Gender, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the media.
• The organisation will grow from around 50 staff at present to approximately 160 in the first phase of growth.

Full details here.