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UKTV & France Télévisions pre-buy RTÉ Drama The Boy That Never Was |
| 29 Nov 2023 | UKTV and France Télévisions have pre-bought the upcoming RTÉ Drama The Boy That Never Was, a four-hour drama based on a novel from Karen Perry. |
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Charlie Murphy and Jack Gleeson to lead thriller series Safe Harbor |
| 29 Nov 2023 | IFTA Winner Charlie Murphy (Peaky Blinders), Jack Gleeson (Game of Thrones), and Alfie Allen (Game of Thrones) are to star in a Dutch-Belgian thriller series from Ozark co-creator Mark Williams. |
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Croíthe Radacacha to have its television premiere on TG4 |
| 29 Nov 2023 | Feature documentary Croíthe Radacha will air on TG4 on Thursday, December 6th. |
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Film in Limerick Nominated for Makers & Shakers Awards |
| 29 Nov 2023 | Film in Limerick have been nominated in the Film Commission Initiative of the Year category at the Makers & Shakers Awards, which will take place next week. |
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Screen Ireland leading Irish delegation to showcase Irish TV drama at Content London 2023 |
| 28 Nov 2023 | Screen Ireland is leading a delegation of 39 Irish producers this week to attend Content London, the world’s leading TV development marketplace and conference taking place 27th-30th November. The development market and conference will feature full three-day agendas across two core content strands of Drama and Formats & Factual. |
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The Late Late Toy Show streamed half a million times across 147 countries |
| 28 Nov 2023 | Patrick Kielty’s Late Late Toy Show debut received 550,000 streams on RTÉ Player from a record-breaking 147 countries, including first-time streams from Rwanda, Iraq, and Afghanistan. |
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New documentary Patrick: A Young Traveller Lost to air on RTÉ One tonight |
| 27 Nov 2023 | Patrick: A Young Traveller Lost is a new RTÉ documentary exploring the high suicide rates among the Irish Traveller community. Speaking about the film, President Michael D. Higgins said “It would be so valuable if all members of the public could see this film”. |
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Two Irish players star in Squid Game: The Challenge |
| 23 Nov 2023 | Mikie Bowe and Eric Roberts star in Squid Game spin-off series, Squid Game: The Challenge. |
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Casting Directors share insights at Casting Conversations hosted by IFTA |
| 22 Nov 2023 | The Irish Film & Television Academy hosted the first Casting Conversations forum with leading Irish casting directors in the The Lighthouse cinema on November 21st. |
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First look at Colin Farrell in The Penguin series |
| 21 Nov 2023 | The first look at IFTA winner Colin Farrell as Oswald Cobblepot/The Penguin in the upcoming Batman spin-off series The Penguin. |
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Derry Girls ties for International Emmy Award for Comedy |
| 21 Nov 2023 | The third season of Lisa McGee’s Derry Girls has tied with Indian comedian Vir Das’ stand-up special, Vir Das: Landing, for the comedy award at the International Emmys. |
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Netflix reveal first look at 3 Body Problem starring Liam Cunningham |
| 16 Nov 2023 | Netflix have released a teaser trailer for new series 3 Body Problem starring Liam Cunningham, from Emmy Award-winning writers David Benioff and D.B. Weiss. |
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Actor Bryan Murray to receive IFTA Lifetime Achievement Award |
| 16 Nov 2023 | The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA), which celebrates 20 years this year, has announced that veteran Irish actor Bryan Murray will be presented with the Irish Academy Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the world of film and television. He will receive the award on Wednesday 13th December at a special Reception at the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin. |
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Ryan Tubridy to join Virgin Radio in London as presenter |
| 16 Nov 2023 | Former Late Late Show presenter Ryan Tubridy has announced he is joining Virgin Radio in London as a presenter. |
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Government announce funding of €56 million for RTÉ |
| 14 Nov 2023 | Following the unveiling of RTÉ Director-General Kevin Bakhurst’s new Strategic Vision for RTÉ, the Government has announced €56 million in funding for RTÉ. The new Strategic Vision is expected to involve reducing RTÉ’s workforce by 20%. |
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Netflix’s Wednesday to shoot season two in Ireland |
| 14 Nov 2023 | One of Netflix‘s most popular series, Wednesday, is relocating production to Ireland. Start of production is reportedly slated for late April. |
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Winners of fourth edition of Virgin Media Discovers announced |
| 14 Nov 2023 | The winning projects of Virgin Media Discovers have been announced. The short films will premiere at DIFF in February 2024, followed by being broadcast on Virgin Media Television and Virgin Media on Demand shortly after. |
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Directors Julie Cohen and Betsy West discuss documentary filmmaking at IFTA Masterclass |
| 14 Nov 2023 | The Irish Film & Television Academy presented an IFTA Masterclass with directors Julie Cohen and Betsy West in the The Lighthouse cinema on November 10th. |
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SAG-AFTRA and AMPTP reach tentative new deal, ending US actors’ strike |
| 09 Nov 2023 | After 118 days on strike, US actors union SAG-AFTRA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) have reached a tentative new deal for a three-year contract. |
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SAG-AFTRA and AMPTP end latest negotiations with no deal |
| 07 Nov 2023 | Last night, November 6th, SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP concluded their most recent round of negotiations for a new three-year contract. The talks have concluded with no new deal. |
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