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Irish launch date for new streaming service, Disney+ moved forward to March 24th |
| 21 Jan 2020 | The Walt Disney Company’s Direct-to-Consumer & International segment has set March 24th as the new launch date for Disney+ in markets across Western Europe. |
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First trailer released for Element Pictures adaptation of Sally Rooney's Normal People |
| 17 Jan 2020 | Filming for the show took place in Dublin, Sligo and Italy, with Oscar-nominated director Lenny Abrahamson (Room, The Little Stranger, Frank) and award-winning director Hettie McDonald (Howard’s End) sharing the directorial duties. |
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Irish supernatural comedy Extra Ordinary now available on major VOD platforms |
| 08 Jan 2020 | Following its Irish and UK cinema release last year, Irish supernatural comedy Extra Ordinary has now been released across a number of VOD platforms including iTunes, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, PlayStation and Sky Store. |
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Terry McMahon's The Prizefighter to debut on Virgin Media One this Wednesday |
| 06 Jan 2020 | Documenting the journey of Irish boxing star Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan and his trainer Paschal ‘Packie’ Collins as they embark on a three-fight deal that catapults them onto the world stage, The Prizefighter marks McMahon’s first foray into feature documentary making. |
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Oscar Shortlist: SSVFX team involved in two Visual Effects projects |
| 19 Dec 2019 | Sci-fi, adventure film Captain Marvel and Martin Scorsese’s gangster-drama The Irishman have been shortlisted in the Visual Effects category for the Academy Awards; both contenders include work from Irish company SSVFX helmed by Visual Effects Supervisor Ed Bruce. |
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Druid's production of The Cherry Orchard to be live streamed to cinemas at home and abroad |
| 17 Dec 2019 | In a first for an Irish theatre company, Druid’s production of Anton Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard, in a version by Tom Murphy, will be live streamed to cinemas across Ireland and the world, direct from the Black Box Theatre, Galway. |
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Northern Irish company Italic Pig selected for Industrial Light and Magic mentorship programme |
| 16 Dec 2019 | The Northern Ireland video game company has been selected as one of five UK companies to be mentored by Industrial Light and Magic xLAB, a division of LucasFilm dedicated to the future of immersive storytelling. |
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Irish sound mixers Ronan Hill, Simon Kerr and Danny Crowley receive CAS Award nomination for GoT |
| 12 Dec 2019 | Production sound mixer Ronan Hill has received his eighth Cinema Audio Society nomination for his work on Game of Thrones alongside Belfast based Simon Kerr and Cork based Danny Crowley. |
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Three new Irish animated series now available to watch on RTEjr and CBBC |
| 09 Dec 2019 | Projects from Irish animation studios Turnip & Duck, Ink and Light and Kavaleer Productions will all feature on UK and Irish broadcasters this winter. |
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RTÉ reveals TV line-up for the Christmas period |
| 04 Dec 2019 | RTÉ has unwrapped its Christmas line-up with a feast of home-produced programming across television and online. |
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Deadline tomorrow for BBC Three youth content development scheme in Northern Ireland |
| 04 Dec 2019 | Independent production companies based in Northern Ireland have until tomorrow to submit format ideas to BBC Three as part of a youth content development scheme with the promise of a Factual Entertainment series for the channel. |
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Northern Irish Immersive Media Studios, RETìníZE, secures Techstart Ventures Investment |
| 03 Dec 2019 | RETìníZE Limited has secured funding through the TechStart Ventures capital initiative for Northern Ireland. |
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Creative Europe MEDIA Industry Breakfast: Creating a Digital Single Market – Thursday, Dec 12th |
| 27 Nov 2019 | The MEDIA Industry Breakfast, which takes place in Drury Buildings on Thursday, Dec. 12th, will discuss the topic of EU copyright rules fit for the digital age. |
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Animation, VFX & Games Graduate Traineeship 2019-2020: Participants and Host Studios Announced |
| 27 Nov 2019 | Screen Skills Ireland and Animation Skillnet have announced the Animation, VFX & Games Graduate Traineeship participants and host studios for the 2019/20 programme. |
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Ninth season of Storyland launched on RTE Player |
| 25 Nov 2019 | RTÉ and Northern Ireland Screen have launched six brand new web-dramas as part of this year’s season of Storyland. |
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Third season of The Young Offenders completed and set to release in New Year |
| 25 Nov 2019 | Vico Films’ hit Irish comedy The Young Offenders will return on RTÉ2 and BBC Three for a third series in the New Year. |
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Netflix announces new series Vikings: Valhalla to be filmed in Ashford Studios |
| 20 Nov 2019 | Netflix has announced Vikings: Valhalla, a new original series from creator Michael Hirst that continues the storytelling of his crucially acclaimed Vikings saga. |
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RTÉ and Acorn TV commission second season of Irish Comedy Finding Joy |
| 15 Nov 2019 | Produced by Treasure Entertainment, Series 2 of Finding Joy begins filming in Dublin this week. |
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The Blizzards - Behind The Music acquired by RTE Player |
| 15 Nov 2019 | The tell-all mockumentary-style short film documents the band’s exploits over the past year and has previously premiered in Dublin’s at the Irish Film Institute (IFI) Documentary Film Festival and screened at the Galway Film Fleadh in July. |
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Hector Ó hEochagáin talks traveling Ó Chósta go Cósta in Hector USA |
| 14 Nov 2019 | IFTN caught up with Irish language travel enthusiast Hector Ó hEochagáin to discuss going off the beaten track in rural America, meeting childhood hero Carl Lewis and the art of impromptu interviews. |
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