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WGA resume bargaining with AMPTP with CEOs in attendance |
| 21 Sep 2023 | Disney CEO Bob Iger, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav, Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos and NBCUniversal Studio Group chairman and chief content officer Donna Langley attended a meeting between WGA and AMPTP on Wednesday, 20th September. This is the second time that the CEOs of AMPTP-represented companies have attended bargaining sessions. |
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The 2 Johnnies Late Night Lock In begins on RTÉ 2 in October |
| 19 Sep 2023 | As announced on Friday night's Late Late Show, The 2 Johnnies will front a brand-new show this October in the form of The 2 Johnnies Late Night Lock In. |
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Patrick Kielty debut has highest-streamed Late Late Show opening on RTÉ Player |
| 19 Sep 2023 | Patrick Kielty had his Late Late Show debut on Friday, September 15th, with a peak audience of 934,000 viewers overall, and 158,000 streams on the RTÉ player. This marks the highest ever number of streams for a Late Late Show opening on the RTÉ player. |
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Christina Hendricks & Paddy Considine to star in Irish-based series written by Chris O’Dowd |
| 12 Sep 2023 | Christina Hendricks (Mad Men) and Paddy Considine (House of the Dragon) are set to star in Small Town, Big Story, a Sky original series written and directed by Chris O’Dowd (Moone Boy). |
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Cúla4: First ever dedicated Irish language children's channel launched |
| 12 Sep 2023 | The first ever dedicated Irish language children’s channel was launched on Friday September 8th 2023. Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin was invited to the TG4 headquarters in Co. Galway to carry the official launch of the new TV channel. |
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The Lovers starring Roisin Gallagher premieres tonight on Sky Atlantic |
| 07 Sep 2023 | The Lovers, a new rom-com series from Northern Irish writer David Ireland, premieres tonight on Sky Atlantic. |
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“They all succumb to my charm”, presenter Lucy Kennedy discusses Livin’ with Lucy |
| 06 Sep 2023 | Presenter Lucy Kennedy speaks with us about the return of Livin’ with Lucy on Virgin Media Television. |
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“I’ve always had that grá for an teanga”, host Gráinne Seoige discusses Grá ar an Trá |
| 06 Sep 2023 | Gráinne Seoige will be joined by Síomha Ní Ruairc and James Kavanagh in hosting the brand new dating series Grá ar an Trá for Virgin Media Television. |
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Teaser trailer released for Fingernails starring Jessie Buckley |
| 30 Aug 2023 | Apple Original Films have released a first look at Jessie Buckley in upcoming film Fingernails. She will star alongside Riz Ahmed and Jeremy Allen White. |
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Netflix have released the trailer for The Killer starring Michael Fassbender |
| 29 Aug 2023 | The trailer for David Fincher’s The Killer, starring Michael Fassbender, has been released. The film will premiere next month at the Venice Film Festival, before a limited theatrical release starting on October 27th via Netflix. The film will begin streaming on the platform on November 10th, 2023. |
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Watch: Apple Studios release Official Trailer for Flora and Son |
| 23 Aug 2023 | Apple Original Films has released the official trailer for John Carney’s Flora and Son. The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, and sold to Apple Original Films for approximately $20 million. |
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First single released from Flora and Son soundtrack |
| 23 Aug 2023 | High Life, performed by Eve Hewson and Orén Kinlan, is the first single to be released from the soundtrack to John Carney’s Flora and Son. |
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WGA publish update to members on AMPTP negotiations |
| 23 Aug 2023 | The Writer’s Guild of America have published a letter addressed to their members, updating them on the current state of negotiations with the AMPTP. |
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National Day of Solidarity: WGA hold a series of strikes across the US |
| 22 Aug 2023 | Last week, The Writers Guild of America and the AMPTP met, following which the WGA announced to its members that talks would resume this week. Talks have not resumed and the strike is now in its 113th day. |
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Channel 4 announces new Lisa McGee series How to Get to Heaven from Belfast |
| 22 Aug 2023 | Channel 4 has commissioned a new comedy thriller series, How To Get To Heaven From Belfast, from Lisa McGee, the writer and creator of IFTA and BAFTA-winning comedy series Derry Girls. |
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First look at Barry Keoghan & Brian Gleeson in Top Boy Season 3 |
| 21 Aug 2023 | Netflix have released a new trailer and first-look images for the third and final season of Top Boy. This season’s cast includes Barry Keoghan and Brian Gleeson. |
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Apple release first look at Fingernails starring Jessie Buckley, Riz Ahmed, and Jeremy Allen White |
| 17 Aug 2023 | This marks Greek director Christos Nikou’s English language debut. Fingernails is being released through Cate Blanchett’s Dirty Films banner, and being distributed globally by Apple. |
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Niamh Algar to star in dark comedy series Culprits on Disney+ |
| 17 Aug 2023 | Niamh Algar stars as Psycho in the Disney+ series. The eight-part show will premiere on Disney+ this autumn. |
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“They were each other's missing piece”, director Laura McGann and producer Jamie D’Alton discuss The Deepest Breath |
| 03 Aug 2023 | We caught up with director Laura McGann and producer Jamie D’Alton following their latest documentary’s release on Netflix. It is currently the fifth-most watched film on the platform internationally. |
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Virgin Media Television awarded National Commercial Public Service TV Licence by Coimisiún na Meán |
| 27 Jul 2023 | Virgin Media Television has announced the signing of a new 10-year national free-to-air Commercial Television Licence, granted by Ireland’s new media regulator and development agency, Coimisiún na Meán. |
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