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Virgin, RTÉ, and Six Nations Rugby agree joint proposal in principle for "free-to-air" coverage |
| 10 May 2021 | Six Nations Rugby has confirmed that it has agreed a joint proposal in principle with Virgin Media Television and RTÉ, and has commenced joint long form contract discussions with the Irish broadcasters. |
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Publicity Programming Fund 2021 launched by Tourism Ireland |
| 04 May 2021 | Tourism Ireland is seeking applications from content producers for high quality international programming featuring the island of Ireland for its newly announced Publicity Programming Fund. |
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Samhlú 2020 and Is Olc an Ghaoth pick up awards at Prix Circom 2021 |
| 30 Apr 2021 | Two TG4 programmes, Samhlú 2020 and Is Olc an Ghaoth, have picked up awards at Prix Circom 2021. Every year, the Prix Circom awards honours the best regional productions. |
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TG4 to broadcast Galway 2020 Handover Ceremony |
| 30 Apr 2021 | Galway 2020’s title as European Capital of Culture will be pass on to the three cities who will next hold the title on April 30th with a televised version of the handover airing on TG4 and TG4.ie on Friday 7th of May at 7.30pm. |
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“For me, it was about taking away, stripping back, and allowing the performances to shine through;” Editor John O’Connor discusses Smother |
| 01 Apr 2021 | We caught up with John O’Connor, one of the editors on Treasure Entertainment’s drama Smother, to find out more about the impact of Covid on the editing process, collaborating with director Dathaí Keane, and delivering the series via remote working. |
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Former Taoiseach Enda Kenny discovers abandoned railway routes in new travel series Iarnród Enda |
| 30 Mar 2021 | The new Irish language series follows Kenny as he explores Ireland’s long-abandoned railway routes; Iarnród Enda airs on Monday, April 5th at 8:30pm on RTÉ One. |
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Virgin Media Television appoints Áine Ní Chaoindealbháin as Deputy Managing Director |
| 29 Mar 2021 | Áine Ní Chaoindealbháin will leave her current role as Director of Operations at Virgin Media Television to take up her new appointment as Deputy Managing Director. |
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Nominees announced for inaugural Royal Television Society Ireland Awards |
| 25 Mar 2021 | RTS Ireland has announce that Dara Ó Briain will be among those recognised in the inaugural RTS Ireland Television Awards 2021, which will be broadcast at 11pm on March 30th and presented by Muireann O'Connell. |
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New decade of Reeling in the Years 2010-2019 to air on Sundays, April 11th |
| 18 Mar 2021 | RTÉ has announced that the new series of Reeling in the Years will air at 8.30pm on RTÉ One and the RTÉ Player from Sunday, April 11th. |
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Virgin Media Television “Happy to walk away” from Champions League as bidding war intensifies |
| 05 Mar 2021 | Virgin Media has said it is “happy to walk away” after being unable retain its rights to the UEFA Champions League coverage for the next three years. |
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TV accounts for 13% of Irish language content new BAI Report finds |
| 18 Feb 2021 | In a recent report, which studied programme data and recordings from broadcasters for a specific week in October 2019, the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) found that from a total of 718.93 hours of Irish / bilingual programming broadcast, only 13% of the total minutage featured on TV, with radio accounting for the remaining 87%. |
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TG4 reveal new-look branding for February |
| 01 Feb 2021 | The new look unifies the TG4 brand across all devices and platforms and includes six new brand idents, which will air from today February 1st. |
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Irish composer Patrick Cassidy's original score 'Proclamation' chosen for Biden Inauguration |
| 20 Jan 2021 | Irish composer Patrick Cassidy received some very exciting news in recent weeks. Violinist Patricia Treacy from Blackrock, Co. Louth was invited to perform at the inauguration of President Joe Biden and chose to play ‘Proclamation’, which Patrick originally composed for the 1916 Centenary. |
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Video-on-demand streams increased by 158% on TG4 player in 2020 |
| 18 Jan 2021 | The Irish language broadcaster, which is more watched than BBC Two, Virgin Media Three, and Channel 4 in Ireland, also retained its position as the 6th most watched TV channel in Ireland in 2020. |
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Virgin Media Player to undergo revamp as VMTV launches its Spring 2021 Schedule |
| 15 Jan 2021 | Virgin Media Television (VMTV) has announced details of its Spring 2021 TV schedule with a major revamp of the Virgin Media Player, expanded News and Current Affairs coverage, brand new entertainment shows, top class free-to-air sport, and a selection of international drama and entertainment. |
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Fanning at Whelans: a two-part special showcasing upcoming Irish musical talent |
| 17 Dec 2020 | Part one of the brand new series Fanning at Whelans airs on Virgin Media Two tonight at 10pm. |
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Funding decisions announced for Irish Language Broadcast Fund |
| 06 Nov 2020 | Northern Ireland Screen’s Irish Language Broadcast Fund (ILBF) has announced its latest funding decisions for 2020. |
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The Deceived makes its Irish debut on Virgin Media Television |
| 08 Sep 2020 | The new psychological thriller, which is written by Lisa McGee (Derry Girls, Being Human, The White Queen) and Tobias Beer, was filmed on location in Northern Ireland. |
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Le chéile trí Chultúr: Tearmann and Cumar debut on TG4 this Culture Night |
| 07 Sep 2020 | This September 18th, Culture Night on TG4 2020 will celebrate the arts in Gaeltacht communities in conjunction with Ealaín na Gaeltachta, and a TV premiere of bilingual film ‘Cumar’; a love letter to Galway from its arts community. |
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Lisa McGee's new psychological thriller The Deceived airs on Channel 5 from August 3rd |
| 23 Jul 2020 | Produced by New Pictures, the four-part series was filmed on location in Northern Ireland with funding from Northern Ireland Screen. |
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