BROADCAST | Curtis Appointed Director of Digital Switchover |
RTÉ has appointed Mary Curtis to the new senior executive position of Director of Digital Switchover, with responsibility for an effective transition by audiences in the coming two years to digital television using the new Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) system.more |
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BROADCAST | Niall Cogley Founds Sports & Broadcasting Solutions |
Niall Cogley, former Head of Sport in RTÉ and Setanta Sports CEO until his resignation last week as CEO has set up Sports & Broadcasting Solutions (SBS), an international sports consultancy and brokerage business. Niall also recently became TV3's Broadcast Event Director. more |
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PRODUCTION | ITV2 Orders 'Jedward: Home Alone' |
Production will commence this summer on 'Jedward: Home Alone' (Working Title), a new three-part special series commissioned by ITV2 from RDF Television that will follow John and Edward Grimes as they move out of their family home into an apartment in the heart of Dublin. more |
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PRODUCTION | Gerard Barrett Ascends 'Pilgrim Hill' |
Cameras will start to roll on the set of feature film, 'Pilgrim Hill', on Monday, August 2nd. The debut feature film from writer/director Gerard Barrett the film tells the tale of a young farmer living at home with his mother in modern day Ireland. more |
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FESTIVALS | Alissa Simon Makes 'Snap' Decision
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With Carmel Winter's feature debut, 'Snap' screening at the Karlovy Vary film festival IFTN spoke with Alissa Simon, programmer for the festival's Variety Critics' Choice to see what it was about the film that made it a worthy choice.
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PRODUCTION | Paper Dreams are 'Earthbound' |
Irish production company, Paper Dreams are hoping to commence production on the set of their feature film, 'Earthbound' this October. The majority of the film's funding has been accounted for with €500,000 coming from the Irish Film Board.
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TRAINING | SPI & IFB Help Resolve Disputes |
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), through its Arbitration and Mediation Center, has developed customised Mediation and Expedited Arbitration procedures for film and media disputes. Screen Producers Ireland and the Irish Film Board will host a launch of these rules in Galway on Thursday, July 8th. more |
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PRODUCTION | Straywave Launches 'Young and Living off Mum' |
A new reality TV series from Straywave Media will shoot this August and looks to follow the trials of eight young people learning to fend for themselves. The 'Young and Living off Mum' team is currently inviting applications from would-be participants.
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PRODUCTION | 'Blood, Sweat and Wars' on the Streets of Galway |
Production is currently underway on the set of Stephen Patrick Kenny's 'Blood, Sweat and Wars'. The feature is based on two fictional travelling families but is based on true events that have taken place in Galway as of 1987. more |
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BROADCAST | Munsanje Leaves 'XposÉ' |
TV3 has announced that Sean Munsanje is leaving the 'Xposé' team at the end of August. Sean joined the 'Xposé' team on a six month contract having won the 2009 TV3 reality show 'Total Xposure'. more |
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