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UKTV buys RTÉ factual series
UK multichannel operator UKTV has acquired a pair of factual series from Irish distributor RTÉ…
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Adele special hits the right note for buyers
A raft of broadcasters have acquired a concert special featuring multi-million album selling pop star…
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Formats Ireland
Ireland is emerging as a solid format creating hotspot, as its small local market forces…
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RTÉ to up animation investment
Irish pubcaster RTÉ will significantly increase its investment into animation in the next three years….
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SundanceTV boards Irish drama
SundanceTV has become a coproduction partner on buzzy Irish drama Rebellion, TBI has learned. Rebellion…
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Smithsonian buys Irish music special
Smithsonian Channel has acquired the latest special of Irish music series Other Voices. The one-hour…
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LA Screenings: RTE searches for CSI replacement
Irish pubcaster RTÉ is at the LA Screenings searching for three dramas to replace CSI,…
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RTÉ, YLE in tune with Hozier music doc
Ireland’s RTÉ and Finland’s YLE are among buyers of an Other Voices strand special on…
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BBC, Canal+ among Vietnam doc buyers
The UK’s BBC and France’s Canal+ have acquired Last Days in Vietnam, a doc from…
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RTÉ calls for format pitches
Irish pubcaster RTÉ has called on local producers to submit programme ideas for its upcoming…
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German net joins BBC’s Hunt
Germany’s NDR Naturfilm has become a coproduction partner on the BBC’s new Alastair Fothergill natural…
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Nets accept Sony’s Marry Me proposals
Broadcasters such as MTG, RTE and OSN have bought American romantic comedy series Marry Me…
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Cartoonito, RTE buy Pip Ahoy!
Cartoonito in the UK and Ireland and Irish pubcaster RTE have acquired rights to Channel…
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Euro broadcaters buy Outlander
A raft of international broadcasters including HBO Netherlands and Viasat have acquired US drama series…
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Cartoon Forum 2014: pre-market guide, part two
Every year, brave indie producers stand before the great and the good of European animation…
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Cartoon Forum 2014: pre-market guide, part one
Every year, brave indie producers stand before the great and the good of European animation…
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News brief: KiKa buys Irish toon
German children’s channel KiKa has acquired Irish animated preschool series Joe & Jack from Canada’s…
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RTE controller quits for BBC Worldwide commissioning role
George Dixon has quit Irish public broadcaster RTE to take a commissioning role at BBC…
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RTÉ gets Connected
Irish pubcaster RTÉ has commissioned a local version of Israeli multiplatform Connected. RTÉ is coproducing…
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Irish talent format set for RTL5 in Holland
Irish talent format The Hit is getting a local version on Dutch broadcaster RTL5. The…
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Oz nets bag RTÉ lifestyle, factual series
Australia’s leading pay operator Foxtel and pubcasters ABC and SBS are among others of factual,…
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Programming and channel deals for Nickelodeon
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has struck a new distribution deal with pay TV operator…
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Liberty Global launches Horizon TV in Ireland
Liberty Global has launched its next generation Horizon TV set-top service in Ireland, enabled by…
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Canada’s THA poaches BBC Worldwide exec McCauley
Thomas Howe Associates (THA) has poached Gwen Jones McCauley from BBC Worldwide. She will take…
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Channel 5 buys Irish drama
The UK’s Channel 5 has followed up its acquisition of The Bible by taking Irish…
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News brief: Al Jazeera Children’s Channel and V&S coproducing more Everything’s Rosie
V&S Entertainment and Al Jazeera Children’s Channel (JCC) are coproducing a third season of preschool…
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RTÉ takes songwriter format The Hit to series
RTÉ has ordered a full 6x52mins season of The Hit, the songwriting competition format that…
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Worldwide sales for Penguin’s Peter Rabbit series sells
Silvergate Media has inked a raft of international deals for the new Peter Rabbit animated…
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Content sells Irish drama Amber to Netflix and international broadcasters
Distributor Content Television has shopped Irish drama series Amber to a host of international broadcasters…
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Endemol options Dirty Old Towns format
Endemol has optioned community makeover format Dirty Old Towns in several European territories. The format…