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Cathal Goan Steps down as DG of RTÉ |
| 23 Jul 2010 | Following its meeting on Thursday, July 22nd the Board of RTÉ announced that it will shortly begin the process to appoint a new Director-General of RTÉ having accepted the decision of the Director-General, Cathal Goan, to step down from his position having served his full seven-year term. |
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State Assets Review Group Target RTÉ & TG4 |
| 23 Jul 2010 | Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan has established a specific Group to examine state assets and liabilities and to advise him on how the assets can be better used or disposed of to support economic growth and national investment priorities. The Group, chaired by co-author of last year’s so-called ‘Bord Snip Nua’ report, has already begun its task of examining selected public-sector assets, including commercial State companies such as RTÉ, ESB and TG4. |
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Green Inc to Co-Produce 'The One Show' Shorts |
| 23 Jul 2010 | Belfast-based Green Inc and London indie CTVC have announced their first joint commission, namely nine short films for BBC1’s ‘The One Show’. The films will mark the first fruit of the indies’ formal joint venture, established last autumn. The companies will co-produce the films out of Northern Ireland but they will be filmed across the UK. Green Inc’s other new project ‘Glorious Gardens’ will start broadcasting next Monday. |
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Toto in Pre-Production with RTÉ Dating Show |
| 22 Jul 2010 | Toto Productions are currently in pre-production with an untitled dating series commissioned by RTÉ entertainment. The new series will be presented by former ‘Apprentice’ candidate, Jennifer Maguire and the project will start shooting in August. |
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Tile Films Reach 'The End of Ageing' |
| 22 Jul 2010 | Tile Films are currently in production with ‘The End of Ageing’, a 52 minute Science HD Documentary for RTÉ which looks into recent scientific moves that may make it viable to stop signs of ageing and, ultimately, cheat death. |
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'Daybreak' Dawns for Seoige |
| 22 Jul 2010 | September will see the production of ITV’s ‘Daybreak’ launch. The magazine breakfast show which will replace GMTV will be presented by ‘The ONE Show’s former hosts Christine Bleakley and Adrian Chiles and will feature Gráinne Seoige in the role of Features Editor. |
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Adam Hill Fronts Comedy Pilot for Mind the Gap |
| 20 Jul 2010 | Cameras will roll on the set of Mind the Gap Films’ latest project next week. Belfast will play host to the shooting of a half hour pilot of a comedy series about disability for BBC NI which will be presented by comedian Adam Hill. |
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Vincent Browne Summer Replacements Announced |
| 16 Jul 2010 | Talk show host, Vincent Browne is to be replaced by seven Irish journalists over the summer when he takes a break from his presenting duties. Sarah Carey, Kevin Myers, Sam Smyth, Eoghan Harris, Claire Byrne, Ger Colleran and Ivan Yates will all sit in the host’s chair in the upcoming weeks. |
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RTÉ Increases Irish Drama |
| 15 Jul 2010 | Starting in September, RTÉ will launch four brand new dramas and return of popular series such as ‘Raw’ and ‘Single-Handed’. Viewers will have over 82 hours of new Irish drama presented to them next season as RTÉ increases its dramatic output from the same time last year. |
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Domhnall Gleeson & Ian Hart Star in 'When Harvey Met Bob' |
| 15 Jul 2010 | Filming is ongoing on the set of a new RTÉ/BBC co-production, ‘When Harvey Met Bob’. The feature length drama chronicles the lead-up to Live Aid, an event which this year celebrates its 25th anniversary and stars Domhnall Gleeson (Sensation) as Bob Geldof, Ian Hart (Five Daughters) as Harvey Goldsmith and Antonia Cambell Hughes (The Other Side of Sleep) as Marsha Hunt. |
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Filming Wraps on 'Corp & Anam' |
| 15 Jul 2010 | Principal photography on the new Irish language drama ‘Corp is Anam’ will wrap this Friday, July 16th, in Galway after an eight week shoot. The four x one hour TG4 series, starring Diarmuid de Faoite (Padraic) and Maria Doyle Kennedy (The Tudors), tells the story of TV crime correspondent Cathal Mac Iarnáin, who determines to pursue the truth behind every story, regardless of its calamitous consequences. |
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RTÉ Seeks 'Super Crew' |
| 12 Jul 2010 | Production has commenced on new RTÉ 2 production ‘Super Crew’. The new series will look to out together a hip hop dance crew of youngsters aged between 13 and 17. The chosen crew members will then perform nightly in this year’s Olympia pantomime alongside Jedward. |
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ITV2 Orders 'Jedward: Home Alone' |
| 07 Jul 2010 | 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. |
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Straywave Launches 'Young and Living off Mum' |
| 07 Jul 2010 | 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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Munsanje Leaves 'Xposé' |
| 06 Jul 2010 | 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’. |
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'Fran' Returning To Setanta Sports |
| 05 Jul 2010 | It has been confirmed that disaster-prone assistant manager Fran Costello and his beloved St. Peter’s Football Club will be back for another series. ‘Fran’ co-creators, Richie Conroy (Up for Air) and Mark Hodkinson (Roy) will shoot the new Emu Productions/ Snowluke Pictures series of the mockumentary in August. |
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City Channel Launches 'Gay Nation' |
| 05 Jul 2010 | ’Gay Nation’, a new television programme for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community launches today, Monday July 5th at 10pm on City Channel and Channel South (UPC 107) and is presented by Joe Kearney. |
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Niall Cogley Founds Sports & Broadcasting Solutions |
| 05 Jul 2010 | 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. |
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Curtis Appointed Director of Digital Switchover |
| 05 Jul 2010 | 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. |
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BBC Broadcasting 'The Silence' July 12th |
| 01 Jul 2010 | Dearbhla Walsh’s latest project, ‘The Silence’ will start a four night consecutive run on BBC on Monday, July 12th. The series, which filmed in Ireland earlier this year, stars IFTA winner Dervla Kirwan (Ondine) and Genevieve Barr in her acting debut. |
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