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Irish Film and Television Network » Finance » Legal News
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25 Feb 2010 €25.5m BAI Funding Package Unveiled
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The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) has announced that it is to make funding of up to €25.5m available for the production of new television and radio programmes over the next two years through Sound & Vision II – a Broadcasting Funding Scheme. more
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05 Feb 2010 RTÉ Secures UEFA EURO 2012 Rights
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RTÉ Sport has confirmed that it has added another major international sports event to its extensive portfolio by securing exclusive rights to the UEFA Euro 2012 Championships. more
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02 Feb 2010 New Memorandum is a Boost for Irish language Broadcasting
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Irish language broadcasting in Northern Ireland received a boost recently as the Irish and UK Governments agreed a Memorandum of Understanding which provides a framework for continuing co-operation on broadcasting issues on the island of Ireland. more
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28 Jan 2010 New Bill Targets Broadcast Competitions
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Wednesday, January 28th saw Communications Minister, Eamon Ryan present a new law to halt malpractice by broadcasters in premium rate competitions to the Oireachtas. more
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10 Dec 2009 Setanta Sports Secure Premier League Rights
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Setanta Sports have obtained the Irish rights to broadcast live coverage of 33 Barclays Premier League games for each of the next three seasons. The games will now broadcast exclusively live on Setanta Sports in the Republic of Ireland at 3pm on Saturday afternoons during the 2010, 2011 and 2012 seasons. more
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01 Dec 2009 New BAI Committees Announced
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Communications Minister Eamon Ryan announced on Monday, November 30, the appointments to the Compliance Committee and Contract Awards Committee of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland. more
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23 Nov 2009 AV Review Determines Film & TV Sector an Irish "Success Story"
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The Audiovisual Federation, the IBEC group that represents the feature film, television and animation sectors, has launched its 2009 review of film and television production in Ireland. In 2008, 266 audiovisual productions were completed in Ireland, with a total production value of €246.8 million - this was a significant increase on 2007 (€195.7 million). more
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10 Nov 2009 ‘Save the Kino’ Campaign Gathers Momentum
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Following news of the imminent closure of Cork’s Kino Cinema, Cork Midsummer Festival Director William Galinsky set up a Facebook group called ‘Save the Kino’. This group now has more than 8,000 followers and lead directly to a public meeting in Cork’s Opera House and, ultimately, a mass public campaign to keep the art house cinema open. more
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04 Nov 2009 Shooting of Subotica's 'La Mula' Suspended
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Director Michael Radford (The Merchant of Venice) has suspended production on set of his new film ‘La Mula (The Mule)’. The film, which is co-produced by Irish company Subotica and supported by the Irish Film Board, has been in the works for two and a half years and the film’s shoot, which started on 31 August, was just one week away from completion. more
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28 Oct 2009 DFL Inks Digital Cinema Deal with Top Studios
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Tipperary based Digital Finance Ltd (DFL) has announced digital cinema roll out agreements with The Walt Disney Company UK, Paramount Pictures (UK), Twentieth Century Fox, Universal Pictures International UK and Ireland. more
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14 Oct 2009 Kitt Backs The Arts After Oireachtas Committee Meeting
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Emmy winning actor Brendan Gleeson (In Bruges) and authors Colum McCann (Zoli) and Sebastian Barry (The Secret Scripture) appeared today, Wednesday October 14th, before the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Arts, Sport, Tourism, Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs to discuss funding of arts in the current economic downturn. more
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12 Oct 2009 Yard Media & High Wire Issue Statement Regarding James Brooke-Tyrrell
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Post Production houses Yard Media Ltd and High Wire Ltd have issued a joint statement in relation to recent television and press coverage of FÁS assistant video production manager James Brooke-Tyrrell, charged with defrauding €612,950 from the state training agency. more
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12 Oct 2009 New Govt Programme Promises Continued Support for Film Industry
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The Renewed Programme for Government, agreed between Fianna Fáil and the Green Party on 10 October, has included a provision to maintain the supports provided by the Film Board in Ireland. more
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01 Oct 2009 Bob Collins To Head New Broadcast Regulator Authority
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Bob Collins, former director general of RTÉ, has been chosen as the chairman of the new Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI). more
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20 Aug 2009 UK Film Council & British Film Institute to Merge
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UK Film Minister Siôn Simon has announced plans to merge the UK Film Council and the British Film Institute. A group has been formed to analyse how a single body could be structured and governed and how such a move would improve its service to the film industry in the long term. more
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01 Jul 2009 Regulation Bill Proposed for Premium Rate Content
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Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources Eamon Ryan has proposed a Bill to the government to regulate the premium rate telecommunications sector. more
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25 Jun 2009 Little Bird Holdings Goes into Liquidation
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Dublin based Production Company Little Bird Holdings, who have been involved in films such as ‘Bridget Jones Diary’ and ‘Into The West’, has folded with debts of over €3.5m. more
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24 Jun 2009 Setanta Goes into Administration, Irish Base Survives
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Troubled sports channel Setanta Sports went into administration last night after weeks of battling to repay mounting debts. As a result, around 200 staff are set to lose their jobs in the UK division of broadcaster, however, the Irish arm of the station will remain in operation as a 'going concern. more
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23 Jun 2009 Setanta on Brink of Collapse
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Setanta Sports are today reported to be on the brink of administration, following the English Premier League’s decision to pull match rights which the company held for coverage of 46 games and yesterday’s fatal blow of the Scottish Premier League removing the rights to their matches. more
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19 Jun 2009 Broadcasting Bill Passed In Dáil, Licence Fee Questioned
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The 2008 Broadcasting Bill, which sets up a Broadcasting Authority as regulator of content, has passed all the stages of Dáil discussion and debate. Also discussed at the same meeting was a possible alternative to the licence fee which Fine Geal opposition spokesman Simon Coveney claimed in its present state was “inefficient” and “plagued by evasion.” more
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