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Eurotek Brings Digital Ad Network to The Square |
| 20 Jul 2010 | Ireland’s Eurotek and advertising group, CBS Outdoor have recently finished work on a mammoth project in Tallaght’s The Square shopping centre as part of the centre’s new €250 million redevelopment plan. |
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TV3 Appoints Director of Online |
| 01 Jul 2010 | TV3 has announced the appointment of Stephen Grant as Director of Online. This is a new position which the broadcaster has introduced to reflect the growing significance of online within the overall strategy for TV3 Group. |
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Working Title Fill Gary Shore's 'Cup of Tears' |
| 17 Jun 2010 | Gary Shore (The Draught) put his blood, sweat and tears into a trailer for ‘Cup of Tears’, a live action version of Japanese animation. The short trailer did a rapid tour through hundreds of LA inboxes and now UK company Working Title have come on board to transform Shore’s trailer into a large scale feature film. The director spoke to IFTN about his project’s extraordinary journey thus far... |
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Sir John Hegarty Swims with Kinsale Sharks |
| 11 May 2010 | Sir John Hegarty has been chosen as this Honorary President for the 2010 Kinsale Shark Awards. The advertising heavyweight will speak at the event alongside friends and fellow ad execs Billy Mawhinney and Max Forsythe. The festival will, this year, feature new digital categories designed by Ogilvyone’s David Birss. |
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IFTA Accepting New Membership Applications |
| 27 Apr 2010 | IFTA is currently inviting applications from all Irish film and television professionals to join its Membership. IFTA is a not-for-profit all-Ireland organisation that promotes, encourages and rewards creative excellence in film and television. |
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New Bill Targets Broadcast Competitions |
| 28 Jan 2010 | Wednesday, January 28th saw Communications Minister, Eamon Ryan present a new law to halt malpractice by broadcasters in premium rate competitions to the Oireachtas. |
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Director Karl Golden Inks Broadway Commercials Deal |
| 14 Jan 2010 | Broadway Films have announced that they will be representing Irish director Karl Golden (The Honeymooners, Belonging to Laura) for commercials in the UK market. Golden, who has just completed his third feature film, is the first Irish director that Broadway Films’ MD Toby Courlander has signed since he started the company at the end of 2009. |
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BAI Reveals Results of Independent Political Advertising Report |
| 17 Nov 2009 | The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) has announced the publication of a research report on the issue of political advertising. Entitled ‘Political Advertising: The regulatory Position and the Public View’ the report was written by Dr. Kevin Rafter and was funded through the BAI’s Media Research Bursary Scheme. |
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‘Dragon’s Den’ Gallagher Speaking at MEDIA Breakfast |
10 Sep 2009 | MEDIA Desk Ireland is hosting the MEDIA Industry Breakfast this month.
CEO of Smarthomes, entrepeneur and ‘Dragon’s Den’ Investor, Sean Gallagher will be the guest speaker for the inaugural Breakfast. |
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Kinsale Sharks Launch September 11 |
| 10 Sep 2009 | The Kinsale Sharks 2009 starts 11 September, in the town of Kinsale, Co. Cork. This prestigious international advertising festival, now in it's 47th year, invites entries from around the world to be judged by a jury panel that rewards creative ideas. Categories include Worldwinners, Print, Digital, Broadcasts, Promo, New Directors and the Baby Shark award presented to new creative talent. |
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BCI Approves Changes to Setanta Ireland & Awards New Contracts |
| 29 Jul 2009 | The Broadcasting Commission of Ireland (BCI) yesterday announced a number of changes in ownership and control to commercial licensing following its Board meeting. |
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New Titles & Projects at Screen Scene Post Production |
| 14 Jul 2009 | Post Production facilities Screen Scene has been very busy in recent weeks with festival work, commercials, films, television and updating their website. ‘His and Hers’ by Ken Wardop, which on Sunday picked up Best Feature Award at the Galway Film Fleadh, was post produced in-house at the Dublin facility. |
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Windmill Lane Busy With Numerous Projects |
| 07 Jul 2009 | Windmill Lane Pictures have been busy in recent weeks with a number of different high profile projects including; work on the new Halifax advertisement campaign featuring Irish actor Colm Meaney; the launch of their new monthly newsletter Windmail and preparations for their move to Herbert Street in September. |
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“Break Even Results” in RTÉ 2008 Financial Report |
| 06 Jul 2009 | RTÉ, the State broadcaster, has published its 2008 annual report which revealed that the station last year broke even with a total revenue of €441 million. |
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Gaby Smyth Announced As New SPI Chair |
| 01 May 2009 | Screen Producers Ireland has announced the appointment of Gaby Smyth as its new Chairperson at its AGM which took place on 30th April in Newman House, St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin. |
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Boxer Withdraws from DTT Multiplex Contracts |
| 20 Apr 2009 | The Broadcasting Commission of Ireland (BCI) has confirmed the decision of Boxer DTT Limited (‘Boxer’) to withdraw its applications for the three DTT Multiplex Contracts. |
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De Buitléar Sheds Light on Teach Solais |
| 09 Apr 2009 | Irish Cinematographer Cian de Buitléar, talks to IFTN about his lighting facility Teach Solais (Lighthouse), the company’s recent work on Neil Jordan’s ‘Ondine’ and on the big scale production of ‘Leap Year’ currently shooting in Ireland. |
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Screen Scene Posts Recent Broadcasts |
| 26 Mar 2009 | It has been an eventful past few weeks for post house Screen Scene and outside broadcast Observe team between covering all the St Patrick Day Festivities supplying production and post production services to the to the ‘Meteor Ireland Music Awards’ and creating graphics for The Script’s new video ‘Talk you Down’. |
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RTÉ Faces €68m Deficit for 2009 |
| 06 Mar 2009 | RTÉ’s director General Cathal Goan has stated that the broadcaster is facing a €68 million shortfall or 15% loss in the total amount of revenue for 2009 which is to result in staff cost cutting measures. |
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Piranha Bar Gets Creative In 2009 |
| 04 Mar 2009 | Having come off an extremely busy year, IFTN catches up with Dave Burke and Marc Long from Dublin's post and graphic boutique, Piranha Bar, to talk recent projects, getting creative with budgets and the challenges that are facing post houses in the current economic climate. |
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