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Disney To Launch Portal Website Disney, the worlds largest media company, with partners Infoseek is planning to launch a so-called portal website later this year. The basis for this is the acquisition of a minority stake in Infoseek which has an annual revenue of about £35.7 million.

Microsoft deal with Avid sets way for complete Digital Studio The $285 million deal between Avid and SoftImage merges the dominant force in digital non-linear editing with the effects house which provided content for seven major films including Titanic...

Minister plans to restrict pay-per-view sports. The Minister for Arts, Sile deValera is place legislation before the Dail to restrict pay-per-view sporting events. The legislation will prevent restricted access to top sporting events such as GAA finals and important soccer matches.

The Long Journey Home The Long Journey Home a seven part series tracing the history of the Irish in America achieved record viewing figures, doubling and in some cases tripling the normal Public Broadcasting Service figures.

DLCAD Showcase 1998 Dun Laoghaire College Film Students Showcase starts today (3.7.98)

Galway Film Fleadh Galway Film Fleadh kicks off on Tuesday 7th of July. The opening film will be 'Titanic Town' and the closing film is 'This is my Father' with a great deal in between. Confirmed guests include Ireland's leading actor Donal McCann who will attend for

Upcoming events over the next couple of months

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Welcome to IFTN News Updated Friday July 3 1998

IFTN goes to Galway

More updates this week in the continuing saga of Ireland's national broadcaster, with Minister deValera planning to restrict pay-per-view sporting events - plus RTE's Review of Structures and Operations.

Other news includes the Microsoft/Avid shareholding, and Disney's move into the Internet. We are watching this area with particular interest, as you can imagine!

IFTN will have a stand at the Galway Film Fleadh in the Town Hall from Tuesday July 7th to Sunday July 12th. Michael Mc Mahon and myself will be available throughout the Fleadh to provide information on the IFTN service and answer any queries. So if you are going to the Fleadh be sure and drop by our stand and say hello.

The Fleadh boasts an impressive line up yet again this year with a tribute to Donal McCann and a showing of a season of his films including 'The Dead', 'The Bishop's Story', 'The Nephew' and 'December Bride'. Efforts are being made to get his most recent performance in John Turturro's 'The Illuminata'. Full details are available on the Fleadh site: . Congratulations to Pat Collins for

Other events and organisations at the Fleadh include a meeting of the Audiovisual Federation, the Film Institute of Ireland open forum re The Arts Council Film Plan, Film Makers Ireland, the MEDIA Desk and Antennae, and Screen Training Ireland.

Deirdre Hopkins Editor

Submissions for 43rd Murphy's Cork Film Festival Submissions are invited for Ireland's oldest film festival, the 43rd Murphy's Cork Film Festival. Closing date July 17th, 1998. Click Here for further info.

July deadline for Jesuit film & video awards Budding film makers are invited to submit entries for the 7th annual Jesuit film & video awards. The deadline is 31st of July. Click Here for further info.