BBC Northern Ireland is currently seeking a new Head of Drama. The broadcaster is seeking an “experienced creative champion and leader for drama development and production in Northern Ireland. more
‘New Directors’, a new initiative by RTÉ’s Factual department which looks to give up and coming directors a chance to showcase their talents, sees one such director, Pete Higgins helm ‘UFO’ which broadcasts on Monday, March 15th on RTÉ2. more
Celebrating its 15th year, the St. Patrick's Festival takes place this year from 12 - 17 March with over one million people expected to take part in festival events in celebration of all things Ireland. Coco television and RTÉ One will bring coverage of the festival’s annual Skyfest, the St. Patrick’s Day parade and highlights of the festival’s six days and nights. more
’Amharc Aneas’ (View from the South), a four part archive documentary series for BBC Northern Ireland and TG4 starts on Monday, March 8th and takes a look at relations across the border before the time of ‘the troubles’. more
Monday, March 8th will see the launch of ‘fyi’, an alternative information show from TV3 that will show on channel 3e. The series will be complimented by downloads from the web and looks to bring Irish audiences top stories in showbiz and sport in Ireland and around the world. more
Waddell Media’s ‘Health of the Nation’ begins on Wednesday, March 10th and sees Dr Mark Hamilton and new medical expert Dr Nina Byrnes take a pop-up health clinic around Ireland, offering instant diagnoses and tackling major health issues along the way. more
HBO has given the green light to a pilot and nine episodes of George R.R. Martin’s epic ‘Game of Thrones’. The shoot of what is expected to be the biggest television series ever filmed in Europe will commence in June in Northern Ireland and will see the return of stars including Sean Bean, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Lena Headey. more
It has been announced that leading Irish post-production companies Ardmore Sound and Screen Scene are to merge. The two companies will now operate together to offer combined services to the Irish and international marketplace. more
Grand Pictures have announced details of two new projects - a feature film co-production with Bavaria Pictures entitled ‘Death of a Superhero’, and a new six part TV series ‘Trivia’ with RTÉ and funded by the BAI Sound and Vision Fund. more
RTÉ’s ‘Dragons’ Den’ will return for a second series to RTÉ One on Thursday 25th February at 10.15pm. This new eight-part series sees Irish entrepreneurial companies/individuals pitch an array of ideas at the Dragons; from Caribbean spice to Seaweed Liquor. more
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
Post production has completed on Magma Productions’ ‘The Guards’. Adapted from Irish crime novelist Ken Bruen’s novel of the same name the film stars Iain Glen (Tara Road, Resident Evil), Ralph Brown (Withnail and I, Cold Blood), Tara Breathnach (The Tudors) and Nora Jane Noone (Savage, The Magdalene Sisters). more
RTÉ has confirmed for IFTN that it will be seeking expressions of interest from the independent production sector for an afternoon programme from September 2010. more
Wednesday, February 17th will see TV3 broadcast of the first episode of new documentary series, ‘The Zoo’. The series will mark the first time in Dublin Zoo’s 179 year history that a camera crew has been allowed this unique and exclusive access. more
A new season of ‘The Republic Of Telly’ returns to RTÉ Two this week. Presented by Neil Delamere (The Panel) the show looks to give its audiences another series of TV, comedy, gossip and celebrity guests. In this second series Neil has a new sidekick as Mairead Farrell (The Ray D’Arcy Show) joins the team. more
CR Entertainment Ltd has won the award for Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie in the Teen/Tween Category for ‘Aisling’s Diary’ at the Kidscreen Awards held in New York last night. The show tells the story of Aisling, an Irish-American teen who has just moved from Boston to Dublin, with her family. more
Thursday, February 25th sees the return of the Irish version of ‘Dragons' Den’ for another series on RTÉ. Featuring entrepreneurs and business figures Sarah Newman, Gavin Duffy, Bobby Kerr, Sean Gallagher and Niall O'Farrell, the series is presented by Richard Curran, Deputy Editor of The Sunday Business Post. more
The Animation CEO Forum, an Animation Ireland body that brings together CEOs from the leading Irish animation companies to discuss industry issues, has criticised Irish public broadcaster RTÉ saying they are failing to support, develop and fund the Animation sector in Ireland. more
It has been announced that Irish actress Victoria Smurfit will host the 7th Annual Irish Film and Television Awards. The actress will follow in the footsteps of former hosts such as actor James Nesbitt and broadcaster Ryan Tubridy when she fronts the event which will broadcast live from Dublin’s Burlington Hotel on February 20th on RTÉ1. more
‘The Boys of St. Columb’s’, a co-production from Cavan’s Maccana Teoranta and London’s West Park Pictures broadcasts on Tuesday, February 9th and examines a group of talented students who attended St.Columb's College in Derry in and around the same time. more
