RTE and TV3 prepare to unveil autumn schedules; MIPCOM in October; and BAI recommendations on RTE future funding over the next five years.
Autumn TV Schedules
As the new TV season approaches this autumn, RTE and TV3 are both finalising their forthcoming line-ups of new content and returning programmes in preparation for some big announcements later this month.
TV3, marking a significant year in which they launched their TV3 Sony HD Studio, will unveil their new schedule on Thursday 15th August, while RTE’s autumn launch is expected at the end of August.
Links to IFTN’s coverage of the opening of the new TV3 HD studios are available to click on below:
TV3 Sony HD Studios Launched by Minister for Communications
TV3 HD studio hailed major success at celebrity-packed event
MIPCOM in October
MIPCOM, the leading global content market across all platforms, will take place in Cannes from 7th - 10th October.
This year’s conference will feature 13,000 participants over 5 floors of exhibition space - with 1,700 exhibiting companies, 4,400 buyers from over 100 countries, and 40 sessions & keynote speakers.
Last year more than 40 Irish companies attended the four-day event in Cannes, the majority of which flew out under the ‘Ireland on Screen’ banner, an initiative by the Irish Film Board and Enterprise Ireland aimed at promoting the Irish industry.
IFTN’s guide to the Irish companies that attended last year can be found by clicking here.
BAI and RTE’s Future Funding
The BAI’s recently-published recommendations for the next five years of funding for RTE and TG4, was submitted to Minister for Communications Pat Rabbitte.
Crowe Horwath was commissioned by the BAI to carry out the review which included a detailed analysis of costed strategic plans submitted by both public service broadcasters; their multi-annual funding requirements; the level of commercial funding available; and developments in public service broadcasting internationally.
The full document on the BAI website can be accessed by clicking here.
IFTN’s coverage of the recommendations is linked to below, including responses from RTE Director General Noel Curran and TV3 CEO David McRedmond.
BAI Recommendations on Next Five Years' Funding for RTE & TG4
RTE and TV3 Both Respond to BAI Review of RTE Future Funding
