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	Five Minutes With… Discovery Networks President and MD Dee Forbes
	01 Oct 2012 \| After her speech at the annual Irish Film & Television Academy annual TV Lecture, guest of honour Dee Forbes, the Cork woman who has risen to the top of one of the world’s most successful television networks, Discovery, spends five minutes with IFTN to talk about her busy schedule, what Irish producers need to do to get a Discovery commission, and how they can do it.


	Interview: Fintan Maguire On The International Appeal of TV3 Content
	01 Oct 2012 \| Fintan Maguire is the head of TV3 productions and runs a production unit that makes a broad range of primetime programmes and series for Ireland's leading commercial national channel.


	Interview: Michael Wilson On UTV's Northern Identity & Digital Future
	01 Oct 2012 \| Michael Wilson spent more than 20 years as a journalist and programme maker before becoming managing director of UTV in 2006. Prior to working in Northern Ireland, he has held senior roles at Five News and Sky News.


	Interview: BBC NI's Stephen Wright On Why The Story Will Always Outweigh The Platform
	01 Oct 2012 \| Stephen Wright is the head of drama at BBC Northern Ireland. Among his recent commissions have been ‘Line of Duty’ and ‘Five Minutes of Heaven’.


	Interview: TG4's Rónán Ó Coisdealbha On Why Armchair Sports Fans Will Keep Winning
	01 Oct 2012 \| Rónán Ó Coisdealbha has been the head of sport at TG4 since 1999 and has helped the broadcaster acquire the rights to a number of the world’s top sporting events. He is a current member of the TG4 board.


	Interview: Setanta's Colin Morgan Discusses The Competition For Sports Rights
	01 Oct 2012 \| Colin Morgan is the chief executive of Setanta Sports having joined the Irish broadcaster in 2010. He was previously chief executive of Quinn Insurance.


	Interview: RTÉ's Edel Edwards Spots Current Trends In TV Sales
	01 Oct 2012 \| Edel Edwards is the manager of television programme sales for RTÉ having joined the broadcaster from ITV in the UK.


	Tuning-In To The Future of Irish Television
	01 Oct 2012 \| The Irish broadcasting industry – like the television world – is going through unprecedented change, but what are the challenges ahead and how are Irish broadcasters facing them in the current landscape?

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