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‘Simpsons’ Irish Episode Airing 17 March |
| 13 Mar 2009 | To mark St Patrick‘s Day, an Irish episode of 'The Simpsons', entitled - 'In the Name of the Grandfather', will receive its worldwide premiere on Sky1 and Sky1 HD on March 17th 7.30pm. This episode will be the first ever in 'The Simpsons' 20 year history to receive its first broadcast outside the US. |
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Coco Gear Up for Patrick’s Fest |
| 12 Mar 2009 | Coco Television will be bringing all the St Patrick’s Day festivities to Irish audiences with three upcoming broadcasts, including The National Lottery Skyfest from Waterford City, the Dublin Parade and a highlights show. Producer Stuart Switzer tells IFTN more on the operation. |
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Windmill Lane Adds Second Baselight System |
| 11 Mar 2009 | A year on from acquiring their first Baselight FOUR system, Dublin post house Windmill Lane has purchased a second Baselight colour grading system. Upcoming features currently being edited at the facility include Neil Jordan’s ‘Ondine’, Conor McPherson’s ‘The Eclipse’ and Ian Fitzgibbon’s ‘Perriers Bounty’. |
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Bowman Ends ‘Questions and Answers’ 21 Year Run |
| 11 Mar 2009 | RTÉ’s second longest running programme, ‘Questions and Answers’, presented by Dr. John Bowman is to cease broadcast at the end of its current season in June. |
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Flickerpix Does Comic Relief 2009 |
| 11 Mar 2009 | NI Animation studio Flickerpix is behind a short animated appeal film to air as part of Comic Relief 2009 on Friday 13th March on BBC 1 at 9pm. The short animation focuses on the killer disease of malaria and is devised from a script by writer and director Richard Curtis whose credits include ‘Four Weddings and a Funeral,’ and ‘Love Actually’. |
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‘CHE’ Doc Series to Air On TG4 |
| 10 Mar 2009 | ‘CHE’, a four part documentary series beginning this Thursday 12th March on TG4 at 9.30pm, looks at the revolutionary Ernesto Che Guevara through the eyes of Socialist Joe Higgins. |
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Tributes Paid to Actress Anna Manahan |
| 09 Mar 2009 | The Arts Council and Minister Martin Cullen have expressed their regret at the passing of the award winning actress Anna Manahan, who died at the weekend at the age of 84. |
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Mind the Gap Behind New Factual Series |
| 09 Mar 2009 | Mind the Gap Films’ new factual series ‘An bhFuil Cead Agam?’, which follows ten adults spending a week in the Gaeltacht, begins tonight Monday 9th March at 7.30pm on RTÉ One. |
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ILBF Funding Decisions Announced |
| 09 Mar 2009 | Stirling Film & Television Productions, Omas Media and Ronin Films are among the recipients of the latest funding decisions by the Irish Language Broadcast Fund. |
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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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Egoboo Creates Theme Music for TV3 News |
| 04 Mar 2009 | The new TV3 News Theme Music, which premièred last month as part of the station’s re-branding, is the latest composition from music composition studio – Egoboo. Greg Malocca from the audio house talks about the Vienna Symphony Library software that was helped create the track. |
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Splanc! Searches for Irish Filmmakers |
| 04 Mar 2009 | With preproduction beginning on Splanc! a new documentary series and feature documentary for TG4, the makers of the series - Underground Films and Odyssey Media, are looking for Irish filmmakers to take part in the programme. |
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New & Returning Series Air on Irish TV |
| 04 Mar 2009 | Factual series’ ‘Not Enough Hours’ and Showhouse’ will return to RTÉ television this week. The second installment of travel series ‘Welcome to My World’ will also air as will the episode Irish writer Cecelia Ahern penned for the Golden Globe nominated series ‘Samantha Who?’ - to broadcast on TG4 this Friday. |
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Search Begins For Couples Who ‘Met and Fell in Love in Ireland’ |
| 03 Mar 2009 | Promedia are currently searching for couples who may be interested in taking part in their new upcoming series 'They Met and Fell in Love in Ireland'. |
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'In Treatment' Comes to 3e |
| 02 Mar 2009 | HBO’s drama series ‘In Treatment’ starring Golden Globe winning Irish actor Gabriel Byrne, debuts on 3e - sibling channel to TV3 - this week |
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Minister Announces New RTÉ Authority |
| 24 Feb 2009 | Communications Minister Eamon Ryan announced the appointment of the new RTÉ Authority. |
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Midas’ ‘Idir Mná’ to air TG4 |
| 24 Feb 2009 | Midas Productions new documentary series for TG4- ‘Idir Mná’ (Amongst Women) will air this Thursday 26th February at 10.15pm with a repeat Monday at 11.00pm. |
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‘Dragon’s Den’ Starts on RTÉ Tonight |
| 19 Feb 2009 | The Irish version of 'Dragon’s Den' produced by Screentime ShinAwil is due to air tonight on RTÉ One 10.15pm. |
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Top Productions Post At Screen Scene |
| 19 Feb 2009 | Three Irish feature films showing at JDIFF, upcoming dramas ‘George Gently’ ‘The Take’ and ‘Rásaí Na Gaillimhe’ as well as news series ‘Dragon’s Den’ are all among some of the high profile projects which have been completed or near completion at Screen Scene’s post production facility. |
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