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Government Announces Consultation on Future of Section 481 Film Tax Incentive Scheme |
| 29 May 2012 | The Government has begun a consultation on the future of the Section 481 film and TV tax incentive scheme with the aim of delivering an impact assessment of any potential changes after it ends in 2015. |
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Four Irish Films Receive MEDIA i2i Funding |
| 21 May 2012 | Three Irish production companies have been awarded funding for four films in the latest round of i2i audiovisual funding from MEDIA Europe. |
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Galway's Dancing Girl Productions Sells 'Joe and Jack' Worldwide |
| 11 May 2012 | Galway-based animation and live-action studio Dancing Girl Productions has sold its latest animated series ‘Joe and Jack’ to nine international broadcasters through Toronto-based distributor CCI Entertainment. |
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Daily Bite: Sony Reports Record Annual Loss |
| 10 May 2012 | In today’s Daily Bite, Sony reports record losses as British TV presenter Melvyn Bragg hits out over Britain’s proposed TV tax breaks. |
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Daily Bite: TV Production Behind Strong ITV Growth |
| 09 May 2012 | In today’s Daily Bite, news that production revenue is largely behind ITV’s first quarter growth; a merger that will increase China’s position as a major player in the global film industry and Ben Affleck’s return to the director’s chair. |
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Minister Gives RTÉ One Week for Reform Report Following Libel Scandal |
| 09 May 2012 | RTÉ has agreed to submit a report to Minister for Communications Pat Rabbitte in one week's time, as well as provide a monitoring report every three months, detailing the measures it is taking to ensure it does not repeat a defamatory programme such as 'Mission to Prey'. |
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Glen Gannon’s ‘Stripped’ is RTÉ/Filmbase Doc on the Box Winner |
| 08 May 2012 | A documentary idea dealing with the effects of living in recessionary Ireland on a man in his 20s has been named the winner of RTÉ and Filmbase’s TV50 Doc on the Box initiative to find and nurture a new talent in documentary. |
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RTÉ & BBC Make History with New Joint Funding Initiative |
| 04 May 2012 | RTÉ and BBC have announced a joint funding initiative which will cover the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland. The initiative is the first of its kind between all three broadcasters RTÉ, BBC Northern Ireland and BBC Scotland. |
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Competition Authority Can’t Mend RTÉ & TV3 Rift |
| 04 May 2012 | The war of words between state broadcaster RTÉ and private-owned TV3 continues after the Institute of Advertising Practitioners in Ireland (IAPI) released a statement yesterday urging RTÉ to reconsider its new trading scheme. RTÉ developed the new scheme as a result of an Enforcement Decision from the Competition Authority last year. |
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‘Fair City’ Reaches RTÉ Player After Deal With Union |
| 02 May 2012 | RTÉ has reached an agreement with Equity and the Irish Playwrights and Screenwriters' Guild that will allow them to make ‘Fair City’ available on the RTÉ Player and RTÉ One+1. |
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Reality Bites Documentary Deadline Looms |
| 02 May 2012 | Documentary makers will have until this Friday (May 4) to submit for the next round of the Irish Film Board’s Reality Bites scheme. |
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Daily Bite: Oscars To Remain In Hollywood |
| 02 May 2012 | Today’s Daily Bite includes the trailer for Judd Apatow’s ‘Knocked-Up’ sequel, ‘This Is 40,’ as well as news that the Oscars will remain in Hollywood, despite a mooted move, and BSkyB fights back over its “fitness” to hold a broadcasting licence. |
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NUI Galway Film Studies Scholarship Honours Pat Sheeran |
| 01 May 2012 | The Huston School of Film & Digital Media at NUI Galway has launched the Pat Sheeran MA in Film Studies Scholarship in honour of the late NUIG Professor. The new scholarship will see up to €2,000 awarded to masters’ students. |
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Debut Novel Lands Film Deal For Irish Author Ava McCarthy |
| 01 May 2012 | Dublin-based author Ava McCarthy has signed a deal with Hollywood production company Polaris Pictures to bring her debut novel ‘The Insider’ to the big screen. |
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BAI To Consider Print Media Ownership in Approving Broadcast Takeovers |
| 27 Apr 2012 | The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland has published a new Ownership and Control Policy which outlines new requirements for commercially-owned broadcasting media. The policy allows the BAI to vet a potential broadcast owner’s character before permitting them to purchase a majority stake in a broadcasting station. |
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Production Company Trips To Banff Festival Supported by IFB |
| 26 Apr 2012 | The Irish Film Board (IFB) has announced it will support six Irish production companies by funding their expenses for the Banff World Media Festival, which takes place at the Rocky Mountains, Canada, over June 10-13. |
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RTÉ Deadline For Irish Language Broadcast Fund Submissions Looms |
| 26 Apr 2012 | RTÉ’s deadline for programmes hoping to receive its support in advance of the next round of Irish Language Broadcast funding is tomorrow (April 27). |
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RTÉ Seeks Submissions for Entertainment Programmes |
| 18 Apr 2012 | The deadline for RTÉ’s formats on entertainment programming is this Friday (April 20). The broadcaster is seeking submissions from producers for new formats to play as a series of four or more on-off broadcast pilots for both 25-minute and 52-minute slots. |
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Monster Ink Deals with Discovery at MIPTV |
| 13 Apr 2012 | Dublin-based production and distribution company Monster Entertainment has returned from the MIP TV event in Cannes with three new deals in its pocket. |
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IFB Dishes Up €2.6million+ in Funding Decisions |
| 11 Apr 2012 | Recipients of the latest funding loans from the Irish Film Board (IFB) have been announced. A grand total of €2,660,317 was awarded to 47 projects overall. |
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