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Irish TV Closure leads to job losses in Northern Ireland |
| 28 Nov 2016 | It's understood around 30 jobs have been lost as a result of the closure. It's believed around nine full-time staff were employed at the office with around two dozen others working for the firm. The Irish TV (NI) Limited office is based at the Torrent Complex at Hillview Avenue in Donaghmore, Co Tyrone. |
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Slate Funding Support Scheme 2017 Announced |
| 28 Nov 2016 | The European Commission have published a call for the scheme, which requires a minimum of three projects and no more than five, with a deadline of Thursday, February 2nd. |
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Days left to submit views on BAI’s 3 year Strategy Statement |
| 28 Nov 2016 | The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) is reminding members of the viewing and listening public, broadcasters and other interested individuals that the public consultation on its draft Strategy Statement (2017-2019) will close at noon on Thursday, 1st December. |
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Hollywood actor Patrick Bergin to join ‘Red Rock’ |
| 27 Nov 2016 | Bergin is currently filming at The John Player Factory on the South Circular Road and his first scene will be aired mid-April 2017. |
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RTE Accepts there has been Breach of Agreement ref Young People's Programming |
| 25 Nov 2016 | In a statement issued by the broadcaster, RTE has accepted that there has been a breach of the ‘Guiding Principles Agreement’ which commit to prior consultation on significant issues. |
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‘Big Bird’ To Screen At BFF This Weekend |
| 25 Nov 2016 | The Irish-Belgian short film ‘Big Bird’ will screen this Saturday the 26th November at the Birmingham Film Festival in the UK. |
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RTÉ Decision to Outsource All Young People’s Programming Welcomed by Screen Producers Ireland |
| 25 Nov 2016 | SPI have issued a statement regarding the controversial decision by the national broadcaster, which was announced earlier this week. |
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Jobs to be lost at RTÉ |
| 25 Nov 2016 | RTÉ announced on Wednesday evening that it would no longer be producing programmes for young people. It issued a statement confirming the news. |
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Irish Talent behind NBC’s ‘Emerald City’, the upcoming series inspired by ‘The Wizard of Oz’ |
| 25 Nov 2016 | In a diversion from traditional adaptations of L. Frank Baum’s children’s story, Adria Arjona (True Detective) plays an adult Dorothy Gale who is transported to a bloody and magic Oz in a tornado. |
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Subtitle European Film Festival underway in Kilkenny |
| 25 Nov 2016 | The one-week festival screens popular subtitled European films and is the only one of its kind in Ireland. Victoria Smurfit (Once Upon a Time) will host the awards ceremony on Sunday, November 27th. |
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Celtic Format Pilot Scheme 2016/2017 |
| 25 Nov 2016 | Once again MG ALBA, S4C and TG4 are proud to unite in this the second year of the Celtic Formats pilot scheme. |
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Applications Now Open for Apprentice Series 13 |
| 24 Nov 2016 | Two Irish contestants Dillon St Paul and Gráinne McCoy were among the 18 hopefuls chosen to compete in this year’s series to become Alan Sugar’s next apprentice. |
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'Vikings' Lead Cast in Dublin this weekend for IFTA Discussion |
| 24 Nov 2016 | The lead Cast of the internationally acclaimed 'Vikings' series, which is filmed in Ireland and broadcast in over 100 territories worldwide, will participate in a special IFTA Discussion event this weekend on Sunday 27th November. |
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No Final Decision on Proposals to Sell Up to €50m Worth of Land on RTÉ Site |
| 24 Nov 2016 | Earlier this year it emerged the board of the national broadcaster was considering the sale of up to 10 acres of its land which is considered prime for development. |
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Mrs Brown's Boys Back For Two Christmas Specials |
| 24 Nov 2016 | ‘Mrs Brown's Boys’ is returning to screens this Christmas for two special episodes on. Brendan O'Carroll's sitcom will be heading back to BBC1 for Agnes Brown's Christmas antics. |
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‘The Welfare of Tomás Ó Hallissy’ from Duncan Campbell to exhibit at IMMA |
| 24 Nov 2016 | The latest work from the Turner Prize Winner will be showcased at the Irish Museum of Modern Art until May 2017 with support from the Irish Film Board, marking their first film collaboration with IMMA. |
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100 Years of Irish Cinema Concludes with Contemporary Irish Documentary Event |
| 24 Nov 2016 | Galway City of Film will host the free screening of three seminal Irish documentaries chosen by filmmaker Paula Kehoe to screen at An Taibhdhearc, followed by a discussion with the directors on December 3rd. |
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Screen Training Ireland to host Drafting for Film & TV Training Courses |
| 24 Nov 2016 | IFTA-winning Production Designer Anna Rackard (Love & Friendship, Foyle’s War) is set to tutor two training courses on the process of drafting, at both introductory and more experienced levels. |
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Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund New Entrant Training Scheme |
| 24 Nov 2016 | Northern Ireland Screen’s Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund is seeking applications for its New Entrant Training Scheme. |
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Mary Pike to tutor Introduction to Rhino for Art Department |
| 24 Nov 2016 | Screen Training Ireland will host the one-day training event, which takes place Saturday, December 10th in the Guinness Enterprise Centre, Dublin 8. |
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