Model, turned singer and TV star Nadia Forde will be back on 3e in April for the follow-up series to Nadia Goes to Hollywood. Nadia: Chasing The Dream will document Forde’s journey as she hits the road and goes on tour as a solo artist. Forde dipped her toe further into the celebrity pool appearing […]
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TV3 plans to launch HD in August
TV3 is to launch its high definition (HD) service on Sky and UPC in August in preparation for the Rugby World Cup (RWC) in September. Group broadcasting director Niall Cogley (above) said TV3 will show all 48 games live and exclusive. Keith Wood, Matt Williams, Peter Stringer, Shane Jennings, Hugo MacNeill and former England flanker […]
Ford quits as TV3’s content director
TV3 director of content Jeff Ford is to leave the station in April. In a statement, TV3 said Ford is moving back to the UK due to family commitments. He plans to take up a new position as general manager of Fox International Channels UK, based near his home in London. The statement added that Ford’s […]
Sky goes with cool pitch for Fortitude
To mark the network premiere of Fortitude on Sky Atlantic this week, Sky Media Ireland has created a ice-themed ad break. Fortitude has been described by The Times as “one of the most anticipated TV shows of 2015”. It tells the story of a close-knit Arctic community which starts to unravel when a mysterious death […]
TV3’s Red Rock tops 400,000 viewers
TV3 reports that its new soap Red Rock reached 410,800 viewers on opening night. An average of 323,000 viewers watched the drama set in a coastal Garda station, with a 18.3 per cent audience share. Another 18,300 viewed the show on TV3 +1 channel. The peak minute, at 20:37, delivered an audience figure of 371,100. The series is […]
Love/Hate strikes Netflix deal
Following on from the Love/Hate season finale on RTÉ One, the highly popular gangland drama is to be streamed on Netflix in France, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. Working on behalf of the national broadcaster, ITV Studios Global Entertainment secured the multi-year subscription video-on-demand contract with Netflix. The deal will result in all five seasons being […]
Regan to UTV Ireland as political editor
Mary Regan, political reporter with the Irish Examiner, is joining UTV Ireland as political editor. Born in Galway, Regan began her career as a reporter for RTÉ before moving into politics as a weekly columnist for Village magazine. She joined the Irish Examiner in 2006, where she reported on the bank guarantee, the IMF bailout, the […]
TG4 to show European rugby highlights
TG4 has won the rights to show European Champions Cup and Challenge Cup highlights. Coverage starts this weekend with the Sale Sharks game against Munster at 10.30pm on Saturday and Leicester Tigers v Ulster games in the Champions Cup and highlights of the European Rugby Challenge Cup fixture between Connacht and La Rochelle. Highlights of […]
Setanta to show Ireland-USA game
Setanta Sports has won the exclusive TV rights for the Republic of Ireland’s friendly game against the USA in November. Details of the advertising and broadcast sponsorship include one key spot plus 10 station ads for €1,500 or two key spots and 20 station ads for €2,750. Setanta recently secured a four-year exclusive deal with […]
Diaspora channel gets BAI approval
Irish TV has officially become Ireland’s first international channel with the signing of a contract with the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI). The new local and international channel targeting the global Irish diaspora began broadcasting in May and now become an official broadcaster in Ireland under a Section 71 content contract. A poll of 1,019 adults […]
Ashmawy to front Sky’s new quiz show
Baz Ashmawy will be returning to Sky 1 early next year hosting a new quiz show called The Fanatics which has just been commissioned. The series will be produced by Victory Television, a joint venture with Sony Pictures Television (SPT), and has been commissioned by Sky 1 director, Adam MacDonald, as part of prioritising the channel’s […]
Matthews-Lynch wins Sky TV scholarship
Carly Matthews-Lynch is the winner of the Sky Academy TV Scholarship run in tandem with The National Film School at the Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology (IADT). Matthews-Lynch, 24, is a communications graduate from DCU. She takes up her place on the masters (MA) in broadcast production this week, a step towards realising […]
Pat Kenny signs for UTV Ireland
Veteran broadcaster Pat Kenny is to be part of the UTV Ireland schedule. The former RTE presenter who joined Newstalk last summer will present a current affairs show on the new channel which launches in January. Kenny’s hiring is seen as a pragmatic move by the Belfast media group in a bid to appeal to […]
