All RTÉ articles – Page 14
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NewsBBC4 backs talent for comedy push
BBC4 has commissioned four new comedies from a host of established talent, including Mackenzie Crook, Graham Linehan, Simon Day and Miles Jupp.
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NewsRTÉ kicks off formats search
Irish broadcaster RTÉ is hunting for four lifestyle and entertainment pilots as part of its drive to promote local production.
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FeaturesRealscreen 2014: Hot picks
The projects most likely to get US execs reaching for their cheque books
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NewsSky 1 books leftfield global trek
Sky 1 is going on a travel adventure with an Irishman and his mother in its latest fact ent commission, 50 Ways To Test Your Mammy.
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NewsSNP outlines blueprint for BBC break-up
The Scottish government plans to create a Scottish Broadcasting Service (SBS) using £320m of licence fee cash if the nation votes for independence in the 2014 referendum.
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NewsUK indies win at Euro Science TV awards
UK indies including Pioneer Productions were recognised at the European Science TV and New Media Festival, held in Portugal last week.
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FeaturesNorthern Ireland: Animation
Tax breaks and investment have created a buzz in Belfast’s animation community
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FeaturesNorthern Ireland: Factual Entertainment
As drama production booms, is fact ent still Northern Ireland’s biggest strength
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FeaturesNorthern Ireland: Derry
Indies in the city have grown in confidence under the spotlight of the UK City of Culture.
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NewsIrish talent show The Hit goes Dutch
Dutch broadcaster RTL5 is to remake Irish talent format The Hit after striking a deal with Warner Bros International Television Production.
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NewsRTÉ invites in-house pitches for global push
Irish public broadcaster RTÉ is asking in-house staff to come up with formats like Undercover Boss and Don’t Tell The Bride as part of an initiative designed to create an ITV Studios-style division.
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NewsCBBC extends Science Fiction shorts
Kite Entertainment has landed a CBBC commission for a science-based comedy series featuring a mixture of puppetry and animation.
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NewsCanada's Tricon launches kids division with Irish series
Canadian producer and distributor Tricon is launching a kids division and has acquired international rights to Irish animated series Wildernuts.
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NewsTV3 invites UK pitches for soap
Republic of Ireland broadcaster TV3 is looking to commission its first-ever soap opera and wants UK indies to pitch ideas.
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FeaturesQuirke, BBC1
John Banville’s atmospheric novels are being brought to life for BBC1. Olly Grant talks to the drama’s producers and star Gabriel Byrne
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NewsUkraine's 1+1 remakes Irish dating format
Ukraine broadcaster 1+1 is to remake Irish dating format Date with Fate after striking a deal with Tyrone Productions and FremantleMedia.
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NewsA+E hires Heather Jones as programming boss
A+E Networks UK has appointed Heather Jones as its new vice president of programming.
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The Broadcast InterviewJohn Hardie, ITN
The chief executive on restoring the business to profitability and regaining its swagger.
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NewsRachel Allen returns to Good Food
Rachel Allen is to turn her hand to cooking cheap, healthy meals in her latest Sweet TV series for UKTV’s Good Food.
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NewsIrish format Genealogy Roadshow heads to PBS
Big Mountain Productions’ entertainment format Genealogy Roadshow is to become one of Ireland’s most high-profile TV exports having been picked up by US broadcaster PBS.