All RTÉ articles – Page 18
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FeaturesChris Bonney, Outright Distrbution
Chris Bonney, managing director of Outright Distribution, on his recent acquisitions, what he’s looking to pick up and the challenges ahead.
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NewsGeorge Gently goes global
BBC1 police drama George Gently has been picked up for broadcast around the world in a raft of deals by distributor All3Media International.
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Behind The ScenesNorthern Ireland: the window of opportunity
After years in the commissioning cold, the promise of more network series has rallied the Northern Irish indie community. But is there a pot of gold waiting?
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NewsPat Kenny tops RTE earnings list
Irish TV and radio broadcast company RTE has named presenter Pat Kenny as its top earner - taking home almost €1 million a year in both 2007 and 2008.
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NewsITV in talks to co-pro Single Handed
ITV is in talks with RTE to come in as a co-pro partner on the second series of Touchpaper Television’s police drama, Single Handed.
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NewsLabour and SNP clash over Scottish broadcaster proposal
Labour has clashed with the SNP after the nationalist party re-floated the idea of establishing a new independent Scottish broadcaster.
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NewsThe Saint set to be resurrected by major Canadian producer
A Canadian production company is remaking iconic ITV thriller The Saint but has yet to approach UK broadcasters about the project.
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NewsBBCW partners with Ten Alps
BBC Worldwide has signed a three-year distribution partnership deal with Bob Geldof-owned factual indie group Ten Alps.
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NewsSTV to boost drama - without ITV
STV plans to acquire more dramas from the likes of RTE and gradually develop more drama in-house after opting out of airing almost all of ITV’s autumn drama line-up.
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Below the Radar to profile recession and assassination
Northern Irish indie Below the Radar will profile the assassination of a Royal and recession hit Citizens Advice Bureaus in Northern Ireland in two new programmes.
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RTÉ looking for kids business shows
Ireland’s national broadcaster RTÉ is looking for business shows to help its children cope with the country’s economic crisis.
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Monster’s Fluffy animation series gets GMTV slot
GMTV has picked up the UK terrestrial rights to an animated pre-school series that originally aired on RTE 2 in Ireland.
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Tern hires Donal MacIntyre producer for Belfast office
Tern Television has continued the expansion of its Northern Ireland office, Tern Belfast, with the addition of producer David Malone.
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Three shows for West Park's new office
DCD Media-owned West Park Pictures has opened a Dublin office, which has already secured three commissions for RTE and a UK broadcaster.
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MipTV 2009: The Guide
As broadcasters, distributors and producers flock from around the world to MipTV in Cannes, Broadcast tips the Hot Picks for this year's market, reveals what factual buyers are looking to acquire and examines several key territories including the US.
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The Broadcast InterviewLaura Mackie, ITV Drama
The director of ITV Drama talks to Kate McMahon about budgets, bonnets and why she’s still on the lookout for ideas that are ambitious and different.
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Blakeway buys Belfast indie
Ten Alps subsidiary Blakeway Productions has acquired the Belfast-based indie Below the Radar in a deal worth up to£800,000 to help expand its factual output.
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RDF USA and IWC Media strike first co-pro deal
RDF Media is to examine the science behind blowing up buildings in the first co-production between its UK and US businesses.