All RTÉ articles – Page 22
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NewsSports Minister doubts cricket deal can be done
Sports minister Richard Caborn has told MPs he is willing to explore whether Test cricket can be restored to terrestrial TV - but doubts whether a deal can be struck with broadcasters.
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NewsTV-Loonland in sales blitz
8am: Children's animation group TV-Loonland has signed a raft of deals with international broadcasters in Europe and Latin America.
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NewsMotive hopes to buy UK indie
Irish TV producer Motive Television is in an acquisitive mood, admitting it is in negotiations to buy a number of UK indies and confident of striking a deal soon.
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Format Focus: Showhouse
Primetime home makeover shows seemed a thing of the past but an Irish indie wants to revive them.
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Brand new look for The Den
RTE Two's children's channel The Den has been given a facelift, with a range of idents and logos for use off and on air. Creative agency Dunning Eley Jones designed and produced the new look, which shows doors opening out of the show's title to reveal the programme content. The ...
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RTE commissions further Afternoon Show run from Green Inc
Belfast indie Green Inc Film and Television has picked up a major order from RTE with a recommission for 230 hours of its daytime programme The Afternoon Show.
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Balamory heads to Discovery Kids in US
The BBC's award-winning kids series Balamoryhas been sold to US network Discovery Kids. In a deal brokered by BBC Worldwide America, the US network bought the licence to 39 of the 22-minute episodes, as well as the rights to sell Balamorymerchandise in ...
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RTE orders DIY dads from Green Inc
Irish broadcaster RTE has ordered a series of Touchdown Television's DIY Dadsfrom Belfast-based producer Green Inc. The show sees fathers with home improvement skills compete in a series of building and makeover challenges to find the best DIY dad in the country. Green Inc, which holds ...
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Motive films more Gaelic games for RTE
Motive Television's Dublin production arm has been commissioned by RTE Sport to make Rise and Shine(working title), a new live Gaelic games series. The 10 x 60-minute weekly show will air from late July and will feature action, interviews, guest appearances and 'irreverent chat'. The executive ...
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Zero Hour is sold around the world
Distributor Cineflix International has sold indie 3BM Television's factual entertainment series Zero Hourto RTL Belgium, TVP in Portugal, MBC in Dubai, RTV in Slovenia, SABC 2 in South Africa and TBS in Japan. RTE in Ireland has also bought the series and its follow-up ...
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Tragedy strikes at reality show
The History Channel has pulled reality TV show The Colonyfrom its summer schedule after one of its participants was found dead last weekend.
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NewsReality show pulled after contestant's death
The History Channel has pulled reality TV show The Colonyfrom its summer schedule after one of its participants was found dead last weekend.
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The indie comeback king
Mick Pilsworth wants to make his mark after the failed 2002 MBO of Chrysalis by taking his indie onto AIM and looking to acquire smaller producers
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NewsMip news round-up
Indie Black Diamond Films has launched a new division that will specialise in alternative Jackass-style youth programming.
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NewsBrit producers stack up Rose D'Or nominations
British productions have been dealt a heavy hand of nominations for this year's Rose D'Or festival.
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New diary entries for distraction.
Distraction Formats has sold its TV Diaries format to Ireland, Canada and the Middle East. The
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New Diary entries for distraction
Distraction Formats has sold its TV Diariesformat to Ireland, Canada and the Middle East. The format, in which contestants attempt to submit the most interesting video diary to avoid elimination, has been picked up by RTE in the Republic of Ireland, Zone 3 in Canada and ...
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format focus: the dinner party.
First impressions and self-perception collide in this daring mix of reality and quiz show, writes Michael Rosser.
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Format Focus: The Dinner Party
First impressions and self-perception collide in this daring mix of reality and quiz show.
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Pilsworth looks to buy up indies.
Mick Pilsworth, the former Chrysalis TV chief, is putting together City investment to fund a buying