A new six-part comedy drama series, Leonard and Hungry Paul, narrated by Julia Roberts, is set to drop as a box set on iPlayer in the week commencing October 12th, and will premiere on BBC Two the following week. Leonard & Hungry Paul follows two board-gaming friends in their thirties. Leonard, a ghost writer of […]
Coimisiún na Meán has announced €6.46 million in funding for radio and TV productions around Ireland as part of the latest round of the Sound & Vision scheme. Round 56 will support the production of 57 culturally significant projects for Irish audiences for broadcast across national, regional, local and community stations. This brings the total amount […]
Channel 4 has licensed FX’s limited series Say Nothing from Disney Entertainment. The nine-episode series, based on the book by Patrick Radden Keefe, is a story of murder and memory in Northern Ireland during ‘The Troubles’ and will air on Channel 4 later this year. Spanning four decades, the series opens with the shocking disappearance […]
Studio Lambert, the production company behind some of the most talked-about reality and entertainment series on both sides of the Atlantic, is reinforcing its creative leadership as it continues to scale its unscripted output. Toni Ireland, a long-standing creative force within Studio Lambert, has been promoted to Deputy Creative Director. Meanwhile Stephen Lovelock, a seasoned […]
Open Broadcast Systems has appointed Wyzcom as reseller, representing the company and its products across Ireland. Originally established in Northern Ireland as a satellite broadcast specialist, Wyzcom has grown to serve every aspect of the broadcasting industry throughout Ireland. Its broadcast solutions include the supply, installation, support, and maintenance of equipment from industry leading manufacturers. […]
Starting in 2026, RTÉ and Virgin Media Television will share coverage of the Men’s, Women’s and U20 Six Nations in Ireland. The new long-term partnership that means rugby fans in Ireland will have to those competitions free-to-air until 2029. RTÉ and Virgin Media are longstanding supporters of rugby and have shared coverage of the Six […]
BT has completed the sale of its Irish wholesale and enterprise business unit to Speed Fibre Group. The transaction, first announced in February and valued at €22 million, has now been cleared by the Irish Competition and Consumer Protection Commission. BT will maintain a presence in Ireland post divestment, with over 300 colleagues serving multinational companies […]
Julia Roberts has joined the cast of the upcoming six-part comedy drama series Leonard and Hungry Paul as the narrator. The series, produced for BBC Northern Ireland by Irish production company Subotica, also stars Alex Lawther, Laurie Kynaston and Jamie-Lee O’Donnell, and is coming soon to BBC One Northern Ireland, BBC Two and BBC iPlayer. […]
Premier Sports will screen live and exclusive coverage of Celtic’s pre-season match against Cork City on July 8th. Brendan Rodgers’ Scottish Premiership Champions will take on three-times Premier Division winners Cork City at the SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh in a one-off event dubbed the Cork Super Cup. Match commentary will be provided by Rory Hamilton […]
Both GAA All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship semi-finals will air live on BBC iPlayer, BBC Two Northern Ireland and on the BBC Sport NI website with audiences across the UK able to watch both games live. First up is Cork against Dublin on July 5th, followed by Kilkenny and Tipperary July 6th, with a place in […]