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Irish TV legend passes away (October 2012)

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JK
JKDerry
On a side note - why is Virgin Media Ireland news online website truly awful? They must have the money to try and compete with RTE, but all they do is just upload the previous Virgin Media news programmes and that is it. No articles, no written pieces at all. For a national television network in Ireland this is truly pathetic.
BK
bkman1990
RTÉ had spent a total of €2.38 million euro on building the new studio lot for Fair City at their Montrose headquarters in Dublin.

The information was released under a Freedom of Information request by RTÉ.

https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/rte-spend-238m-on-new-fair-city-set-929440.html

Quote:
The new Fair City lot comprises of 11 separate sets and the set provides for a new home for McCoy’s pub, the Hungry Pig, the Dolphin Pod, the Community Centre, the Helping Hand charity shop and the other locations where the hit soap is shot.

Now, in response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request around the costs, the RTÉ FOI unit states that the €2.381 million total includes an element of non-recoverable VAT.

It stated: “This cost also included design, construction, set dressing and professional fees.”

The unit stated that “the decision to move the programme set was taken as a result of the sale of land at the Donnybrook campus.

"The money to pay for this capital project came entirely from funds generated by this land sale.”


It was also reported that RTÉ failed to receive 4 requests between Dec 2018 & March 2019 for the cost & building of the Fair City set. They failed to receive them on administrative & cost grounds under section 15(1) of the act.
BR
Brekkie
That seems like a bargain.
JK
JKDerry
For such a small state broadcaster you do have to give credit to them for having a very good production centre in Dublin. Their studios are very good, even though they are much smaller compared to production centres here in the UK.

RTE Television Centre always felt very warm and welcoming to me when I have been there. They do have fast turn around of productions in one studio - Studio 4. During a typical week that studio would host many big productions for RTE One and sometimes RTE 2.

10 days later

ED
edmund
Virgin Media Two is airing a special ident for the release of the new Men in Black film. As usual the audio is completely silenced whilst the continuity announcer is speaking.

Presentation Archive: Virgin Media Two: 2018 Idents & Presentation
JK
JKDerry
Virgin Media Two is airing a special ident for the release of the new Men in Black film. As usual the audio is completely silenced whilst the continuity announcer is speaking.

Presentation Archive: Virgin Media Two: 2018 Idents & Presentation

Does Virgin Media Television in Ireland know how to playout channels properly and do continuity? This seems pathetic to me.
PF
PFML84
Well, they show an episode of some programmes on VM2 and an hour later the same episode again is on VM3.

For reference- VM3 is not a timeshift of SM2! It's just lazy/incompetent scheduling.

24 days later

BK
bkman1990
I just heard today that popular Irish comedian Brendan Grace, who played Fr Fintan Stack in Father Ted, has died today aged 68.

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He died from a short illness which related to pneumonia at the Galway Clinic.

He also announced some time ago that he was being treated for lung cancer.

As a mark of respect; RTÉ One will show a repeat of Brendan Grace: Funny Man at 10:15pm tonight. RTÉ2 is also showing the Father Ted episode New Jack City which includes Brendan's portrayal of Fr Fintan Stack at 9pm tonight.

https://www.thejournal.ie/brendan-grace-rip-4719855-Jul2019/

RIP Brendan Grace. Sad
Last edited by bkman1990 on 11 July 2019 2:51pm - 2 times in total
JK
JKDerry
Brendan Grace was the last of his kind, a true old style Irish comedian who told jokes and stories. A very different style to the modern Irish comedians we have now. He will be very much missed.

16 days later

BK
bkman1990
More bad news for Virgin Media Television. Ireland's Got Talent is not going to re-appear in the autumn/winter schedule this year because it has been cancelled. The reasons for the cancellation is because of logistical & scheduling conflicts. The show only lasted for 2 seasons. The winners of the previous 2 seasons were dance troupes from Cork (Season 1) & Dublin (Season 2). The show had quite a healthy amount of viewers for the season opening episodes. Season 1's opener had 470,000 viewers & 330,000 viewers were recorded for Season 2's opening episode. Virgin Media Television will be launching their new autumn/winter schedule in the next few weeks.

https://entertainment.ie/tv/tv-news/irelands-got-talent-cancelled-411189/
RD
rdd Founding member
“Logistical and scheduling reasons”, eh?

Or simply not bringing in the viewership/advertising revenue to cover its costs and earn a tidy profit, more likely.

I never understood why TV3/VMTV thought that there would be a high level of crossover between the Six Nations rugby viewership (the lead in programme for IGT most weeks) and a reality/talent competition. The heavy marketing of a reality TV show to the sport fan was a really odd strategy.
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GO
gottago
rdd posted:
“Logistical and scheduling reasons”, eh?

Or simply not bringing in the viewership/advertising revenue to cover its costs and earn a tidy profit, more likely.

I never understood why TV3/VMTV thought that there would be a high level of crossover between the Six Nations rugby viewership (the lead in programme for IGT most weeks) and a reality/talent competition. The heavy marketing of a reality TV show to the sport fan was a really odd strategy.

It's not that odd is it? Big shows are trailed all the time during big rating sports on TV. Just because hardcore sports fans might not stick around the watch it doesn't mean the whole rugby audience is switching off.

Got Talent is one hell of an expensive show to make. I think they gave it a good shot but given that BGT actively searches for the best acts in Ireland IGT was always going to get the runt of the litter.

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