RTÉ Media Sales
Nissan Ireland announced as sponsor of RTÉ One’s The Ray D’Arcy Show
RTÉ has announced that Nissan Ireland will be the sponsor of brand-new series The Ray D’Arcy Show which begins on RTÉ One television on Saturday 26thSeptember.
The new prime-time Saturday night chat-show will include Irish and international celebrity interviews, as well as strong human interest stories along with comedy and music from both well established and emerging talent.
Part of Nissan Ireland’s one year sponsorship agreement of The Ray D’Arcy Show includes stings across RTÉ One, RTÉ One+1 and on RTÉ Player. To coincide with the first episode a viewer competition for a Nissan Qashqai will be run.
At the announcement of the new sponsorship, James McCarthy, CEO Nissan Ireland said, “We are delighted to sponsor The Ray D’Arcy Show and to celebrate Ray’s return to RTÉ One. Exciting innovation is at the core of everything Nissan do and the format of this new television show, with Ray at that helm, reflects that brand ethos. The series presents a fantastic opportunity to showcase our exciting range of family cars including the multi-award winning Nissan Qashqai and Ireland’s best-selling electric vehicle the Nissan LEAF, to a wide and varied audience.”
Geraldine O’Leary, Commercial Director, RTÉ Television added, ”We are delighted to partner with Nissan as sponsor of our brand-new flagship Saturday programme – The Ray D’Arcy Show. This is a true endorsement of the exciting return of Ray D’Arcy to RTÉ One and we are very pleased that Nissan are joining us at the beginning of this journey. We look forward to working closely with Nissan Ireland for the duration of the series.”
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Date: Wednesday 16th September 2015
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For further information please contact:
Rayna Connery, Press Officer, RTÉ Television, Phone (01) 208 3169 /087 986 2902, Email:rayna.connery@rte.ie
Ian McClure, McClure Media & PR, Phone 087 283 0600, Email: ian@mccluremediapr.com
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Nissan Ireland is responsible for distributing the full range of Nissan new cars, commercial vehicles / vans in the Republic of Ireland. Established in 1977, Nissan has been at the forefront of the Irish motor industry ever since. This is achieved by a potent combination of aggressive sales and marketing strategies coupled with an extremely strong customer service philosophy. Nissan Ireland is a well-established player in the Irish Motor Industry and has been prominently involved in a number of high profile award winning marketing and sponsorship activities over the years. |