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TV News Releases - April 2016

RTÉ & NRK NORWAY ANNOUNCE WINNER OF FORMAT PITCHING FORUM Format Farm sees Scorchio greenlit for RTÉ2
RTÉ One wins at New York Festivals® International TV & Film Awards RTÉ has won a Silver World Medal and a Bronze World Medal for its documentary and investigative journalism programming at the prestigious New York Festivals International TV & Film Awards. The awards honour the ‘World's Best TV & Films’ and were announced last night, Tuesday 19 April, at the 2016 NAB Show* in Las Vegas. 
RTÉ2 Launches Brand New Series First Dates Ireland RTÉ2   RTÉ2 Launches Brand New Series First Dates Ireland https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8UlkvozX4Q   The restaurant doors are finally ready to open this Thursday, 21 April for the start of the brand new series of First Dates Ireland on RTÉ2.    Maître d’ Mateo Sania and his team; barman Ethan Miles and waitress Alice Carr, are ready and waiting to welcome singletons from all […]
RTÉ2 Comedy-Drama ‘Can’t Cope, Won’t Cope’ Goes Into Production RTÉ2 today (April 16th) announces that production has begun on a brand new six-part female-centred comedy-drama series, Can't Cope, Won't Cope.
RTÉ2 Launches Generation What? To Discover What Ireland’s 18-34 Year-Olds Think about Sex, Drugs & the Society They Live In RTÉ2   RTÉ2 Launches Generation What? To Discover What Ireland’s 18-34 Year-Olds Think about Sex, Drugs & the Society They Live In  https://youtu.be/WAPmrPRQJHk Could you be happy without alcohol? Would you participate in an uprising against those in power? Have you ever had sex with a stranger? Do you think Generation Y has been given a raw deal? RTÉ2 […]
BIG WEEK ON THE FARM DELIVERS BIG AUDIENCE RTÉ One’s Big Week on the Farm was a hit with viewers with 1.5 million people* tuning in across a week of live shows broadcast from a farm in the Midlands.
European Olympic Boxing Qualifiers live on RTÉ Player with highlights on RTÉ2 television A host of Irish boxers aiming to qualify for this summer’s Olympics in Rio are in action this week at the European Olympic qualifiers in Samsun, Turkey with the semi-finals, finals and box-offs live on RTÉ Player on Friday 15, Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 April. Additionally Darragh Maloney will be joined by Bernard Dunne, […]
RTÉ One to air Prison in Peru: Michaella’s First Interview tomorrow night Tomorrow night (Sunday 3 April, 9.30pm) RTÉ One will air an exclusive interview with Tyrone woman Michaella McCollum on her arrest, her imprisonment and her recent release.

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