The BAI announced to the new awards under the Sound and Vision scheme for radio and television productions. There were some eye openers. Firstly the business to be in is animation. Over three quarters of a million euro awarded to animation projects including the 5% support of the Channel 4 (a UK channel that has an advertising opt-out to take ad revenue from the domestic channels all licensed by the BAI) production 'Oops The Adventure Continues' for €100,000. Also the Cartoon Saloon's feature film 'Wolfwalkers' received 2% funding at the cost of €200,000.
But perhaps the eye opening awards were for Oireachtas TV, the channel that broadcasts proceedings from Dail Eireann who are now producing programmes. The main question is WHY? The channel has such low viewing figures, was set up to broadcast proceedings from the houses of the Oireachtas and committee proceedings. There is no EPG and therefore no one will know when 'extra' historical programming will be broadcast and surely any extra programming should be sponsored by the Oireachtas itself.
The two awards, with Dublin Community TV receiving none, were €125,000 to Yellow Asylum Films for 85% of the production costs of a single episode titled 'In Their Words' and €70,000 to PaperOwl Films for a 11 part animated series 'The Future is You', earning them 65% of the production costs. This seems to a pointless award when there were other worthy projects denied access to funding under Sound and Vision. The excellent work of these companies is not in doubt but both the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland and Oireachtas TV need to explain in more detail these awards, their benefits and oversight of the money awarded.
http://www.bai.ie/en/bai-allocates-almost-e5-8m-120-projects-sound-vision-scheme/
Tuesday, 24 October 2017
Saturday, 7 October 2017
Alternative IMRO Awards
In October 2017, the great and the good of Irish Radio attended a gala at Lyrath House, Kilkenny to reward those who have in the previous year contributed to the multi layered tapestry that is Irish Radio . But these awards recognise the contribution of stations, shows and presenters in a commercial industry where an award helps to bolster advertising revenue and increased contracts. But there is more to Irish radio than commercial broadcasting and to try and balance this up the Irish Broadcasting Hall of Fame has created a number of new awards and winners.
Irish Community (non commercial) Radio Station of the Year
GOLD NEAR FM
SILVER COMMUNITY RADIO YOUGHAL
BRONZE RAIDIO NA LIFE
Irish College Radio Station of the Year
GOLD FLIRT FM (Galway)
SILVER CORK CAMPUS RADIO
BRONZE WIRED FM
Irish Temporary Rado Licence of the Year
GOLD XMAS FM
SILVER WIMS (WALK IN MY SHOES)
BRONZE 8 RADIO
Community Radio Programme of the Year
GOLD LIVE DRIVE (Dublin City FM)
SILVER THE WIRELESS (Flirt FM)
BRONZE THE HISTORY OF MARATHON RUNNING (Near FM)
Irish Pirate Station of the Year
GOLD PHEVER FM (Dublin)
SILVER OPEN TEMPO (Waterford)
BRONZE ENERGY AM (Dublin)
Irish Pirate Radio DJ of the Year
GOLD RONAN O'SHEA (Phever FM)
SILVER MARK SHEVLIN (Trax FM)
BRONZE ANDI DURRANT (True Radio Cork)
Irish Community Radio Presenter of the Year
GOLD PAM DUGGAN (Live Drive Dublin City FM)
SILVER MARTIN CONROY (Connemara Community Radio)
BRONZE JOHN WALSH (Flirt FM)
Irish Language Station of the Year
GOLD RAIDIO FEIRISTE
SILVER RAIDIO NA LIFE
BRONZE RAIDIO MHACHA
Online Irish Radio Station of the Year
GOLD PLAY FM
SILVER RADIO MARIA
BRONZE BIRDHILL RADIO
Tunein Irish Radio Station of the Year
GOLD IRISH RADIO CANADA
SILVER LOUTH INTERNET RADIO
BRONZE IRISH COUNTRY MUSIC RADIO
Irish Hospital Radio Station of the Year
GOLD REGIONAL HOSPITAL RADIO LIMERICK
SILVER ST. ITA'S HOSPITAL RADIO
BRONZE SOUTH TIPPERARY GENERAL HOSPITAL
Brexit Irish Radio Station of the Year (on the border)
GOLD Q 101.2
SILVER RADIO NORTH 846 AM
BRONZE RADIO STAR COUNTRY 981 AM
Online Irish Radio Presenter of the Year
YOU DECIDE - LEAVE A SUGGESTION IN THE COMMENT SECTION BELOW
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)