International TV Summit in Galway

The international summit is aimed at producers and content creators from throughout Ireland. The main focus of the summit is the question: “In the age of Video on Demand, with new ways of consuming content and ever-tightening budgets, is TV at a crossroads?” The event will also have a special strand dedicated to discussing programming for young people

FÍS TV SUMMIT Programme
9.45am – 11.15am TV at a Crossroads: The Current TV Landscape

TG4: Alan Esslemont
RTÉ: Dee Forbes
TV3: Pat Kiely
BBCNI: Peter Johnston
CHAIR: Betty Purcell

11.15am – 11.35am Tea/Coffee Break

11.35am – 1pm VOD: Changing the Future of TV

Yaddo -Lawrence Elman
QYOU – Amory Schwartz
Acorn TV – Shane Murphy
Chair – Rights Stuff – Wendy Bernfeld
more speakers to be confirmed

1pm – 1.45pm Networking Lunch

1.45pm – 2pm Lunchtime Newsflash – Section 481 with Mazars

2.30pm – 4pm Programming for the Next Generation

CBeeBies – Julia Bond, Commissioning Executive
PaperOwl – Gráinne McGuinness, Producer
RTÉ – Sheila De Courcy
TG4 – Siobhán Ní Bhrádaigh

4pm – 4.15pm Tea/Coffee Break

4.15pm – 5.30pm: Interview with Special Guest
Guest: Graham Linehan
Chair – Billy McGrath, Sideline Productions

6pm Networking Reception 

Tickets to the event are available through Eventbrite
See also: http://www.galwayfilmcentre.ie

For further information or interview requests, please contact: Glenn Hogarty, glenn.hogarty@limelight.ie