All3Media Backs Irish Rugby Star Brian O’Driscoll’s Production Company

EXCLUSIVE: RLJE Films and Shudder have teamed to acquire rights to The Cellar, the Irish horror film written and directed by Brendan Muldowney and starring Elisha Cuthbert and Eoin Macken. The deal comes as the pic is prepping for its world premiere next month at SXSW. It will now get an April 15 day-and-date release in the U.S., with Shudder to stream it exclusively in North America, the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, and its AMC Networks sibling RLJE Films handling theatrical.

Olivia Rodrigo’s SOUR returns to Number 1 on the Official Irish Albums Chart for a 15th total week.

We Don’t Talk About Bruno from Encanto climbs to Number 1 on the Official Irish Singles Chart.

Naman Ramachandran In cheering news for the British entertainment business, film and high-end television production spend in the U.K. reached over £5.64 billion ($7.65 billion) in 2021, £1.27 billion higher than for the pre-pandemic year 2019. Official figures published on Friday by the BFI’s Research and Statistics Unit reveal that film production reached £1.55 billion, 3% up on 2020, while high-end TV production soared to £4.09 billion, nearly double pre-pandemic 2019 levels.

Belters Only are the Irish DJ duo comprised of friends Bissett and Robbie G, who have come together to make songs that, well... are belters only. The name needs no explanation, really.

Kate Middleton is officially the Patron of the Rugby Football League and the Rugby Football Union, Kensington Palace announced on Wednesday. The Duchess of Cambridge is taking over for her brother-in-law, Prince Harry, and it's the first one of Harry's former patronages to be redistributed to another member of the royal family since he and his wife, Meghan Markle, stepped back from their roles as working royals.According to the Kensington Palace press release, the new patronages, which have been given to 40-year-old Kate by Queen Elizabeth, closely align with «her Royal Highness’ longstanding passion for sport and the lifelong benefits it can provide, both within our communities and on an individual level.»Kate has showed off her athletic abilities in the past.

Reigning Number 1 We Don’t Talk About Bruno by the Encanto cast is currently leading the race for Number 1 on this week’s Official Singles Chart. If it holds its position, it will mark its third consecutive week at the top, after becoming the first original Disney song to ever reach Number 1 in the UK.

Abcdefu by GAYLE scores a third week at Number 1 on the Official Irish Singles Chart.

Meat Loaf’s Bat Out Of Hell rockets to Number 1 on the Official Irish Albums Chart, following the entertainer’s death last week aged 74.

The boss of Ireland's Eurosong competition has revealed why the choice for the public to choose their representative at Eurovision 2022 has been brought back.

K.J. Yossman The British Film Commission (BFC) has updated its COVID production guidance following the relaxation of rules in England and Northern Ireland.England will return to “Plan A” protocols tomorrow (Jan.

Plans for an apartment block on the site of the Chorlton Irish Club have moved one step closer.

There are many ways to "do" Eurovision successfully, but the most obvious path to success is one many people actually overlook: just enter with a good song. Brooke Scullion - a former Top 3 finalist in The Voice UK's 2020 series - has thankfully chosen to follow this advice.

Bob Marley‘s face – check it out below.The shirt, created in collaboration with the Marley family and Universal Music Group’s merchandise division Bravado, commemorates the reggae legend’s last-ever outdoor gig, which took place at the team’s stadium, Dalymount Park, in 1980.Daniel Lambert, COO of Bohemian FC, said of the shirt: “It brings me enormous joy to unveil this jersey today following years of work on the idea. The Marley concert at Dalymount is one of Ireland’s truly special musical events, his only ever Irish show and, sadly, his last ever outdoor one.“His love of football is widely known to all, and that he played on our famous pitch before the concert, the same turf that some of the world’s best players have graced such as Pele, Best and Zidane is amazing.”Of the famous 1980 gig, promoter Pat Egan added: “I think this is a brilliant thing in terms of the memories of the day, the first major worldwide star to play an open air gig in Ireland.“It will be an iconic shirt and help keep the Marley legend alive and well on our island.

Fans of English rugby will be delighted this morning with the news that the Premiership is now to be screened in more homes than ever before following the announcement of an ITV deal to show five Premiership games a season until the end of 2023/24.

Manori Ravindran International EditorLondon-headquartered super-indie All3Media is backing sport production outfit 3 Rock.Founded by presenter and producer Craig Doyle and Brian O’Driscoll, Ireland’s most-capped rugby player, the deal will see All3Media-owned production company North One become the exclusive live rugby co-production partner for 3 Rock.Meanwhile, All3Media’s digital agency Little Dot Studios — which last week launched a dedicated sport label with Little Dot Sport — will also work with 3 Rock as digital partner. Distribution arm All3Media International will be exclusive distributor.The deal is intended to boost 3 Rock’s footprint in live sport and associated factual programming, in addition to creating more branded and digital video and audio content.