DMA’s forced to reschedule more UK and Ireland tour dates

EXCLUSIVE: Brisk business has been concluded on Midas Man, the feature about the life of The Beatles manager Brian Epstein, by sales outfit Mister Smith Entertainment.

Maura Higgins finally confirmed she was dating Strictly Come Dancing pro Giovanni Pernice earlier this month and although they’ve been kept apart as Maura begins her debut hosting role on Glow Up Ireland while Giovanni concludes his UK tour with fellow dancer Anton Du Beke, they’re clearly still going strong if their flirty Instagram comments are anything to go by.After Giovanni posted a smouldering snap on the ‘gram, Maura couldn’t help but comment, “My man is FINE

, Australian actor Murray Bartlett is back on HBO in Mike White’s dramedy and social satire,, as the much put-upon Hawaiian resort manager Armond.

Reality star Maura Higgins has travelled with a ‘mini-entourage’ to Dublin as she begins filming for her new beauty show.

Patrick Dempsey has been causing quite a stir since he landed in Ireland to film Disenchanted. Dr McDreamy from Grey’s Anatomy has been out and about visiting Powerscourt, talking to donkeys and charming the locals, of course. He’s now been joined by his co-star Amy Adams.

EXCLUSIVE: Streamer and theatrical distributor Mubi has closed its first on-the-ground Cannes business, signing a multi-territory deal for Sebastian Meise’s second feature Great Freedom, which premiered here in Un Certain Regard.

If you want evidence that DAZN is a disruptor, you need only look at two big plays it has made in recent months. In March, the global sports streaming platform unseated Comcast-owned Sky as the home of Serie A soccer in Italy. A couple of months later, DAZN repeated the trick, outpunching Sky again to land a “game-changing” five-year pact with Eddie Hearn’s boxing juggernaut Matchroom for “at least” 16 fights a year in the UK and Ireland.

Explorations of mental health have become increasingly common in comedy-dramas over the last few years, from “Lady Dynamite” to ”You’re The Worst” to ”Fleabag.” Something about the structure of a 22-minute, often short season show lends itself perfectly to the topic, allowing for an equal balance of seriousness and levity.

Anna Marie de la Fuente Telefilm Canada and Screen Ireland have boarded “Cry From the Sea,” a co-production between Canada’s Sepia Films and Ireland’s ShinAwil, which has been greenlit to shoot in the Fall.To be directed by Vic Sarin (“Partition,” “A Shine of Rainbows”), the romantic drama centers on Edith, an enigmatic American widow who visits an Irish island to be near the spot where her childhood boyfriend drowned during World War I.

Patrick Dempsey has been causing quite a stir since he landed in Ireland to film Disenchanted. Dr McDreamy from Grey’s Anatomy has been out and about visiting Powerscourt, talking to donkeys and charming the locals, of course. He’s now been joined by his co-star Amy Adams.

Bon Iver have postponed their UK and European tour dates until next year – check out the full schedule below.The shows, announced in support of the group’s fourth album ‘i, i’, were originally planned for 2020 but were pushed back to January 2021 due to the coronavirus crisis.

Hollywood A-listers have been flocking to our shores as numerous productions have been filming across the country but none have garnered as much interest as Disney’s Disenchanted.

Love Island queen Maura Higgins is loving life right now.

Bright Eyes have rescheduled their forthcoming UK and Ireland tour to 2022.The band were due to hit the road this August with shows in London, Manchester, Dublin, Birmingham and Glasgow.But due to the COVID pandemic they have now been forced to move the dates to August 2022 with their opening show at London Eventim Apollo kicking off on August 30.

Vertical Entertainment has acquired North American rights to Rushed, an indie thriller directed by Vibeke Muasya that stars Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Robert Patrick, Jake Weary and Peri Gilpin. A theatrical release is planned.