Nemeton TV

Nemeton TV, is an Irish television and film production company. It is based in An Rinn in the Waterford Gaeltacht, and it also has an office in Glasgow.^[1][2] Nemeton produce over 600 hours of sports coverage each year and 20 hours of documentaries.^[3] A significant proportion of the content produced is in the Irish language, with a number of programmes being produced for TG4 such as live Gaelic Athletic Association GAA and rugby.^[4] Nemeton also produces content for RTÉ, BBC, Sky Sports, and ESPN, through the Glasgow office for BBC Scotland and Scottish Gaelic channel BBC Alba.^[5] Nemeton produces content (covers games) for the GAAGO streaming service.^[6]

History

Nemeton was founded by former journalist Irial Mac Murchú in 1993. The company has supplied sports coverage to TG4 since 1996.^[7] This has included Gaelic Athletic Association competitions.^[8][9] They produced the series Laochra Gael (Heroes of the Gaels) which first aired on TG4 in 2001 and has continued for more than twenty series.^[10]

In 2017 a three-year deal for sports on BBC Alba with Nemeton Scotland Ltd was announced.^[7] The BBC Alba coverage would include Guinness Pro12 rugby, Scottish Premiership football (SPFL) and shinty.^[11]

Waterford Institute of Technology and Nemeton TV run a Higher Diploma in Arts in Television Production supported by Údarás na Gaeltachta.^[12][13] Classes were planned to take place both at WIT (now Southeastern Technological University) and in the Nemeton TV training studios in An Rinn.^[14]

Maidhcí Ó Súilleabháin serves as the outside broadcast director and executive content director.^[15] The company is employing the equivalent of 50 full-time staff.^{[citation needed]}

In an interview in The Guardian, Mac Murchú stated that a strategy, to incorporate the Irish language as a core part of Nemeton's marketing, has highlighted the broader business potential of minority languages.^[16]

References

1. Nemeton TV (Glasgow) Archived 2023-05-30 at the Wayback Machine Film Bang.
2. "Nemeton Expands to Scotland". Sport for Business. 4 April 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
3. "Directory > Nemeton TV". Screen Producers Ireland. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
4. PJ Browne (3 April 2022). "How TG4 And Nemeton Bought Us GAA Redzone". Balls.ie. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
5. Fogarty, John (28 April 2018). "Speaking the language of sporting TV". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
6. "Waterford GAA & Nemeton to stream live Co. SHC games from Friday". Waterford News & Star. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
7. "Cùmhnantan riochdachaidh ùra MG ALBA". BBC News (in Scottish Gaelic). 31 March 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
8. Fogarty, John (3 June 2020). "Nemeton ready for GAA's return to TV after lockdown". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
9. "Gaelic sport gets major refresh at Nemeton TV with Open Broadcast Systems". Sports Video Group Europe. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
10. O'Toole, Fintan (6 January 2022). "Six more GAA greats to feature in new series of Laochra Gael on TG4". The 42. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
11. Brennan, Laura (3 April 2017). "Nemeton TV Secures Contract to Deliver 200 Hours of TV Sport on BBC ALBA". IFTN. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
12. McGuire, Peter (9 March 2021). "Postgrad Options 2021: Spotlight on courses around the country". The Irish Times. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
13. "Nemeton Training". www.nemeton.ie. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
14. "Another record year for SETU's Television and Media Production course at the National Student Media Awards". SETU. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
15. Browne, P. J. (2 August 2023). "TG4 GAA Director Has Suggestions To Shake Up All-Ireland Day On TV". Balls.ie. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
16. O'Toole, Gavin (20 June 2016). "Let languages shout out your business benefits". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 17 February 2024.

External links

• Official website