Alan Esslemont
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TG4 calls for major change to media funding as news industry seeks support
- Media & Marketing
- December 16, 2020, 18:03
TG4 called for a major shift in the structure of Irish broadcasting at an Oireachtas media committee on Wednesday, while regional newspaper body Local(...)

TG4 awarded €1.9m to cover Covid-19 costs
- Media & Marketing
- October 21, 2020, 18:02
TG4’s public funding will be boosted by an additional €1.9 million this year to cover expenditure related to Covid-19. Minister for Tourism, Culture,(...)

TG4 receives biggest funding boost since 2008
- Economy
- October 13, 2020, 15:48
Public service broadcaster TG4 said it was “extremely grateful” for the additional €3.5 million it has received in Budget 2021, its director-general A(...)

TG4 outlines €3m in ‘solidarity measures’ for independent producers
- Media & Marketing
- April 23, 2020, 12:23
TG4 has announced two new development rounds and an additional output deal under a push to maintain a pipeline of programming amid the suspension in p(...)

TG4 warns Irish-language programming under threat
- Media & Marketing
- September 4, 2019, 12:31
TG4 has warned that it will not be able to maintain existing levels of expenditure on Irish-language programming without additional funding. The Stat(...)

RTÉ needs ‘immediate’ €30m funding rise, says regulator
- Media & Marketing
- October 1, 2018, 12:10
RTÉ should “immediately” receive a €30 million increase in its annual funding “at a minimum” and TG4 should be given an additional €6 million by the G(...)

TG4 awarded nearly €1m additional State funding
- Media & Marketing
- July 23, 2018, 16:42
TG4 has been awarded an extra €985,000 on top of the station’s existing State funding to help it support new jobs and build its audience. The extra (...)

TG4 launches archive of its súil eile on news and current affairs
- Media & Marketing
- January 24, 2018, 17:19
It presents what it calls a súil eile on the stories of the day. Now TG4 has digitised an archive of its news and current affairs output from its firs(...)

From Rivaldo to Breffni Park, TG4 have led the way on sport for others to follow
- Gaelic Games
- February 11, 2017, 05:30
An té nach bhfuil láidir ní folair dó a bheith glic. Final whistle, Breffni Park. Crowds scud onto the pitch as Cavan fall to Dublin in the first le(...)

Tough times ahead for Alan Esslemont and TG4
- Media & Marketing
- September 10, 2016, 05:38
TG4 has appointed Alan Esslemont as its new ardstiúrthóir or director-general, and while the appointment looks to be a very solid one on paper, there (...)