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'''Nemeton TV''', is a Television and Film production company based in An Rinn, the Waterford Gaeltacht, and they also have an office in Glasgow.<ref>[https://www.filmbang.com/listings/nemeton-tv Nemeton TV (Glasgow)] Film Bang.</ref><ref>[https://sportforbusiness.com/nemeton-expands-to-scotland/ Nemeton Expands to Scotland], Sport for Business, April 4, 2017.</ref> Nemeton was founded by Irial Mac Murchú in 1993. Nemeton produce over 600 hours of Sports coverage each year and 20 hours of documentaries.<ref>[https://www.screenproducersireland.com/directory/nemeton-tv Nemeton TV] Screen Producers Ireland.</ref> A significant proportion of the content produced is in the [[Irish Language]], with a number of programmes being produced for [[TG4]] such as live GAA and Rugby. Nemeton also produces content for RTÉ, BBC, Sky Sports, and ESPN, through the glasgow office for BBC Scotland and Scotish Gaelic channel [[BBC Alba]].<ref>[http://iftn.ie/news/?act1=record&only=1&aid=73&rid=4290452&tpl=archnews&force=1 Nemeton TV Secures Contract to Deliver 200 Hours of TV Sport on BBC ALBA] by Laura Brennan, IFTN, April
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3, 2017.</ref> Nemeton produces content (covers games) for the GAA GO streaming service.
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'''Nemeton TV''', is an Irish television and film production company. It is based in [[Ring, County Waterford|An Rinn]] in the Waterford Gaeltacht, and it also has an office in [[Glasgow]].<ref>[https://www.filmbang.com/listings/nemeton-tv Nemeton TV (Glasgow)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530001938/https://www.filmbang.com/listings/nemeton-tv |date=2023-05-30 }} Film Bang.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://sportforbusiness.com/nemeton-expands-to-scotland/ |title=Nemeton Expands to Scotland |publisher=Sport for Business |date=4 April 2017 |access-date=2 March 2024}}</ref> Nemeton produce over 600 hours of sports coverage each year and 20 hours of documentaries.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.screenproducersireland.com/directory/nemeton-tv |title=Directory > Nemeton TV |publisher=Screen Producers Ireland |access-date=2 March 2024}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.balls.ie/gaa/tg4-nemeton-gaa-redzone-504944/|title=How TG4 And Nemeton Bought Us GAA Redzone|author= PJ Browne |work=[[Balls.ie]]|date=3 April 2022 |access-date=2 March 2024}}</ref> Nemeton also produces content for RTÉ, BBC, [[Sky Sports]], and [[ESPN]], through the Glasgow office for [[BBC Scotland]] and Scottish Gaelic channel [[BBC Alba]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-20470033.html |title=Speaking the language of sporting TV |first=John |last=Fogarty |work=[[Irish Examiner]] |date=28 April 2018 |access-date=2 March 2024}}</ref> Nemeton produces content (covers games) for the [[GAAGO]] streaming service.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://waterford-news.ie/2020/07/20/waterford-gaa-nemeton-to-stream-live-co-shc-games-from-friday/|title=Waterford GAA & Nemeton to stream live Co. SHC games from Friday |work=[[Waterford News & Star]]|date=20 July 2020 |access-date=2 March 2024}}</ref>


==History==
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[[Waterford Institute of Technology]] and Nemeton TV run a Higher Diploma in Arts in Television Production supported by [[Údarás na Gaeltachta]].<ref>[http://nemeton.ie/training Nemeton Training], www.nemeton.ie</ref> Classes will take place both at WIT (now SETU) and in the Nemeton TV training studios in An Rinn.<ref>[https://www.setu.ie/news/another-record-year-for-setus-television-and-media-production-course-at-the-national-student-media-awards Another record year for SETU’s Television and Media Production course at the National Student Media Awards], News, SETU, May 5, 2022.</ref>
Nemeton was founded by former journalist Irial Mac Murchú in 1993. The company has supplied sports coverage to TG4 since 1996.<ref name="MG ALBA">{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/naidheachdan/39453449 |title=Cùmhnantan riochdachaidh ùra MG ALBA |work=[[BBC News]] |date=31 March 2017 |access-date=2 March 2024 |language=gd}}</ref> This has included Gaelic Athletic Association competitions.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-31003236.html |title=Nemeton ready for GAA's return to TV after lockdown |first=John |last=Fogarty |work=[[Irish Examiner]] |date=3 June 2020 |access-date=2 March 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.svgeurope.org/blog/headlines/gaelic-sport-gets-a-refresh-at-nemeton-tv-with-open-broadcast-systems/ |title=Gaelic sport gets major refresh at Nemeton TV with Open Broadcast Systems |publisher=Sports Video Group Europe |date=26 November 2018 |access-date=2 March 2024}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite news |last=O'Toole |first=Fintan |title=Six more GAA greats to feature in new series of Laochra Gael on TG4 |url=https://www.the42.ie/laochra-gael-tg4-5-5640640-Jan2022/ |date=6 January 2022 |access-date=2 March 2024 |work=[[The 42]] |language=en}}</ref>

In 2017 a three-year deal for sports on BBC Alba with Nemeton Scotland Ltd was announced.<ref name="MG ALBA"/> The BBC Alba coverage would include [[Guinness Pro12]] rugby, [[Scottish Premiership]] football (SPFL) and shinty.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://iftn.ie/news/?act1=record&only=1&aid=73&rid=4290452&tpl=archnews&force=1 |title=Nemeton TV Secures Contract to Deliver 200 Hours of TV Sport on BBC ALBA |first=Laura |last=Brennan |publisher=IFTN |date=3 April 2017 |access-date=2 March 2024}}</ref>

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[[Waterford Institute of Technology]] and Nemeton TV run a Higher Diploma in Arts in Television Production supported by [[Údarás na Gaeltachta]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/education/postgrad-options-2021-spotlight-on-courses-around-the-country-1.4498013 |title=Postgrad Options 2021: Spotlight on courses around the country |first=Peter |last=McGuire |newspaper=[[The Irish Times]] |date=9 March 2021 |access-date=5 March 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://nemeton.ie/training |title=Nemeton Training |website=www.nemeton.ie |access-date=2 March 2024}}</ref> Classes were planned to take place both at WIT (now Southeastern Technological University) and in the Nemeton TV training studios in An Rinn.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.setu.ie/news/another-record-year-for-setus-television-and-media-production-course-at-the-national-student-media-awards |title=Another record year for SETU's Television and Media Production course at the National Student Media Awards |publisher=SETU |date=5 May 2022 |access-date=2 March 2024}}</ref>

Maidhcí Ó Súilleabháin serves as the outside broadcast director and executive content director.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Browne |first=P. J. |date=2023-08-02 |title=TG4 GAA Director Has Suggestions To Shake Up All-Ireland Day On TV |url=https://www.balls.ie/gaa/gaa-all-ireland-football-hurling-finals-tv-coverage-566011 |access-date=2024-02-17 |website=Balls.ie |language=en}}</ref> The company is employing the equivalent of 50 full-time staff.{{fact|date=February 2024}}

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.<ref>{{Cite news |last=O'Toole |first=Gavin |date=2016-06-20 |title=Let languages shout out your business benefits |url=https://www.theguardian.com/small-business-network/2016/jun/20/let-languages-shout-out-your-business-benefits |access-date=2024-02-17 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>


==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|http://nemeton.ie/}}


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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

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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

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  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. ^ a b "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.
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