Virgin Media Television seeks applications for the BAI Sound & Vision Fund

Virgin Media Television islooking for newFactual Documentary Series and Factual Entertainment Formatsfor the 2019/2020 schedules as part of the BAI Sound & Vision Fund.

Virgin Media Television representinformative, entertaining programming with broad appeal, so ideas must reflect aspects of life in contemporary Ireland. We’re not afraid of difficult topics but we look for the light at the end of the tunnel. Our hardest-hitting shows still have room for hope and optimism.

We want to investigate the challenges of modern life, track the majorchanges occurring in our society, and capture the nation as it is now. We want to reflect these challenges and suggest reasons to be cheerful.

Of particular interest are returnable “brand-defining” factual entertainment formatsand series, with noisy and topical ideas in hour-long, post-watershed slots.

We are interested in unique access opportunities which highlight places, people and organisations that are fixtures of Irish life. We are open to talent suggestions, whether they are well known already, or dynamic new faces with something interesting to say. We want broadly appealing series for 9pm and 10pm slots across the week.

Are there areas of society that are in need of immediate attention, are there trends that have yet to be recorded on television? Perhaps there are people or organisations that would provoke important national conversations.

For those submitting ideas, a track record of great casting and confident storytelling is essential. Virgin Media Television submissions must meet the criteria as set out in theVirgin Media Television Commissioning Guidelines.

All applications should be submitted through theCommissioning Portal.

The deadline for submissions regarding Round 33 of the BAI Sound & Vision Fund for Virgin Media Television is Friday, 1^stMarch, 2019.

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Note to Producers:

1. Eligible Submissions: Virgin Media Television is currently inviting submissions from Producers or Production Companies only at this time.

If you are not a producer or submitting through a production company, and have a general query, feel free to contactinfo@virginmediatelevision.ie.

2. Re-submissions: Producers or production companies that have recently submitted ideas to the portal are invited to review the call out document and new guidelines, and revise their ideas based on this.In addition to new ideas, producers and production companies are welcome to revise their previous submissions if they feel they may be applicable to our call out.

In this instance we would ask that these re-submissions be clearly labelled as ‘re-submission - revised for call out'.

About Virgin Media

Virgin Media is one of the country’s leading connected entertainment providers and operates a cable and broadcast business in Ireland. Our cable business delivers multi award-winning services: broadband, TV, mobile and home phone connect thousands of people across the country. We are extending our cable footprint with our ‘Project Lightning’ so that more communities can enjoy the benefits of the fastest, widely available broadband speeds from Virgin Media.

Our broadcast division, Virgin Media Television is Ireland’s number one commercial broadcaster operating three free-to-air channels (Virgin Media One, Virgin Media Two, Virgin Media Three, plus the Virgin Media Player) and is a significant investor in home produced content across news, current affairs and drama. We offer extensive sports coverage on our Virgin Media Sport and our 6 Extra Sport channels to ensure fans see all games across UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League fixtures and more.

Through Virgin Media Business, we support entrepreneurs, businesses and the public sector, delivering the fastest speeds and tailor-made services.

Virgin Media is part of Liberty Global, the world’s largest international TV and broadband company. Liberty Global connects 21 million customers through operations in 10 countries across Europe subscribing to 45 million TV, broadband internet and telephony services. It also serves 6 million mobile subscribers and offers WiFi service through 12 million access points across its footprint.

For further information please visit: www.virginmedia.ie and www.virginmediatelevision.ie