TV switches on to €154m sector success

IRELAND’S success at the movies is being replicated on the small screen, with €154 million being spent in the sector last year.

Money spent on TV programmes is increasing annually, with productions like The Tudors and the hard-hitting drama Rough Diamond some of the big titles, according to IBEC’s Audiovisual Federation.

Its 2007 review reveals that €154m will have been spent on the industry this year compared to €113.8m in 2006.