Enterprise Ireland
Annual Report and Accounts 2004
Annual Report and Accounts 2004
Founded in 1987 by John McColgan and Moya Doherty, Tyrone Productions is globally renowned for having produced and directed ‘Riverdance the Show’. The company also created and produced for television the opening ceremony of the 2003 Special Olympics. Its many award-winning programmes cover a number of genres including drama, documentary and entertainment, for national and international markets.
Tyrone Productions had significant export successes in 2004 that grew the company’s business in the US, laying the foundations for long-term export success. The company won a commission from US broadcaster WLIW USA for its DVD ‘Riverdance The Best of Ten Years’. Tyrone has also expanded its distribution in the US with two new products which they produced this year.
Following discussions between Enterprise Ireland and Channel 4, Tyrone Productions became one of the first Irish companies to win a place on the channel’s prestigious training initiative, the Broadcast Researcher Development Programme. Enterprise Ireland co-funds the company’s participation in the initiative. It gives the participating researcher intensive training and access to broadcast commissioning editors across the spectrum of UK broadcast media.
In addition, Enterprise Ireland has organised a visit by Irish production companies to key commissioning editors at Channel Four in 2005 and Tyrone Productions won the commission to produce a showreel highlighting the expertise of the Irish media production industry. Enterprise Ireland also assisted Tyrone Productions in meeting with key buyers in the US and contributed to the company’s fact finding mission to the US in 2004.
