RTÉ YPP RTÉ CHILDRENS PROGRAMMES sheila de courcy

RTÉ YPP RTÉ CHILDRENS PROGRAMMES sheila de courcy, commissioning editor, ypp 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. YPP: ORIGINAL CONTENT POLICY SCHEDULE OUTLINE COMMISSIONS ANIMATED SERIES AND?

Y P P CONTENT POLICY work. S across platforms. . original …. lo. Cated conceptually within a KIDS world, l. OOking out… • Cross-media …. APT RED: home of alternative comedy online. . onradio 2 XM …on RTÉ TWO • Bring to TV online approaches to content creation +forms and structures • Using online upload tools…. • Narratives and cross media structures push and pull audience of all ageas across platforms KIDS ARE platform agnostic THEY WANT CONTENT WHEREVER WHENEVER Cross-platform drama + behind the scenes catch -ups for under 12’s Exclusive songs and stories online for under 6’s Newsletters, callouts, games …

SCHEDULE: indicative OUTLINE STRUCTURE weekday service TWO DISTINCTIVE BRANDED SERVICES: X and Y Also: RTÉ Two. Tube – BRAND X 0830 -1530 Target Audience: 0 -6 YEAR OLDS Starting with 0 -4 year olds, gradually moving towards 4 -6 year olds in early afternoon. BRAND Y 1530 -1730 Target Audience: 7 -15 YEAR OLDS 1630 -1730: Concentration of original home-produced strands. RTÉ TWO: TWO TUBE 1730 -1900 Target audience: Teens and young adults 10’ 00” Original content daily, including original strands.

PROGRAMMES 2010 -2011 0 -6 year olds • ENTERTAINMENT-DISCOVERY SERIES (c. 170 x 10’ 00” and 170 x daily links) new in-house: daily live-action cross-platform magazine show: 0 -4 years • HAPPY VALLEY (30 x 5’ 00”) Series two Kavaleer/Dinamo; animated songs and storiesfrom kavaleer/dinamo: 0 -4 years • FACTUAL SERIES : (15 x 5’ 00”) new in-house: cookery and gardening: 4 -6 years • FACTUAL SERIES : (5 x 8’ 00”Buckshee) new : neighbourhood adventures for 4 -6 years, boys

PROGRAMMES 2010 -2011 0 -6 year olds continued • GARTH AND BEV (6 x 11’ 00”) new Series 2 for 2011 Kavaleer: Animated series Timetravellers in new adventures: 4 -6 years (supported by BAI) • MY FRIEND BOO new (8 x 8’ 00”) Griff films: EU animation series: 4 -6 year olds • PUNKY (13 x 11’ 00”) new 2011 Monster Animation: Animated series about the madcap life of ‘Punky’, a special child. (supported by BAI)

Programmes 2010 -2011 1630 strands • DAILY MAGAZINE (c. 170 x 20’ 00”) new jedward jenga– live cross-platform magazine series and from std 8: target: 8 -12 s • WATCH YOUR LANGUAGE (10 x 20’ 00”) series 3 • in-house: popular language based quiz show: 8 -12 s IRELAND: DIG-IT (5 x half hours) new Mind the Gap: Historical role-playing challenge show based in regions. Craggaunowen Clare: and , Co. (Supported by BAI) • ON THE BLOCK: ROAD TRIP (1 x half hour) new Macalla teo: Documentary: Tory Island Buckingham St Film Clubs visit one another: 8 -12 s • SCIENCE FRICTION (10 x 2’ 00”) new Kite Entertainment. Science based animated series

Programmes 2010 -2011 1700 -1730 strands • CROSSMEDIA ENTERTAINMENT SERIES (75 x half hours) new in-house: cross-media • • whats and hot whats for the happening young teen not FACTUAL: (8 x half hours) new rival media: observational series following 8 Irish 16 year olds as they participate in Fort Lauderdale’s Junior Life-Saving course. FACTUAL (10 x half hours) new in-house: Featuring urban dance and hip-hop, this series will audition for and create the ultimate dance troop who will perform with Jedward pantoopening night, 22. 12. 2010 on INTERACTIVE/ACCESS: (10 x 2’ 00”) new still films: cross-platform series in which teens create WEB-sized comedies NEW quiz/game series (10 xhalf hours) new

Programmes 2010 -2011 1700 -1730 continued • SCIENCE ADVENTURE (10 Xhalf hours) ne. W in-house: a physical gameshow incorporating science, forensic and puzzle-solving filmed on location in Carlingford , Co. Louth • ENTERTAINMENT CHALLENGE (5 xhalf hours) new vip: young adults are nominated by bold are tweens challenged to entertain live audience of 700 kids, supported by LIVE teen band • OBSERVATION REALITY 30 X 3’ 00” and 10 x 10’ 00”) new gmtv: 4 TY students produce a musical with local 6 th class kids. Filmed in North-East

Programmes 2010 -2011 1730 -1900 +strands continued • TWO TUBE: (200 X 10’ 00”) SERIES TWO -in- house: bite-sized sports previews, music and movie reviews, web-watch and relevant guests for the older teens • RED : online, on tv and on radio SERIES Three in-house: the home of alternative comedy and entertainment, this content exists online, on tx, in two tube and on 2 XM digital radio. Next phase is In development

Programmes 2010 -2011 ADDITIONAL STRANDS • KIDSPEAK (150 x 30”) series 6 in-house: interstitial stories, anecdotes and jokes from across Ireland – the country’s most diverse soapbox • TEST THE TEACHERS (10 xhalf hours) series 2 for xmas Screentime Shinawil: 2 schools… 4 teachers…. time for pupils to get their revenge! • MY LIFE: EBU Documentary Exchange series new includes ‘Online All The Time’, the Irish doc.

ANIMATED SERIES 2010 -2011 UPCOMING SERIES: 2010 -2011 • • MAD COWS (Keg Kartoonz; 15 X 12’ 00”; 8 - 12 s) (BAI/RTÉ funded) new PUNKY (Monster Animation: 20 X 7’ 00”) BAI/RTÉ funded) new JO AND JACK (Dancing Girl productions: 39 X 7’ 00”) BAI/RTÉ funded) new SCIENCE FRICTION (10 x 2’ 00”) new Kite Entertainment. Science based animated series GARTH AND BEV (6 x 11’ 00”) Series 2 for 2010 Kavaleer: BAI/RTÉ funded) MY FRIEND BOO new (8 x 8’ 00”) Griff films: EU animation series: 4 -6 year olds HAPPY VALLEY (30 x 5’ 00”) Series two Kavaleer/Dinamo; animated songs and storiesfrom kavaleer/dinamo: 0 -4 years

A N D ? ……… COMING UP…… • New branding and names • New websites • New faces and strands OPPORTUNITIES? • Innovative and high impact ideas • Cross-media potential • Content suitable for youngsters, tweens and teens • Strong local roots • Content fresh to our audience QUESTIONS……. .