RTÉ | Popular Factual - Call for Ideas

Tue 15th June 2021



RTÉ has issued two calls for ideas for Popular Factual programming on RTÉ2.

RTÉ2, First-time directors, 25-minute documentaries

  • Broadcast: RTÉ2 Weekdays 10:30pm - Spring 2022 
  • Budget: €45k per episode.NB (In exceptional circumstances budgets with a higher cost per hour may be considered. In such circumstances, Producers should supply details as to the background to the increased cost)
  • Please submit your ideas into the eCommissioning system under the programme category “Factual Popular Factual - RTÉ2 First Time Directors.

RTÉ2, Post-watershed, half-hour broadcast pilots

  • Broadcast: RTÉ 2 Weekdays 10:30pm - Spring 2022 
  • Budget: €45k per pilot. NB (In exceptional circumstances budgets with a higher cost per hour may be considered. In such circumstances, Producers should supply details as to the background to the increased cost).
  • Please submit your ideas into the eCommissioning system under the programme category “Factual Popular Factual - RTÉ2 Format Broadcast Pilot.

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