entertainment Since ShinAwiL Productions was founded in 1999, we are very proud to have developed and produced several of the country’s most popular internationally successful entertainment formats. Starting with the hugely successful Popstars, we have maintained our position as leaders in Irish entertainment with the top rating You’re A Star format. In 2006, You’re A Star 4 enjoyed record high ratings with over 810,000* viewers, and has been the top rated entertainment show on RTE1 for the last 4 years. In 2005, the You’re A Star format was sold to the Ukraine, who now use it to find their entry in to the Eurovision Song Contest. Screentime ShinAwiL is also the home of the international format Soccastars, which has been produced in Portugal, Egypt and Malaysia, and has sold in 17 territories.
The Voice of Ireland The Voice of Ireland is coming to RTÉ One in January 2012. The international hit show has landed in Ireland and we will be crowning The Voice of Ireland from the best talent from all over the country. With the chance to win a record contract with Universal Music and the title The Voice of Ireland, applications are open to everyone.In a new twist during the 'blind auditions' our coaches Brian Kennedy, Sharon Corr, Bressie and Kian Egan are seated with their backs to the singers, and their decisions are based solely on voice.
MasterChef Ireland MasterChef Ireland saw 50 hopefuls chasing a place in the final 16. The outstanding amateur cooks that made it through were put through a series of intense culinary tasks and challenges testing their talent, skill and determination.
The Apprentice The Apprentice Ireland is an Irish version of the hugely sucessful Mark Burnett Productions reality television series, in which a group of 14 aspiring businessmen and women compete for the chance to win a job as "apprentice" to businessman Bill Cullen. The show began airing on TV3 on 22 September 2008, and finished on 8 December 2008, with Brenda Shanahan as the winner.
Fame - The Musical Fame The Musical is Ireland's largest ever musical theatre search to find the characters of Nick and Serena for the musical version of the renowned movie and TV Series, Fame. Fame The Musical is set to be one of the country's most ambitious tours of a West End production to date and its first run will be in the spectacular new Grand Canal Theatre.
Test The Teachers Every school day in every classroom in the country teachers are testing pupils...now it is time to turn the tables, it's time to TEST THE TEACHERS!!!6th class students from national schools across the country come together and go head to head in a fun, challenging and entertaining game show.
Charity Lords of the Ring Sponsored by Sona Vitamins and presented by former World Champion Barry McGuigan and Ireland's coolest girl Lucy Kennedy Charity Lords of the Ring follows 10 celebrities on their tough journey from bootcamp training to the ring.
Activity Breaks Activity Breaks is an entertainment television series broadcast on TV3. It highlights Activity Holidays around Europe from ActivityBreaks.comThe first series followed two presenters as they visited some of Europe's most popular activity holiday destinations and tried out some activities. The presenters explored and experienced a range of holidays for adrenaline junkies and spa lovers alike, from horse riding through vineyards in Tuscany to Powered Parachuting in Seville. The guys Kyle And Andrew kept a blog while on their travels to accompany the show.
You're A Star In 2002 and 2003, Screentime ShinAwiL scoured the country for an act to represent Ireland in the Eurovision song contest. You're A Star was a ratings hit for the Irish network RTE 1 both in Season 1 and Season 2, pulling in over 1,000,000 viewers for the season finals, which Mickey Harte and Chris Doran won respectively.The 2005/2006 prize was not to represent Ireland in Eurovision Song Contest. It is a recording contract with Universal. Lucia Evans went on to win the fourth Season.
Popstars In 2001 Screentime ShinAwiL launched Popstars a 13-part fly-on-the-wall documentary series on the making of a band for RTE/CEL.The winners were the pop group Six, whose debut single broke all Irish records, and now stands as the single with the highest ever sales in Ireland. This series peaked at 1,056,000 viewers and an audience share of 61%.