BiggerStage has announced the official opening of its new Global Television Production hub at Troy Studios in Limerick.
Founded five years ago by Pat Kiely, former MD of TV3/Virgin Media Television, BiggerStage has secured “significant inward investment” for the Irish audiovisual industry, promoting the country as an international production location and partnering with organisations including FOX Entertainment, MGM, Studio Ramsay Global, Talpa Studios and ITV Studios.
The Troy Studios investment follows the launch of Ireland’s unscripted tax credit policy, with the company significantly scaling operations and creating opportunities across production, technical and creative roles as well as supporting SMEs throughout the Irish TV production sector. Additionally, BiggerStage is working with colleges and universities, including a “major initiative” with University Limerick to provide skills development pathways, said the company.
Commenting on the opening, Kiely said, “Thanks to the Irish government’s introduction of a tax credit for unscripted production, the Global Production Hub at Troy Studios is open for business as a centre of excellence for television production.
“We are in the middle of a really exciting evolution of television across viewing habits, content creation and platform consolidation. Ireland’s creative reputation, world-class infrastructure and highly skilled talent means we are spectacularly positioned to capitalise on this shift. The recently introduced unscripted tax incentive, on top of the wider audio visual incentives already in place, will help Ireland compete with any market in the world to attract international players and drive foreign direct investment in this growing sector,” he continued.
Patrick O’Donovan, minister for culture, communications and sport, added, “The launch of The BiggerStage Global Production Hub at Troy Studios will not only attract major international players to Limerick, it illustrates how Ireland has the infrastructure, talent, creativity and production expertise to lead in this space. Ireland’s creative industry is on a real high; never has there been a better time to expand our global offering and drive more investment into the development of creative IP, jobs, training, development and infrastructure.”
