Shinawil

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ShinAwiL
Company type Company limited by shares [1]
IndustryTelevision
GenreTelevision production
Founded1999
Founders
  • Larry Bass
  • Simon Gibney
Headquarters,
Ireland
Area served
Ireland
Key people
Larry Bass
(CEO) [2]
ServicesTelevision programme production
Website shinawil.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Shinawil (stylised as ShinAwiL) Productions is an Irish television production company. [3] It was founded by producer Larry Bass and director Simon Gibney in 1999. [4] [1] [3] It was acquired by Screentime (branded as Screentime ShinAwiL) as part of a deal to produce an Irish version of Popstars in 2002. [4] In 2015, Screentime sold its 49% stake in Irish production company Shinawil. [3] Productions to date have included Irish versions of international franchises Dragons' Den , Dancing with the Stars and Popstars for RTÉ Television and The Apprentice for TV3. [4] [5]

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Filmography

YearTitleNotesBroadcaster
2001 Popstars 1 series RTÉ One
2002–2008 You're a Star 6 series RTÉ One
2005–2007 Charity You're a Star 3 series RTÉ One
2008–2011 The Apprentice 4 series TV3
2008–2011 The Apprentice: You're Fired! 4 series TV3
2009 Charity Lords of the Ring 1 series RTÉ One
2009–2017 Dragons' Den 8 series RTÉ One
2010 Fame: The Musical 1 series RTÉ One
2011–2012; 2014 MasterChef Ireland 3 series RTÉ2; RTÉ One
2012Undercover NI1 series BBC One Northern Ireland
2012The Obesity Clinic1 series RTÉ One
2012–2016 The Voice of Ireland 5 series RTÉ One
2013 Junior Dragons' Den 1 series RTÉ One
2013; 2017 Celebrity MasterChef Ireland 2 series RTÉ One; TV3
2013 Celebrity Apprentice 1 series TV3
2013 Celebrity Apprentice: You're Fired! 1 series TV3
2014–2015Meet the McDonaghs2 series RTÉ2
2014Bressie's Teenage Kicks1 series RTÉ2
2015– Home of the Year 9 series RTÉ One
2015Get the Numbers, Write1 series TV3
2015Tested On Humans1 series RTÉ2
2015 The Voice of Ireland: Afterparty 1 series RTÉ2
2016Along Home Shores1 series UTV Ireland
2016True North, 'Gift from Death'1 special BBC One Northern Ireland
2016Peak Performance1 series Eir Sport
2016–2019 Celebrity Home of the Year 3 specials RTÉ One
2016–2018What Are You Eating?3 series RTÉ One
2017–2020; 2022–2023 Dancing with the Stars 6 series RTÉ One
2017–2019 Can't Stop Dancing 3 series RTÉ One
2017What Are You Working For?1 special RTÉ One
2018–2019Say Yes to the Dress2 series RTÉ One
2019–2020 RTÉjr Goes Dancing with the Stars 2 series RTÉjr
2019How to Live Better for Longer1 special RTÉ One
2019Bernard and Marty's Big Adventure1 series RTÉ One
2020Bernard and Marty: On the Road Again1 series RTÉ One
2020– Miss Scarlet and The Duke 1 series Alibi
2020O'Casey in the Estate1 series RTÉ One
2020Songs from An Empty Room1 special RTÉ2
2020 Dancing with the Stars - Putting On the Glitz 1 special RTÉ One
2020; 2021Soundtrack to My Life1 special; 1 series RTÉ One
2021Bernard's Working Comics1 series RTÉ2
2021 Last Singer Standing 1 series RTÉ One
2022The Ultimate Irish Playlist1 special RTÉ One
2023 Dancing with the Stars (Irish TV series) 1 series RTÉ One

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