Sydney, 21st March 2005 – Beyond Distribution is delighted to have been named distributor of the two latest Riverdance specials from Tyrone Productions.
RIVERDANCE – THE TEN YEARS (1 x 1 hour) celebrates the incredible rise of Riverdance from a seven-minute Eurovision Song Contest interval to a global dance phenomenon and internationally recognised brand. Follow the journey of Riverdance from creation to the formation of a full-length show and global spectacle.
THE BEST OF RIVERDANCE (1 x 100 minute) is a special compilation featuring performances around the four corners of the world. Highlights include: Reel Around The Sun performed by Michael Flatley and company at the Point Theatre, Dublin; Thunderstorm performed by Pat Roddy and company in Radio City Music Hall, New York; and a special compilation performance featuring the talents of the lead dancers over the past ten years.
"The Riverdance phenomenon has taken the world by storm and following the huge international success of the other Riverdance specials we represented several years ago, we are thrilled to be bringing the spectacle back to audiences worldwide. These two new commemorative specials have the same high production values and we’re very pleased to be able to launch them for MIP TV” said Fiona Crago, General Manager, Beyond Distribution.
Patricia Carroll, General Manager, Tyrone Productions adds "Tyrone Productions are delighted to have the opportunity to work with Beyond Distribution again. Beyond Distribution were hugely successful with the previous Riverdance programmes, so we feel they are the perfect partners for these new programmes."
Celebrating it’s 20th anniversary in 2004/5, Beyond is a leading independent distributor of world-class television programs, with offices in Dublin, Sydney, London and Washington. Beyond Distribution's name is synonymous with programmes of mass appeal to television audiences worldwide and its current international sales catalogue comprises over 5,000 hours of top quality and multi-award winning programming, produced both by Beyond Productions, its production joint ventures and independent producers.
Beyond Distribution distributes programming from a growing roster of high-profile producers and broadcasters including Dorling Kindersley, UKTV, Pax TV, BBC, ABC Australia, Pilot Film & Television Productions, Beyond Productions, Greenstone Pictures, Top Shelf Productions, Chapman Pictures, Network Ten Australia and the Seven Network Australia. The Beyond catalogue covers a broad spectrum of genres including documentary, natural history, science, drama, children's entertainment, adventure, information and magazine programming.
For further information please contact:
Katie Johnson
T: +61 2 9437 2097
katie_johnson@beyond.com.au
or
Rhiannon Haughee
T: + 61 2 9437 2098
rhiannon_haughee@beyond.com.au
published: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 
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