Luke O’Neill joins TV production company for science television venture

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Trinity immunologist says ‘timing is perfect’ for Dublin company’s plan to develop science-themed TV formats aimed at a global audienceKite Entertainment has allied with Prof Luke O'Neill to develop science television programmes under the banner Kite'77. Photograph: Alan BetsonTelevision production company Kite Entertainment has joined forces with Prof Luke O’Neill to develop science-themed shows aimed at a global audience.

The venture, which has received funding from Enterprise Ireland, intends to focus on both Prof O’Neill’s own written works and the development of original science TV formats. “Given science is borderless, our ambitions for Kite’77 will be focused on securing international commissions, with the streamers a primary target.”

Prof O’Neill said he had been inspired as a teenager by television programmes made by David Attenborough and the late astronomer Carl Sagan and that they had encouraged him to pursue his interest in science.

 

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Excellent news. He’s a very knowledgeable communicator.

Excellent news. I look forward to seeing that.

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