Although most of the news is coming from Frankfurt this week we have learned closer to home that RTÉ has announced Nissan Ireland will be the sponsor of brand-new series “The Ray D’Arcy Show” which begins on RTÉ One television on Saturday 26thSeptember. The new prime-time Saturday night chat-show will include Irish and international celebrity interviews, as well as strong human interest stories along with comedy and music from both well established and emerging talent. Part of Nissan Ireland’s one year sponsorship agreement of The Ray D’Arcy Show includes stings across RTÉ One, RTÉ One+1 and on RTÉ Player. To coincide with the first episode a viewer competition for a Nissan Qashqai will be run.
At the announcement of the new sponsorship, James McCarthy, CEO Nissan Ireland said, “We are delighted to sponsor The Ray D’Arcy Show and to celebrate Ray’s return to RTÉ One. Exciting innovation is at the core of everything Nissan do and the format of this new television show, with Ray at that helm, reflects that brand ethos. The series presents a fantastic opportunity to showcase our exciting range of family cars including the multi-award winning Nissan Qashqai and Ireland’s best-selling electric vehicle the Nissan LEAF, to a wide and varied audience.”
Geraldine O’Leary, Commercial Director, RTÉ Television added, ”We are delighted to partner with Nissan as sponsor of our brand-new flagship Saturday programme – The Ray D’Arcy Show. This is a true endorsement of the exciting return of Ray D’Arcy to RTÉ One and we are very pleased that Nissan are joining us at the beginning of this journey. We look forward to working closely with Nissan Ireland for the duration of the series.”
