British partnership comforts Shinawil in shadow of Brexit

Larry Bass and his company are preparing for Britain’s exit from the EU by teaming up with a London production outfit

Larry Bass: ‘The not knowing is the most crippling aspect of Brexit. The constant waiting game’ Picture: Fergal Philips

The spectre of Brexit now holds fewer fears for Shinawil, the producer behind RTÉ’s Dancing with the Stars, which has agreed a strategic partnership with London-based Zig Zag Productions in a bid to bypass a potential backstop.

With the last Dancing with the Stars episode in the current series due to air tonight on RTÉ, Shinawil’s agreement with Zig Zag marks the beginning of an ambitious new chapter for the Dublin-based production company ...