All Broadcast Magazine articles – Page 12
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RatingsLove Island gets off to a slow start
Opening week of the ITV2 dating format is 1.9 million down on last year, while C4 unearths a pop hit
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RatingsC5 turns up a hit with For Her Sins
Stripped drama is the channel’s best of the year, but C4’s Swedish adaptation falls short of series one
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RatingsReal life proves a ratings winner
Drama achieves highest series average, but Malpractice gets a better start and attracts more ABC1s
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RatingsSummer drama boost for ITV1
A Spy Among Friends is the latest ITVX drama to make a successful switch to the main channel
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FeaturesEnd Credits: Ian Rumsey
ITN Productions’ managing director on his love of Liverpool, cricket and Jeremy Vine
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CommentFatima Salaria: Who are we to judge the choices that people make?
Whatever the reason for women stepping away from the industry, we need to do more to help them return to work
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FeaturesRoundtable: Distributors make their case for building relationships with indies
Our panel bust some myths and highlight the important role they can play
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FeaturesDeclan Lawn and James Bluemel on Northern Ireland past and present
Blue Lights writer and Once Upon A Time In Northern Ireland director discuss the differences and similarities between their versions of the region
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CommentAlex Connock: AI isn’t going to replace the human touch any time soon
The technology has upsides and downsides, but human insight and sensibility cannot be easily replicated
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FeaturesGreenlight slowdown: ‘It feels pretty horrendous out there’
The TV ad market has crashed, the licence fee is frozen, inflation is rampant and streamers have slashed their spending. Five people offer an anonymous snapshot of their experiences
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The Broadcast InterviewRosie Jones: “I’m not the disabled poster girl”
Rosie Jones on the tricky balance between humour and activism and why the cynic in her thinks she’s ‘just the right amount of disabled’ for TV
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FeaturesCommissioning slowdown: The commissioner
“I have friends who are highly experienced, who haven’t been able to pay their mortgages”
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FeaturesFiona Campbell: TikTok influencers are key to attracting young viewers
BBC’s controller of youth audiences explains how its Creatorlab scheme will help social media talent make the transition to television
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CommentAsh Atalla: Bad behaviour isn’t justified – no matter who you are
It’s time the industry held ‘stars’ to account – and acknowledged that everyone involved in a production has ‘talent’
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CommentIs the sector nurturing the next generation of creative leaders?
Experience has been key to dealing with industry challenges, but should we be bedding in execs’ successors?
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FeaturesCommissioning slowdown: Freelancer #2
“The sad case is that talented freelancers are leaving the industry in droves”
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FeaturesCommissioning slowdown: Freelancer #1
“I had quite a few friends leave the industry in the 2008-9 recession – and this feels worse”
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FeaturesCommissioning slowdown: Indie boss #2
“Award winners who have CVs I would absolutely kill to have aren’t working”
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FeaturesCommissioning slowdown: Indie boss #1
“I do worry about the impact on freelancers. There are some great people who haven’t worked for a really long time”
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FeaturesEnd Credits: Emily Feller
Warp Films’ chief creative officer on scuba diving, netball and a large G&T