All Broadcast Magazine articles – Page 26
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FeaturesGlued to the Screen: Anne With An E
With war and Covid dominating daily life, the Canadian drama from a few years back is the perfect place in which to feel safe, says Matt Campion
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FeaturesBroadcast Indie Summit: Indies squeezed but still optimistic
Senior executives remain positive about the future of the sector despite spiralling inflation, talent shortages and stagnant domestic tariffs
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CommentThe linear vs streaming battle is a phony war
Rather than one destroying the other, streamers and broadcasters have never been better aligned
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FeaturesBen Frow on rolling out Paramount+ and backing C5
As he gears up to launch Paramount+ in the UK, the C5 boss remains committed to ensuring that the content revolution he has overseen continues
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RatingsGenres - 28-day consolidated (January 2022)
Including top 10 drama, entertainment and factual
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RatingsBBC3 struggles to make its mark
Channel returns to a very different linear landscape, with viewing down across the board
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RatingsInjustice strikes a chord with viewers
BBC1’s Four Lives beats ITV’s Hillsborough story Anne as the two true-life dramas go head to head
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RatingsCrime and jail dramas drop after debuts
BBC1’s The Responder and C4’s Screw both ended with solid ratings but didn’t quite live up to their launches, says Stephen Price
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RatingsSky society drama pulls in ABC1s
The Gilded Age does well with upmarket demographic, while C4’s Celebs Go Dating loses key 16-24s
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RatingsComedy duo come back stronger
BBC2’s Mandy scores highest rating yet, while Toast Of Tinseltown beats previous incarnation on Channel 4
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FeaturesCreative Review: Surviving Paradise, The Speedshop, Toast of Tinseltown and Rooney
A look at some of UK post houses’ best recent work
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FeaturesThe Indie sector speaks: how the sector coped with the pandemic
From broadcaster relationships to survival strategies, producers have their say from our Indie Survey 2022
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NewsChannel 4 privatisation: the inside story
What now for the top team at Horseferry Rd and C4’s would-be bidders, as DCMS prepares the pathway to privatisation?
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FeaturesC4 disrupts the narrative around disability
Broadcaster is seeking a gamechanging unscripted show from a disabled-led indie
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CommentScott Bryan: Declining soaps need to find a way to hook younger viewers
The cancellation of Neighbours shows how vulnerable these former stalwarts of the schedules have become
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FeaturesEnd Credits: Helen Nightingale on her career in TV
UKTV’s senior commissioning editor on tears, teenagers and charging elephants
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FeaturesRoundtable: navigating the challenges of the drama boom
Belinda Campbell, Sarah Brown and Tally Garner discuss the impact of high global demand for the genre
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CommentPeter Bazalgette: A new kind of journalism has come to the fore in Ukraine
Social media videos combined with responsible reporting provide a powerful antidote to fake news and propaganda, says the ITV chair
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FeaturesGlued to the Screen: Extraordinary Escapes With Sandi Toksvig
It’s the bonding between two women as much as the beautiful locations that makes Extraordinary Escapes so special, says Brendan Hughes
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CommentTime for broadcasters to dare to be different
ITV’s move into the on-demand world signals a new era as PSBs start to push the boundaries