All Comment articles – Page 158
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CommentA happy ending for Mr Grumpy?
Chorion’s assets deserve an appreciative home, says Kate Bulkley.
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Comment‘The nicest bloke I ever worked with’
Saturday was a sad day for television, and most certainly for Tiger Aspect, when dear colleague and friend Nigel Farrell passed away after a short illness, writes Paul Sommers.
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CommentThe art of extracting a confession
Joan Bakewell explains David Frost’s ‘subtle but effective’ technique for interviewing Nixon.
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CommentShowing the real conflict on the frontline for C4
This is a golden age for military access docs due to a more open MoD, says Simon Ford.
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CommentSmooth Radio: one year on
Commercial radio’s challenger to BBC Radio 2 celebrates its first birthday as a national network with a mixed report card, writes Paul Robinson.
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CommentBlue Peter 2.0
Blue Peter editor Tim Levell reveals the thinking behind the latest revamp of the BBC children’s show, which was broadcast from Salford for the first time this week.
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CommentGet off your arse and make your show
Bigger Picture’s John Matthews responds to the anonymous anti-commissioner tirade by ‘Gerri Gossage’ that ran last month in Broadcast – and he’s none too impressed.
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CommentWorld Service will not wither
Change will strengthen the BBC’s global ‘lifeline’, says Lord Patten.
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CommentEvolution is the key to Songs Of Praise survival
50th anniversary of the Sunday staple reflects commitment to quality, says Aaqil Ahmed.
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CommentLight amid the doom-fest
RTS was the most upbeat in years as cross-platform strategies emerged.
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CommentBBC’s schizophrenic faultline
In an extract from Bafta’s annual TV lecture, Peter Bennett-Jones claims there is a schizophrenic faultline in its make-up and management of the BBC.
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CommentHas data become the enemy of originality?
In an extract from Bafta’s annual TV lecture, Peter Bennett-Jones claims original and polemical programming is in short supply - and data could be the culprit.
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CommentC4's autumn crossroads
Following the launch of Channel 4’s autumn line-up, Balihar Khalsa questions how the new shows measure up to the broadcaster’s risk-taking ambitions.
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CommentProtect the World Service
Will changes to funding damage or revolutionise this key resource?
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CommentWhat to dump in comms bill skip
There are no easy answers to Jeremy Hunt’s big issue of media plurality, says Steve Hewlett.
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CommentHow Channel 4 News is preparing for the future
In a changing news landscape, we’ve set out three guiding principles, says Martin Fewell.
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CommentOnline video and branded content – what’s next?
Alex Connock reveals some key findings from Stream - the digital, free, invitation-only, ‘non-conference’ for global web executives.
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CommentThe danger of too much data
Data that gives genuine insights about a programme’s appeal is an asset, but multiple reports offering conflicting views of success or failure is dangerous, write Richard Marks.