All Comment articles – Page 170
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As one door closes...
With BBC ‘sharing the pain’ of cuts, now is a good time to start afresh.
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Sky Atlantic: Let the Stories Begin
The first show to feature on new channel Sky Atlantic will be Let the Stories Begin, an hour-long preview produced by indie Northern Upstart. Indie co-founder Mark Murray spoke to Broadcast ahead of the launch.
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Gladiators: Rome Unwrapped, Channel 5
Ahead of a new documentary series exploring ancient Rome using drama and CGI, series director Dan Oliver takes Broadcast behind the scenes.
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Gray day for blokeish Sky
Sexist gaffes won’t help the broadcaster’s bid to attract female viewers
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Investment in training bears fruit
As training providers, we are all too familiar with the challenges that programme-makers, especially freelancers, face in terms of career support and ongoing training (‘Why TV faces a growing skills gap’, Broadcast 21 January).
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New Communications Act is the big issue, not local TV
There’s no time for delay in updating the UK’s media legislation, says Andrew Harrison.
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All3 rides out the Skins storm
Controversy will not dent firm’s US ambitions, says Kate Bulkley.
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BBC counts the cost of cuts
When Broadcast broke the World Service cuts story yesterday it prompted immediate reaction from shocked staff. Lisa Campbell considers the impact.
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View from the North
The view from the North is rapidly becoming the view of the South as I travel down on one of my now weekly trips to London, writes Tom Harvey.
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Hunt's proposed online TV crackdown
Reports of the Oxford Media Convention suggest that Jeremy Hunt holds strong views about the regulation of online TV but it is not clear what they are. Informal hints from officials, however, suggest that content regulation may be extended beyond the new AVMS framework, writes Tony Ballard.
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10 O'Clock Live: the verdict
Channel 4’s 10 O’Clock Live nearly broke Twitter with mixed audience reaction. Robin Parker gives the Broadcast verdict.
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Training should be open to all
Help freelancers develop or we’ll lose them, says Donna Taberer.
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Time to switch on local TV?
Jeremy Hunt’s plan is laudable, but lessons must be learned from radio.
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Get a Passport to free freelancer training
I read with interest the results of the Broadcast Freelancer Survey (Broadcast, 7 January) and thought I might draw attention to an initiative looking to support consistency in health and safety across the industry and provide freelancers with training bursaries.
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Land Girls / Rome Wasn't Built In A Day / Big Fat Gypsy Weddings
Icon Films’ Thomas Kelpie and Wise Buddah’s Chris North on bad accents, builders’ bums and big dresses.
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Young people need factual content about wider world
Report shows youth of today are interested in international affairs, says Sophie Chalk.
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How the O’Reilly decision will affect broadcasting
The Miriam O’Reilly decision is likely to be of huge importance to broadcasters, being the first major decision of its kind in the UK, writes Russell Brimelow.
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Following the money trail
Product placement will increase revenue - but who will get the cash?
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Ofcom changes open up the marketplace for radio
New commercial opportunities need to be exploited with care, says Clive Dickens.
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Tackling an age-old problem
TV industry needs to act on lessons learned from the O’Reilly verdict.