All Comment articles – Page 175
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CommentAge and experience are anything but a hindrance
Industry veterans are a good investment when budgets are tight, writes Richard Hearsey.
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CommentAddressing the big issues
The RTS convention offered some fresh perspectives on raising revenues.
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CommentCo-pro opportunities: Malaysia
Ahead of international TV market Mipcom, the chief executive of the Malaysian Multimedia Development Corporation highlights the co-production opportunities available in South East Asia.
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CommentLocal TV: govt embraces the internet
Jeremy Hunt appears to have had a Damascene moment on the road to local television, writes Tony Ballard.
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CommentThe Born Free Legacy, BBC4
Alex Parkinson takes Broadcast behind the scenes of a new BBC documentary marking the 50th anniversary of seminal wildlife book Born Free.
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CommentTransforming talented minnows
James Sellar writes that international activity is key in tranforming the UK creative industries from a “talented minnow” into a force to be reckoned with.
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CommentRobinson on Chris Moyles' pay drama
Chris Moyles’ “rough morning” may not have breached the corporation’s editorial standards, but his on-air tirade about his pay was an abuse of the DJ’s privileged access to the airwaves and an insult to listeners, writes Paul Robinson.
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CommentHaving a ball on Coronation Street
ITV threw an impressive party for Coronation Street’s 50th anniversary last week. Jake Kanter soaked up the celebrations and discovered why the birthday scripts are being closely guarded.
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CommentView from the North
Public money needs to re-connect talent in the regions and commissioners in London, writes Tom Harvey.
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CommentWhy quality is much more important than quantity
Pay-TV broadcasters’ definition of success is meeting customer needs, says Mike Darcey.
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CommentCan-do must win over can’t
BBC needs a compliance system that doesn’t act as a barrier to creativity.
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CommentGet connected to get ahead
Broadcasters must move with the times, but not forget what works, writes Kate Bulkley.
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CommentYouView: the EPG challenge
One of the thorniest issues facing Richard Halton, the newly appointed chief executive of YouView, is how to create an EPG to best present all the content he hopes to attract to the platform, writes Alex Farber.
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CommentDoes British drama lack balls?
Following Paul Abbott’s attack on drama commissioning, Jake Kanter asks if British viewers have the appetite for long-running homegrown drama.
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CommentTaking the Shetlands into the digital age
I want to dispel some myths and I want to challenge the idea that some of the UK’s most inspiring and creative places are out of bounds for broadcasters and content generators, writes Gwilym Gibbons.
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CommentBBC licence fee freeze
Once again the BBC finds itself between a rock and a hard place, writes Medwyn Jones.
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CommentHow to harness the power of three for pilot sitcoms
BBC4’s three-series concept is the perfect introduction for comedy, says Andrew Ellard.
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CommentFrozen licence fee hints at tough future
Cutting £144m from the BBC for the sake of saving people less than £3 a year seems out of kilter, writes Chris Curtis.
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CommentA golden age – then and now
Despite what the critics say, British kids have never had it so good, writes BBC Children’s director Joe Godwin.
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CommentHunt's revolutionary road
Creative boss must shake up C4 while retaining its experimental ethos.