All Comment articles – Page 179
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CommentITV's World Cup ratings defeat points to wider issues
As World Cup finalists Spain and Holland battled it out in a dry affair last night, a similar showdown took place on screen as the BBC and ITV squared-up for the first time during the football tournament, writes Jake Kanter.
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CommentView from the North
The investment climate in the North is looking healthy, but there is work to be done to link together expertise, ideas and talent, writes Tom Harvey.
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CommentTime for indie radio sector to shine with its TV cousins
A strong public service culture needs creative content from all channels, says Simon Cole.
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CommentWho'd be a Beeb boss?
The Trust’s criticism of BBC content is out of character and unjustified.
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CommentAd shake-up points to future
Will consolidation help to steer advertisers away from other media?
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Comment6 Music victory signals need for BBC radio review
The BBC Trust’s decision to save 6 Music from the axe is a victory for listeners, digital radio, commercial radio and common sense, writes PaulRobinson.
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CommentThe changing face of BBC Daytime
BBC Daytime was criticised by the BBC Trust this week for falling short of audience expectations and needing more “quality and ambition”. BBC Daytime controller Liam Keelan responds.
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CommentSpare a thought for writers
A changing industry and tighter budgets mean limited opportunities.
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CommentRevisiting a tragedy can shed new light on events
While respecting a community’s privacy, a doc can tell a new story, says Will Hanrahan.
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CommentA defining moment for media
Sky takeover will create a two-party system, but would Cable block it?, writes Emily Bell.
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CommentThanks for the praise, but it's Pug not Ivy
Many thanks to the reviewers in last week’s You The Jury column (Broadcast 18.6.10) for their incredibly generous comments about a series I exec produced for UKTV, The Channel Islands At War.
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CommentSky Virgin deal no peace pact
VMTV acquisition is about content versus platform strategy debate, writes Kate Bulkley.
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CommentGreat work comes from shared passion
What strange thoughts from David Frank on the front page of Broadcast (04.06.10).
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RatingsBarb is responding to the industry’s changing needs
The organisation may seem slow to act, but it has a duty to be rigorous, says Bjarne Thelin.
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CommentCutting back: the new black
Broadcasters take a leaf out of government’s book in making savings.
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CommentAccidentally on Purpose / Identity / Lennon Naked
Scott Free’s Surian Fletcher-Jones and Transparent TV’s Richard Hughes on a cougar, box-ticking cops and a Beatle.
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CommentBroadcast Digital Awards 2010
London’s Park Lane Hilton was packed last week for the annual Broadcast Digital Awards.
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CommentDad at the digital disco
Aardman Animations’ Miles Bullough has waded in to the social networking revolution - and discovered it’s full of “digital show-offs”.
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CommentWho will fund fast broadband?
Government’s latest broadband proposal risks setting a dangerous precedent, writes Emily Bell.
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CommentE4 has the winning formula
Backing hits and supporting new talent sees channel gain digital crown.