All Comment articles – Page 186
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CommentTV shines in testing times
The Broadcast Awards highlight the medium’s resilience and inventiveness.
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CommentClever investment in a three-screen landscape
How is the availability of free, online content affecting the TV industry and where’s the clever investment money headed, writes Jeffery D Montgomery.
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CommentITV News: covering Haiti
Natural disasters always throw up huge challenges for TV news teams, and Haiti was no exception, writes ITV News exec Tim Singleton.
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CommentRegeneration and the creative industries
In order to compete in the digital age, creative content producers need the diverse markets provided by emerging technology platforms, while platform owners need compelling content to differentiate their technology, writes Danny Meaney.
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CommentAbraham: TV's deep thinker
C4’s new chief executive is a strategic thinker obsessed with converging media in a digital world, writes Chris Curtis
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CommentWho pays the sporting price?
BT Vision warns of a lagging UK if Sky sports pricing isn’t tackled
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CommentPanorama doesn’t shy from overseas items
Brian Woods’ comment (Broadcast, 15.01.10) that Panorama is retreating from foreign stories will come as a surprise to Paul Kenyon, who reported from Libya; Jane Corbin, who travelled to Israel, Iran and Afghanistan; John Sweeney, who trekked to Swat; Jeremy Bowen in Gaza; and Hilary Andersson, who followed the US ...
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CommentSix reasons to be cheerful
Soaring ratings and new commissions prove TV hasn’t lost its pull.
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CommentBBC Persian service keeps its people in the picture
User-generated content captured the mood in a turbulent election year, says Sadeq Saba.
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CommentIPTV: making the most of the ‘unknown unknowns’?
How does a marketer realise the potential of a product, when that potential isn’t even understood? If it’s to be the success marketers expect, IPTV probably has to learn and teach us all some new rules, writes Sharon Wheeler.
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CommentBBC must start to help itself
Corporation has to fight criticism by improving public perception, writes Emily Bell.
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CommentWill the Beeb rue Ross’ exit?
Questions abound as the star leaves gaping hole in chatshow format.
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CommentChris Evans: the verdict
If Chris Evans first day on the breakfast show was a job interview then he wore the suit and tie, didn’t say anything outlandish, and did enough to get a call back for the second interview. But while he didn’t show the flashes of brilliance at which he excels, Paul ...
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CommentCrisis at R2 when Ross departs? Absolutely not
Jonathan Ross has done a good job for Radio 2, but the party is over, writes Paul Robinson.
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CommentMoira's return will be heard but not seen
Moira Stuart back at the Beeb? This doesn’t answer the ageism question says Geoff Motley.
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CommentCheesy gags and some odd choices at comedy's big night
The 20th British Comedy Awards took place this weekend and it turned out to be a rather cheesy affair - Jonathan Ross returned with some very gags in tow, and one of the sponsors provided several massive blocks of cheddar for each table without crackers or explanation, writes Norma Burke.
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CommentThat was the year that was
2009 was painful, but there’s the promise of better things to come
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CommentITV hopes for happy new year
It may still need a boss… but the broadcaster has cause for optimism.
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CommentWeighing up the options after a year to forget
Steven D Wright considers an alternative career in his personal take on a difficult year.
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Media Festival: opening night address and question time
The Media Festival 2009 was launched on 18 November with an opening address from both festival director Louise Benson and festival chairman Peter Bazalgette.