All Comment articles – Page 190
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CommentFuture radio growth is in digital
The news that spending on internet advertising has for the first time exceeded television is a tipping point for the visual medium and a signal to all media that the key to future growth is digital, writes Paul Robinson.
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Every penny counts
If you thought Mipcom and the AFM were the last remaining events in the calendar year that could impact on your bottom line, think again, writes Cate Hemmings.
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CommentIf you’re good enough, you aren’t too old or too young
Male presenters without grey hair face same prejudices as older women, says Matt Barbet.
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CommentDon’t let the opportunity slip
Broadcasters need to get their houses in order for the industry’s sake.
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CommentA clear Vision in pay-TV
BT Vision provides a strong mix of free and on-demand content, but as it looks set to fall short of its subscriber targets, Keith Wells asks what has gone wrong.
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CommentStaraoke: how to hit a curveball
They say never work with children or animals. So when John A. Marley set out to work on kids karaoke show Staroke in six different languages, with children from six different territories, what could possibly go wrong?
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CommentWhat a difference a year makes
As Absolute Radio celebrates its first anniverary, boss Clive Dickens reflects on how the industry has changed over the past year and what the consequences will mean to the market.
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CommentBouncing back after Ball
After missing out on HMV’s Simon Fox and failing to agree terms with Tony Ball, how can ITV bounce back?
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CommentAbsolute Radio: one year on
It’s a year since Virgin Radio disappeared from the UK airwaves to be replaced by the Times of India backed Absolute. But has the new station made its mark as it celebrates its birthday with a live Madness concert in London’s Regent Street, asks Paul Robinson
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CommentProtect kids, but don’t ban them from appearing on TV
Our programmes give children a voice, says Love Productions’ Richard McKerrow.
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CommentJana Bennett: Strictly about the audience
Jana Bennett, director of BBC Vision, explains why the corporation scheduled Strictly against The X Factor
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CommentMoments and memories of Broadcast
Nine former Broadcast journalists recall their best experiences, funniest diary stories, biggest scoops and, of course, the ones that got away.
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CommentHow to control the networks
The leadership wrangling at C4 and ITV risks descending into farce.
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CommentDon’t tar us all with compliance brush
With reference to ‘Mulville and Fry savage TV’s compliance culture’ (Broadcast 04.09.09), please don’t tar everyone with the title of compliance in their remit with the one brush that gives us all a bad press!
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Why Adobe's deal is not so strange
Adobe’s move to acquire the web specialist Omniture for $1.8bn highlights the growing value of the online consumer behavioural targeting market (www.omniture.com/press/777).
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CommentWounded, BBC1
Ahead of tonight’s screening of Wounded on BBC1 tonight, executive producer Jane Aldous explains the sensitivities involved in getting such a documentary made and the portrayal of injured soldiers back from Afghanistan.
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CommentMaking money in the US from secondary rights
As UK producers work to exploit every financial opportunity in these tough economic conditions, Reny Montesinos explains how indies can generate revenus from secondary rights in the US.
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CommentTo Catch A Paedophile
Series producer/director Lesley Gardiner recounts the story behind ITV1 documentary To Catch A Paedophile, which begins tonight.
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RTS Cambridge: the verdict
This year’s RTS Cambridge Convention proved to be unusually frank, writes Patrick Robinson.
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CommentMark Thompson: Cambridge speech
BBC director-general Mark Thompson’s speech at the RTS Cambridge Convention on 17 September, 2009.