All Comment articles – Page 56
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CommentTV must get its game on – or it’s game over
Traditional broadcast television is on its last legs, so it’s time to embrace digital platforms and give viewers the experiences they want, says Valerie Bozzetto
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FeaturesA record-breaking year
An exceptional year for UK distributors, with combined revenues breaking £1.5bn
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CommentTime to bring down the barriers
Ethnicity and gender aren’t the only areas the industry needs to address, says Graham Green
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CommentIt's all getting personal for Sky
21st Century Fox bid can’t escape the shadow cast by the Murdoch clan, says Tara Conlan
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CommentFuture of drama in good hands
Newbies and veterans alike can learn a bit from guerilla film-making, says Jeff Povey
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CommentLet billionaire battle commence
Digital giants’ increasing investment in originals could be a gamechanger
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CommentWhy old is gold for controllers
Stale shows survive because they rate well and prop up the schedule, says Steven D Wright
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CommentLock up this stale TV format
Factual entertainment is no way to examine the complexities of life in jail, says Mark Rossiter
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CommentFake news under the spotlight
The inaugural Steve Hewlett debate brought news organisations together to discuss ways to tackle the issue
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CommentAmazon is tearing up the script
After Whole Foods deal, selling TV to viewers will never be the same again
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CommentThe elephant in the writers’ room
UK producers are doing themselves no favours with US execs when they can’t explain whose vision they are buying
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CommentTrue crime is in a golden age
The genre has become much more than just a handy schedule filler, says Chris Shaw
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CommentRelocation isn’t a solution for Channel 4
The broadcaster needs an alternative way of expanding its reach
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CommentBreathing life into launches
With more choice, is it harder to get new shows off the ground?
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CriticsTaxi of Mum and Dad
“One-note, superficial television that meandered without purpose or urgency from one piece of inconsequential chit-chat to another.”
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CriticsNo More Boys and Girls; Milton Keynes and Me
“Cynical viewers might have rolled their eyes at the stereotypically BBC-ish political correctness of the premise but this was provocative and engaging fare.”
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CriticsThe Big Family Cooking Showdown; Quacks
“There was much to admire here. It was absorbingly paced and slickly produced. However, the format also had its flaws.”
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CriticsCheap Cheap Cheap; Child Genius; Catching the Tax Dodgers; Britain’s Relationship Secrets
“Noel Edmonds’ efforts felt as painfully overdone as the product placement that presumably explained this show’s existence.”
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CriticsValkryien; North Korea: Murder in the Family
“There are twists and turns aplenty, and the robbery-gone-wrong that begins the episode is a masterclass in tension.”
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CriticsPrincess Diana’s ‘Wicked’ Stepmother; Top of the Lake: China Girl; Utopia: in Search of the Dream
“Amid the fun, frolics and gorgeous gasps of horror elicited, it didn’t mask the sadness at its heart.”