All Comment articles – Page 258
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CommentParfitt: Introducing is new John Peel
BBC Introducing is the new John Peel, says Radio 1 controller Andy Parfitt. Broadcast finds out more about this new talent initiative ahead of its last festival outing at this month’s Leeds/Reading Festival.
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CommentBest way to approach US broadcasters
In the second of a series, Adam Bullmore provides tips for indies on the best way to approach and handle US broadcasters.
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Comment12 August, '09
“[A] tender, human piece of TV.” Read on for the full verdict on last night’s TV.
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CommentKiss 100 DJs Rickie & Melvin
Kiss 100 DJs Rickie and Melvin speak to Broadcast about “long-in-the-tooth” rivals, competition scandals and boosting their audience.
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Comment11 August, '09
“Dramatising the story looked tasteless, sensationalist and cheap.” Read on for the full verdict on last night’s TV.
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CommentRadio: Figures prove the cream always rises
The latest Rajar figures confirm that there is no recession in listening to UK radio and that the best talent is still the greatest magnet for people’s ears, writes Paul Robinson.
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CommentBehind the scenes: Manson
Forty years after Charles Manson conducted one of the most grizzly mass murders in US history, Cineflix has made a feature length drama doc that airs on Five tonight. Director Neil Rawles recalls putting the pieces together ahead of filming and reveals how one of the main actors was hospitalised.
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Comment10 August, '09
“A tourist with a typewriter… rarely getting dirty himself.” Read on for the full verdict on last night’s TV.
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CommentManaging rights in the digital age
In order to realise the potential of digital markets in content, the industry needs to simplify rights clearance, writes Andrew Chowns.
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Comment7 August, '09
“More involving than its gory and weird gangster years.” Read on for the full verdict on last night’s TV.
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CommentTraining cuts will hurt broadcasters
Continued cuts in training for television professionals will come back to bite broadcasters, writes Peter Block.
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Comment6 August, '09
“Deserves multiple awards for the avoidance of cliché.” Read on for the full verdict on last night’s TV.
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CommentWhy team with the US and who to work with
In the first of a series, Adam Bullmore provides top tips for indies on selling shows into the US.
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Comment5 August, '09
“The artists energies are flagging”. Read on for the full verdict on last night’s TV.
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Comment4 August, '09
“A slice from life’s bottom tier.” Read on for the full verdict on last night’s TV.
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CommentBigger bandwidth needs bigger brands
Is the secret to turning Britain into a global media powerhouse about the technical facilities and the digital connectivity, or backing showbiz impresarios who can motivate the talent to create something special, asks Alex Connock.
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CommentWhy R1 should not be privatised
Just days after Tory leader David Cameron’s faux pas on Christian O’Connell’s Absolute Radio’s breakfast show, his shadow broadcasting minster has taken a swipe at the BBC and threatened that a future Conservative Government would sell off Radio 1, writes Paul Robinson.
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CommentITV deserves diversity credit
ITV’s Bruce Robertson reveals the broadcasters’ progress on diversity and why Pat Younge’s criticism was a mistake
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Comment3 August, '09
“Magnificent, mysterious and beautiful”. Read on for the full verdict on last night’s TV.
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