All Features articles – Page 321
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FeaturesRatings: Digital Focus: BBC3
The holy grail for producers is to create such a strong show that they can overcome editor scepticism and pitch an improbable spin-off which imitates the success of the original - such is the case with Spooks: Code 9.
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FeaturesReevell's Ratings: Does New Tricks get a boost from the summer?
August can be a good time for unexpected successes - the early series of Big Brother proved their worth in August.
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FeaturesInterview: Jeremy Hunt
Shadow culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has an evolutionary, not revolutionary, approach to his brief. But he has clear views about the need for plurality of PSB provision and Rupert Murdoch's contribution to UK television.
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FeaturesEureka!: The Secret Millionaire (RDF for C4)
Stephen Lambert dreamt up the hit philanthropy format after a conversation with his wife.
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FeaturesThe two faces of DRM
Is content protection software a crucial security step that stops facilities' projects getting leaked or an unnecessary and costly response from a paranoid industry?
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FeaturesInterview: Liza Marshall, head of drama, C4
Since she took over as C4 head of drama Liza Marshall has made a name for the channel with gritty dramas such as Britz and Boy A. But it's not all about doom and gloom, she tells Robin Parker.
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FeaturesTime to tear up the terms?
With Michael Grade calling for the terms of trade to be scrapped in favour of a free programming market, Kate McMahon looks at the potential implications.
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FeaturesProduction: Format Frenzy
As the number of ways to view video has exploded, facilities are facing complex technical challenges. Adrian Pennington looks at the demands of post-producing in a multi-format world.
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FeaturesCase study: The Green Balloon Club
The Green Balloon Club is a weekly half-hour nature show comprising a mix of studio and filmed segments for CBeebies. It also has a significant online presence featuring additional video sequences.
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FeaturesCase study: Britain From Above
This forthcoming 3 x 60-minute factual series airing on BBC1, BBC2 and BBC4 promises to reveal the patterns of our lives from a strikingly fresh perspective.
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FeaturesEureka!: Make Me a Christian (Wildcard for Channel 4)
Executive producer Narinder Minhas on confronting Christianity's dull image.
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FeaturesThe real China story
As the 2008 Olympic Games get underway, will the Chinese government keep its unprecedented pledge of press freedom for Western journalists?
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FeaturesFormat Focus: Who is the Chef?
Contestants must identify the real chef from a group of amateurs in this new food-based gameshow.
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FeaturesSoho Shorts - iPlayer: Flying Penguins
A short film for April Fool's Day depicting penguins migrating to the Amazon rainforest, as part of the iPlayer launch. Finalist in the 2008 Rushes Soho Shorts Broadcast Design category.
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FeaturesSoho Shorts - Don't let it all unravel
A short film that attempts to provoke viewers in to considering climate change problems. Finalist in Broadcast Design category at Rushes Soho Shorts.
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FeaturesOlympics: 10 iconic TV moments
The Olympics has brought staggering feats of athleticism and moments of controversy into the world's living rooms since the 1960s. Chris Curtis selects 10 iconic events from the TV-era Games.
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FeaturesContent Focus: studentcooking.tv
A new site aims to steer nutrition-starved students out of the pub and into the kitchen by featuring them in online shows.
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FeaturesThe challenges of shooting 4k
With a vast array of cameras to choose from, posting work in 4k has recently become fashionable - but it can also be very costly and impractical.
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FeaturesDigital Focus: Kids TV
One of the great pleasures of being a dad is being able to watch children's television with my daughters.