All Features articles – Page 322
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FeaturesRatings: Is iPlayer having an impact on BBC2's figures?
I don't understand cars. And I don't understand those who drool over them. They are a means of transport. The end. I have a vague idea of how they work. By this I mean, they need petrol, which flows into the engine and... blah blah blah. I'm boring myself ...
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FeaturesLarry Charles: Anarchy in the USA
From Seinfeld to Curb Your Enthusiasm, Larry Charles has broken the mould in US TV comedy. With his first doc Religulous soon to be released, Robin Parker asks him what it takes to excite his interest.
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FeaturesFormat focus: War
Contestants wage war on their opponents to win the final battle in this trivia-based gameshow.
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FeaturesWhy Sky is selling songs
The idea of the UK's pay-TV king getting into the subscription music business sounds rather off key - but Sky is not a company you bet against.
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FeaturesEureka!: Britain from Above (Lion TV for BBC1, BBC2 and BBC4)
Executive producer Nick Caitliff mapped Britain from the sky - and battled its weather.
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FeaturesCreative Review - House of Saddam
A promo made by Red Bee that depicts Saddam Hussain's family melting.
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Eureka!: Traveller's Century (Icon Films for BBC4)
Executive producer Harry Marshall on his 25-year attempt to celebrate an iconic travel book.
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FeaturesContent Focus: Ibiza
A new tie-in site will offer viewers of Living's Ibiza updates from the dancefloors of San Antonio.
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FeaturesFormat Focus: The Italian Dream
Couples have the chance to win their own bed and breakfast business in Italy in a series from the Netherlands.
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FeaturesThe art of noise
Sound design can be an under-valued craft within TV production. Ann-Marie Corvin puts it centre stage with a detailed look at some of the ways it can enhance well-known shows.
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Replace Lineker with Chiles in the driving seat
God bless sport! We are entrenched in that horrible sporting downtime between the end of the football season/Wimbledon and the start of the new football season. For sporting wives and girlfriends, it's a six-week period of almost unbroken serenity... until golf goes and spoils it all with the Open Championship. ...
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Digital Focus: Sky One
As digital switchover becomes a reality for a growing percentage of the population, it is clear that the old terrestrial powerhouses have got their digital strategies absolutely spot on.
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FeaturesCommissioning Focus: Fiver
Fiver overcame a potentially rocky start to increase its share by 60% with a strategy of targeting men - and a younger audience than channel predecessor Five Life, writes Michael Rosser.
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FeaturesThe race to portray race
New research from Channel 4 and Trevor Phillips' plea for a voluntary code show multiculturalism is still a hot topic. But how do you get it right?
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FeaturesCreative Review - Promo for the Open Golf
Effects work completed by Concrete on a promo for BBC coverage of the Open Golf.
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FeaturesContent Focus: Liberty News
Viewers of Spooks spin-off Code 9 will be encouraged to track the show's drama on a tie-in news service.
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FeaturesRatings Focus: The upside of airing low-rating superdocs
Feature-length documentaries are unlikely to bring in high ratings but they can benefit broadcasters in other areas.
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FeaturesRaising the tone in daytime
BBC daytime controller Liam Keelan plans to air a raft of hard-hitting current affairs shows and a Jimmy McGovern drama - but admits the UK didn't need another Aussie soap.
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FeaturesFormat focus: The Power Play
Two cities battle it out to decide which one is more eco-friendly in a new format from Norway.