Opinion – Page 164
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The demand for formats shows no sign of waning
Buyers seek warm-hearted content that drives co-viewing, says Leila Monks.
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Off Cuts: Crossing the profanity pond
Adapting The Thick of It as Veep for HBO, Armando Iannucci continues to have free rein to swear with abandon.
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School Of Hard Sums / Mighty Mississippi / Divine Women
Zig Zag’s Paul Hughes and Spun Gold’s Lucie Richards on maths, Mississippi and goddess worship.
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UK studios have long been American-owned
Your assertion (Broadcast 30.3.12) that the ‘new’ Warner Bros studio at Leavesden “marks the first time a US studio has set up a permanent production base in the UK” is not correct.
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Why not Mandy’s Wild Adventure?
What is CBeebies’ problem with women? It has launched three new series this year, all the talk of the playground, but what is the one thing that unites Tree Fu Tom, Mike The Knight and Andy’s Wild Adventures? They’ve all got male leads.
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11 April '12
“It just charted, in its unsensationalist, unsentimental way, the stories of prostate cancer sufferers.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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10 April '12
“I’d love to say that this film was uplifting, but it wasn’t.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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5 April '12
“A toothsome little documentary series taking writer Giles Coren around our isle.”
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Digital switchover: data is the key to survival
As digital switchover ushers in its final phase, with London next to switch, harnessing viewer data is set to become a major battleground, writes Suranjan Som.
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3 April '12
“The episode actually trod a fine line between sentimentality and ridicule, and frequently went flying over it.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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Positive message from MipTV
At the MipTV market in Cannes this week, television appears to be turning its back on the theatre of cruelty in favour of more uplifting formats, writes Broadcast editor Lisa Campbell.
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2 April '12
“There was very little evidence in [Hirst’s] conversation of the searching self-dissatisfaction that is often the hallmark of a great artist.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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30 Mar '12
“The characters are archetypes. And it is almost totally humourless.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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29 Mar '12
“If ever a franchise was dying on its feet, it’s this.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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Reaching for a new ad model
Google’s bid to rival Barb points to the future of TV, says Kate Bulkley.
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The tax fight is over – now the hard work must begin
It was a long, hard slog to get the government to act – and we’re not done yet, says Oli Hyatt.
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Support the originators and everyone benefits
Audience has the most to gain from tax and rights agreements, says Charles Sturridge.
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Will poetry become the next ‘killer category’?
Discernible content trends exist even in a chaotic market, writes Rob Clark