Opinion – Page 199
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CommentHard times for indie sector
The impact of the recession is plain to see in this year’s Indie Survey, which reports the first fall in combined turnover since 2003.
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CommentBectu is setting the standard
Code of practice is good for indies and workers, says Moray Coulter.
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CommentIndustry must confront failures of consolidation
Super-indies should restructure deals and nurture acquisitions, says Julius O’Dowd.
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CommentCompliance doesn’t mean not taking risks
It is hard to reconcile your suggestion of editorial risk aversion with recent TV output owing to the BBC’s compliance and editorial policy (‘Heavy hand of compliance’, Broadcast 11.03.11).
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CommentMulticulturalism in Midsomer
Following Brian True-May’s suspension from ITV’s Midsomer Murders, after implying there was no place in the show for ethnic minorities, Leon Bell says there is a dearth of drama that represents multiculturalism as anything more than an inciting incident.
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CommentMad Dogs and consolidation
Overnight ratings have long been the touchstone of how a show is performing. But as PVR use increases, Sky1 boss Stuart Murphy reflects on the growing importance of consolidated figures
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Comment15 Mar '11
“The best spoof documentaries rarely veer too far away from plausibility.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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CommentView from the North
Tom Harvey addresses the impact of the cuts on the infrastructure outside of London.
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Comment14 Mar '11
“It’s all totally gripping and I can’t wait for the second part tonight.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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Comment11 March '11
“Were I to put money on whether this was ITV’s next big drama, I’d say it was.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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Comment10 March '11
“If these films were a loaf, they’d be much more like a Chorleywood white-sliced than an artisan baked sourdough.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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CommentHeavy hand of compliance
Red tape and risk-aversion issues rumble on and the BBC needs to listen.
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CommentThe SeeSaw fortunes of VoD
Platform’s struggle is a symptom of a market in flux, says Kate Bulkley.
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CommentTwenty Twelve / Civilization / Law & Order: UK
Aframe’s Paul Goodliffe and Nerd’s Jago Lee on Olympian failures, killer apps and the law.
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CommentOff Cuts: Eclectic support for Binns
Stewart Binns has had a colourful TV career that has encompassed the launch of Transworld Sport and producing the Bafta-winning Britain At War In Colour.
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CommentBBC will not trample the training market
After concerns were raised over the BBC’s role in training the wider industry, Eddie Morgan, head of the BBC College of Production, says it will not “trample the market”.