Opinion – Page 260
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CommentIndies stare into the abyss
Independent producers are making widespread job cuts, using fewer staff on shoots and are convinced the quality of television will suffer over the next 12 months because of the tough economic climate.
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Comment‘Cocoa for the eyes’ has the edge over edgy telly
What would you rather watch, a choo-choo trip or an animal autopsy? By Robert Popper
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CommentIf you build it, will they come?
Online success takes more than just having a site - you need users too.
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ITV is fully stocked in 2009 thanks to indies
Contrary to ‘ITV is recession’s “worst offender”’ (Broadcast, 03.07.09), at no time have I said to any indie that “there was no money to commission shows to air before September 2010”.
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Technology to the rescue in edit suite
In her article ‘Can you cope with cuts?’ (Broadcast 02.03.09), Lisa Campbell noted the importance of not letting the impact of budget and staff cuts show up on screen.
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CommentWithout a hitch
Living’s (slightly surreal) summer schedule launch saw I’m a Celebrity model Nicola McLean tie the knot with Peterborough United’s Tom Williams at Somerset House… just.
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CommentTV for the innovation generation
In a world of cuts, crunch and recession, Jeff Henry is uplifed to celebrate the experience of discovery as chair of the RTS Innovation Awards.
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CommentSix steps to creative sustainability
Growing creative communities that reflect the diversity of England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales is essential if the BBC is to bring the production of television programmes closer to the audiences it serves, writes Bal Samra.
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Comment7 July ‘09
“An almost unbearably moving account.” Read on for the full verdict on last night’s TV.
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Radio: cash in the net
As an increasing amount of radio is consumed online, the medium has a bigger opportunity than ever to convert audience into revenue, writes Paul Robinson.
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Comment6 July ‘09
“I find watching people falling off big red balls into water really funny. It’s wrong, I know - sorry.” Read on for the full verdict on last night’s TV.
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CommentShowcomotion: Dunkirk spirit
At the Showcomotion children’s media conference in Sheffield, Katherine Rushton finds a cash-strapped industry adopting a Dunkirk spirit and a buzz around the BBC’s move north.
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CommentCan you cope with cuts?
How many shows, like The Bill, are rising to the challenge of looking good for less?