All articles by Robin Parker – Page 46
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NewsBroadcast launches diverse talent search
Broadcast is hunting for TV’s rising BAME stars for a special issue this summer.
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NewsCBBC scales back original commissions
CBBC is to cut back on original commissions and supersize its key brands – as it reveals it is hunting for new presenters and a studio sitcom.
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NewsWebb: CBBC and CBeebies at risk of following BBC3 online
BBC director of children’s Alice Webb has warned that CBBC and CBeebies are at risk of going the way of BBC3 and moving online if the corporation takes a funding cut during charter renewal.
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NewsJohn Thomson to front Gold stand-up show
UKTV has ordered a stand-up comedy clip show hosted by John Thomson in the guise of ‘PC Northern club comic’ character Bernard Righton.
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FeaturesRoundtable: Solving the kids' TV crisis
Broadcast’s panel of experts examine the decline in children’s commissioning, the growing role of digital content and how the future of the genre could be secured. Robin Parker reports
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FeaturesDrama Special: Training
Drama producers are looking for innovative training methods. Robin Parker hears how Tiger Aspect is taking the initiative, while graduates of a Creative Skillset scheme discuss their experiences
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FeaturesRoundtable: the future of factual
Film-makers discuss the state of the genre, from brands’ over-the-top demands in exchange for access to the impact of subscription platforms and BBC3’s move online. Robin Parker reports
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NewsITV lines up Queen Victoria drama from Mammoth Screen
Former Silver River head Daisy Goodwin is to make her screenwriting debut with a Queen Victoria biopic for ITV.
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NewsPatrick Holland and Polly Hill: indie verdict
New BBC documentaries and drama heads are broadly welcomed by production community
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NewsUS execs lead Edinburgh TV Festival line-up
US execs will be out in force in Edinburgh this year, with senior figures from HBO, Showtime, FX and Discovery flying the flag for cable and Amazon Studios representing the new breed of online commissioners.
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NewsDiversity: a mixed reaction
Indies are divided over whether they can meet broadcasters’ diversity strategies, with those welcoming the efforts as a step in the right direction matched by others fearing that the financial burden could fall on their shoulders.
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FeaturesConsolidators tighten their grip
Despite double-digit declines in revenues for groups such as All3Media and Shine, ahead of its merger with top-ranked Endemol, UK turnover was up overall.
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FeaturesBig four broadcasters jockey for position
Plans to allow BBC Productions to compete in the open market have divided the indie sector, while ITV, C4 and Sky have been busy making acquisitions.
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NewsBBC Studios: the indie verdict
Almost 100 indies have delivered their verdict on the BBC’s plans to abolish quotas and commercialise in-house production – and it has split the sector down the middle.
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NewsBBC orders sketch show double
The BBC is hoping two female performers can deliver an eradefining sketch show - but Channel 4 is stepping back from the genre.
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NewsThe Office named best show of past 20 years
BBC comedy The Office has been crowned the industry’s favourite show of the past 20 years.
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FeaturesBroadcast Awards 1996 - 2015: celebrating two decades of winners
When the Broadcast team sat down to consider how best to mark 20 years of the Broadcast Awards, it became clear: it’s all about the shows.
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The Broadcast InterviewRussell T Davies on Cucumber
Writer Russell T Davies tells Robin Parker about mixing grit and gloss in his return to the Manchester gay scene.
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NewsHorrible Histories gets a makeover
CBBC comedy series Horrible Histories is to return for a 12-part run of ‘mini biographies’ featuring a new cast and guest stars including Ben Miller and Rowan Atkinson.
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Behind The ScenesDrunk History, Comedy Central
Plying comic actors with booze? What can possibly go wrong, wonders Robin Parker