All The Broadcast Interview articles – Page 21
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Michael Carrington: Bringing comedy to kids’ TV
Turner’s chief content officer for EMEA says children’s broadcasters have been neglecting the live-action comedy genre, and this is something he is keen to change.
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Cindy Rose, Virgin Media
Virgin Media’s new executive director of digital entertainment is out to change viewing habits, following a tie-up with US set-top box manufacturer TiVo.
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Sam Collyns: No constraints, no spin
The producer of contemporary histories from Loyalists to Secret Iraq tells Robin Parker about the art of seizing the moment, the chaos of filming in a war zone - and curious attitudes to what’s off the record.
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Katie Taylor, entertainment, BBC
Just six months into the job and the BBC’s head of entertainment and events has already made her mark by revamping the mighty Strictly. But she’s not done yet.
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Made In… Shepherds Bush
Following a string of hits including In The Loop, Tamara Drewe and Made In Dagenham, BBC Films creative director Christine Langan is out to target younger audiences. Catherine Neilan reports
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Ruth Phillips, Zeppotron: serious about comedy
Having pulled off C4’s Alternative Election Night, Zeppotron’s head of comedy is taking the plunge into live TV.
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Steve Morrison, All3Media
Through a series of major acquisitions, All3Media has become the UK’s largest independent production group in just seven years. Jake Kanter speaks to its chief exec about where it goes from here.
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David Jordan: BBC Ed Pol chief comes out fighting
The director of the BBC’s Editorial Policy Unit is not taking recent criticism lying down.
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Roma Khanna: Building for the future
NBC Universal’s president of global channels and digital initiatives tells Michael Rosser how the UK will play a key role in the company’s continued growth.
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Jo Clinton-Davis, popular factual, ITV
Popular factual is a sweet spot for ITV, with celebrity authored docs in particular winning high ratings. But its controller is also looking for bolder commissions, she tells Jake Kanter.
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Jana Bennett: banging the drum for a bolder BBC
The director of BBC Vision wants to demonstrate the BBC’s value by making it surprising and different.
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David Nutter: the networks’ head starter
David Nutter is the most sought after director of drama pilots in US television - not bad for a man who started in TV after a chance meeting on a golf course.
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David Frank, Zodiak Media Group
The chief executive of the rebranded Zodiak Media Group tells Chris Curtis about managing creativity and plans for a £1bn IPO.
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Andrew Davenport: the master of children's TV
The creator of two of the most successful ever pre-school shows, Teletubbies and In The Night Garden, talks to Stuart Derrick about licensing and maintaining the integrity of the brand.
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Sir Martin Sorrell: ushering in an era of partnerships
From Project Canvas and the iPad to the new regimes at ITV and Channel 5, the WPP chief executive tells Chris Curtis why TV needs to open up, broaden its horizons and embrace change.
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Justin Gorman, entertainment, Channel 4
C4’s head of entertainment plans a series of bold, risky and live shows for next year as the end of Big Brother presents an opportunity to refresh the schedules.
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Mark Damazer: Signing off from BBC Radio
In this exclusive interview, the outgoing Radio 4 controller discusses leaving the ‘best job in broadcasting’ and the controversies that marked his six years in the role.
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John Smithson, Darlow Smithson
Darlow Smithson’s co-founder talks to Robin Parker about joining Endemol and how technology is changing documentary-making.
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Alison Sharman: new queen of breakfast TV
The ITV director of factual and daytime talks to Jake Kanter about her decision to replace GMTV with Daybreak and why Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley are worth every penny.
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Charlotte Moore, BBC1 docs
The documentary commissioning editor for BBC1, BBC2, BBC3 and BBC4 is looking for series and one-offs with “purpose” and “proposition” that can really make an impact.