All The Broadcast Interview articles – Page 4
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The Broadcast InterviewNeil & Rob Gibbons: From Partridge to The Witchfinder
Writer and director twins on their new comedy series along with their plan to set up a production label
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FeaturesArchive: Beryl Vertue interview
The pioneering producer, behind some iconic UK sitcoms, died at the weekend aged 90
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The Broadcast InterviewFiona Campbell: BBC3 goes back to the future
Channel controller is confident that the youth-skewing service can increase its reach among the 16-34 audience when it returns to TV screens
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FeaturesTop 10 interviews of 2021
Including Jed Mercurio, Idris Elba, Lucinda Hicks and Julian Bellamy
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The Broadcast InterviewJulian Bellamy: leading the charge at ITVS
Having weathered the Covid storm, ITVS’ managing director wants to win more business from the streamers and supercharge scripted hours
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The Broadcast InterviewJoel Wilson & Jamie Campbell turn UK drama up to Eleven
The Sex Education execs on how a Netflix greenlight transformed the fortunes of their production company
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The Broadcast InterviewHow Irvine Welsh & Dougray Scott created BritBox’s Crime
The team behind the police procedural on giving the genre a dark spin
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The Broadcast InterviewGerhard Zeiler: Super-local approach to global success
The Warner Media International chief on the importance of local content, why it’s good to fail and the prospect of breaking HBO Max’s ties with Sky
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The Broadcast InterviewIdris Elba reveals Green Door ambitions
The Hollywood star created Green Door to surface new, diverse talent – but he doesn’t want them to be solely defined by their ethnicity
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The Broadcast InterviewJamilla Dumbuya & Ana Garanito: Turning Green Door’s vision into reality
How the two execs are tackling the challenge of turning Green Door into a production powerhouse
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The Broadcast InterviewBanijay UK: reaping the benefits of scale
Lucinda Hicks and Peter Salmon on the ESUK merger’s advantages and their plans to supersize development and the indie roster
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The Broadcast InterviewPeter Langenberg: ‘Banijay needs to get bigger’
The group’s chief operating officer on why the super-indie is not resting on its laurels
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The Broadcast InterviewJonno Richards: Talkback boss turns up the heat
With a Netflix dating series hit and a Best Independent Production Company win at this year Broadcast Awards, the Fremantle label is flying high
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The Broadcast InterviewNida Manzoor: The punk spirit behind We Are Lady Parts
Writer and director on taking inspiration from her own life for her new C4 comedy about a Muslim female punk band
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The Broadcast InterviewAsacha plots an empire
Pan-European group has been steadily acquiring production firms and has now gained a foothold in the UK with the acquisition of Wag TV
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The Broadcast InterviewJed Mercurio: Ready for duty
Line Of Duty creator on working with new writers and his issues with the UK’s commissioning set-up
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The Broadcast InterviewSimon Andreae: Forging a fresh path for Fremantle
UK chief exec has a wealth of indie experience to draw on as he sets about simplifying its structure & balancing shows with new IP
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The Broadcast InterviewHow Mitchell & Webb got Back on screen
The comedy duo on their 25-year partnership and the obstacles they had to overcome to get the second series of their C4 sitcom on air
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FeaturesTop 10 interviews of 2020
Including Ian Katz, Ben Frow, Alex Mahon, June Sarpong, Two Brothers Pictures, David Olusoga and Mo Gilligan
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The Broadcast InterviewMackenzie Crook: Man of many talents
The actor and Pirates of the Caribbean star on leaving Hollywood behind to write and direct for British TV