All Whizz Kid articles – Page 6
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PodcastTalking TV podcast: Janice Hadlow and Line of Duty
The latest Talking TV podcast reflects on a busy week for the broadcasting industry, which included some seismic news at BBC2 and another ITV channel launch.
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FeaturesThe resolutions that really matter
Steven D Wright offers his top tips for advancing your television career in the year ahead
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PodcastTalking TV: Benefits Street and Henry Winkler
Broadcast’s podcast returns with an interview with Channel 4 commissioner Nick Mirsky about Benefits Street and a look ahead to Henry Winkler’s new CBBC series.
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NewsBBC bolsters entertainment commissioning team
Former ITV Studios entertainment executive Rachel Ashdown has been appointed as a commissioning editor by the BBC.
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PodcastTalking TV: Christmas quiz
The final Talking TV podcast of 2013 serves up a festive treat as producers and the Broadcast team go toe-to-toe in a Christmas quiz.
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NewsMTV orders Whizz Kid beach trip
Whizz Kid Entertainment is taking eight single men and women on a luxury holiday and secretly inviting their exes to join them on the trip, in a series for MTV.
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PodcastTalking TV: Lifetime launch and holographic technology
It’s a channel launch bonanza on the latest Broadcast: Talking TV, as Lifetime and local television come under the microscope, along with an interview with the makers of Don’t Panic: the Truth about Population.
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CommentWe are artists by any other name
TV is on a par with anything in a gallery - without the pretentiousness, says Steven D Wright
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NewsIonoco wins game-control deals
Ionoco has secured three new licenses to provide game-control technology for two UK and one US game shows
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PodcastTalking TV: BBC1 gymnastics and The Wrong Mans
The sixth edition of Broadcast: Talking TV runs the rule over BBC1’s new entertainment commission Let’s Get Ready to Tumble and checks in on BBC2 comedy The Wrong Mans.
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NewsChallenge rebrands with animated idents
BSkyB is to rebrand Challenge as it bids to boost the entertainment channel’s profile.
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CommentWho wants to be cool anyway?
Now that TV is no longer hip, my weekends won’t be the same, says Steven D Wright
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PodcastTalking TV: BBC payoffs & C4 purchases
Broadcast’s Talking TV podcast on C4’s plans to invest in indies and a difficult week for the BBC
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CommentWe’re all suckers for the same old
Why not rip off formats when viewers often yearn for the familiar, asks Steven D Wright
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PodcastTalking TV podcast: Edinburgh 2013
Broadcast’s new podcast Talking TV reflects on Edinburgh, with a run-down of five highlights from the television festival.
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NewsWhizz Kid wins first Challenge gameshow
Sky has ordered a Whizz Kid Entertainment quiz as its first original gameshow for Challenge since it acquired the channel.
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CommentGrim reality of life at an indie
Battle for commissions is getting depressing, says Stephen D Wright
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PodcastBroadcast launches TV podcast
Broadcast has launched a podcast showcasing TV’s biggest new shows and featuring high-profile producers and executives.
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CommentFlash the trash or aim for the stars?
Steven D Wright ponders the conundrum of whether your output matters after you’re dead
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CommentJust stick to the day job, will you?
Commissioners: stop dreaming of an indie career and read my pitch, says Steven D Wright