All Broadcast Magazine articles – Page 31
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Faraz Osman: Don’t let the UK’s thriving kids’ content sector wither
With the BBC licence fee frozen and the YACF culled, this vital part of the industry needs as much support as it can get
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Rob Carey and Camilla Lewis on broadening the scope of Curve Media
Our Dementia Choir indie founders on landing bigger commissions, navigating Covid, moving into feature docs and working with streamers
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Good things come in small indie packages – but it’s brutal out there
Broadcasters are doing their bit to help, but the landscape remains precarious for many
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In conversation: Serena Kennedy and Sally Debonnaire on the production manager crisis
How the pandemic placed extra pressure on but also highlighted the importance of the often overlooked, vital role
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Analysis: how the BBC should face the licence fee battle
Should the corporation fight to keep the licence fee and risk being forced to change, or propose alternatives of its own?
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Genres - 28-day consolidated (November 2021)
Including top 10 entertainment, drama and factual
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Christmas viewing takes a tumble
The Queen’s message draws biggest audience since 2006, but overall viewing is down 11% on 2020
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PSBs binge on pre-TX viewing
Traditional broadcasters are increasingly making their shows available as box sets, with striking results
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The Lost Symbol adds up to a hit
Sky Max Dan Brown thriller tops 2 million after 10 showings, while ITV2 embraces true crime
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Bake Off maintains its grip on viewers
Though down on C4’s lockdown-boosted 2020 run, the baking show was on par with previous outings
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Youth decline hits castle and cars
Audiences for BBC1’s Top Gear and ITV’s I’m A Celebrity… down on last year as 16-34 viewing falls
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In conversation: Sophie Jones and John Smithson
The true crime producers discuss working in the genre, competing for eyeballs with drama, and how social media is enriches storytelling
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ITV News deputy political editor predicts more turbulence
Anushka Asthana on carving a central path in polarised times
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Alex Pumfrey: keep destigmatising mental health
Let’s Reset behaviour change campaign is gathering support
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James Burstall: capitalising on the production boom
Argonon chief exec enthused by sharing of IP across wider creative sector
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West Road chief anticipates procedural progress
Jonathan Fisher is confident audiences continue to find ’comfort and escapism’ in standalone mysteries
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Simone Pennant: black male execs need nurturing
The TV Collective founder hopes more people of colour land senior roles
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What to expect in the year ahead
Pat Younge, Anushka Asthana, Alex Pumfrey, Simone Pennant, Jonathan Fisher & James Burstall on the shape of the industry over the next 12 months
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What (not) to expect in 2022
Boffala Pictures founder Shane Allen takes a satirical gaze into TV’s crystal ball
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Creative Review: Plants, wacky worlds and true crime
UK post houses’ best recent work, from images of stunning flora to a comedian’s surreal world