All Broadcast Magazine articles – Page 4
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FeaturesFactual creeps in front as drama takes a hit
While scripted Hot Pick submissions are down, true crime, celebrity travelogues, science and history docs are going strong
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FeaturesEnd Credits: Tom Gould
The Lifted Entertainment director of entertainment & formats on fancy dress, Easter eggs and Celebrity Love Island
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RatingsBBC1’s cooking show isn’t done yet
MasterChef can survive its current controversy, because the presenters aren’t the key to its success, says Stephen Price
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RatingsSky’s Gilded Age loses its lustre
Third series of Julian Fellowes’ period drama opens on a low, while Love Island matches up to 2024
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RatingsGenre overview tables (June 2025 - 28-day consolidated)
Including top 10 drama, entertainment and current affairs programmes
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RatingsAusten holds her own as a Genius
Three-part doc on novelist fares well against Shakespeare and Mozart, while Springwatch holds steady
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RatingsBBC cracks it with murder mystery
Death Valley becomes best drama launch so far this year, while ITV’s Code Of Silence draws in 6.3 million
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RatingsBookish writes new record for U&Alibi
Period drama achieves channel’s best rating in at least four years, while 5’s Murder Most Puzzling ends well. Stephen Price reports
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FeaturesEnd Credits: Caroline Short
The ITN Productions head of factual on dodgy dancing, dog-walking and Gazza
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Behind The ScenesThe march to battle: How King & Conqueror explored untold history
James Norton and Kitty Kaletsky of Rabbit Track Pictures on scaling up for an epic BBC drama
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CommentIt’s tough out there – indies have never worked harder or smarter
Even producers performing well are feeling the pressure – so let’s double down on fresh thinking, says Chris Curtis
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FeaturesHow the MacTaggart has evolved
Broadcast identifies the core trends of the event which has been Edinburgh TV Festival’s centrepiece for 50 years
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FeaturesMacTaggart at 50: the speeches that made a mark
Previous MacTaggart speakers reveal their favourite lectures of the past half century
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FeaturesTV and talent: when things turn sour
Some of the UK’s top presenters weigh in on broadcaster relationships, why some talent behave badly and what can be done to rein it in
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FeaturesChange at the top: What should Kate Phillips’ priorities be?
Senior execs reveal the genres in which the BBC is doing well, and where the new queen of content could shake things up
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FeaturesFactual under pressure: how global PSBs are responding
Genre bosses from the BBC, ABC and CBC unpack the challenges of producing trusted, responsive and authoritative content
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The Broadcast InterviewJohn McVay: Facing the future of the indie sector
The outgoing chief executive of Pact on his ambitions for the production community
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CommentHow TikTok helped Virgin Island become a viral hit
Channel 4’s Jonah Weston on a social campaign which outmanoeuvred prudish algorithms to draw in young viewers
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RatingsWhat makes a returning drama?
As the autumn drama season approaches, Stephen Price examines what it takes for a show to win a reorder
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RatingsGenre overview tables (May 2025 - 28-day consolidated)
Including top 10 comedy, drama and entertainment programmes