All Comment articles
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CommentWhy we should blow up the BBC to save it
Rather than fighting to preserve the institution, let’s start asking what we actually need it to do, writes Matt Deegan
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CommentRoy Ackerman: Big Tech has much to learn as it transforms the industry
Working culture in Silicon Valley is very different to our industry and must not be allowed to get in the way of creativity, says Roy Ackerman
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CommentCécile Frot-Coutaz: The Sky-ITV deal is an investment in brilliant British storytelling
The Sky Studios chief on why the benefits of the deal will stretch far beyond the two companies involved
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CommentLife after the festival: let’s write Scottish TV’s next chapter
Instead of mourning the loss of the annual gathering in Edinburgh, let’s work out what needs to happen now, says Claire Mundell
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CommentChris Curtis: YouTube is a phenomenon – but let’s say the quiet bit out loud
The platform’s rapid rise has changed the environment for commercial broadcasters writes Broadcast’s editor-in-chief
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CommentWhat can we learn from the timing of the Sky-ITV deal?
The Comcast NBCU-owned outfit could have bought the PSB at any time – Mathew Horsman explores why it’s happening now
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CommentScott Bryan: Bravery and empathy can help bring societal change
As the commissioning slowdown hits queer programming, the need to back ideas outside the mainstream is greater than ever
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CommentWhy the BBC’s job cuts will have a hidden impact on diversity
We mustn’t overlook the costs to freelancers, particularly those from ethnic minorities, says Jaldeep Katwala
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CommentDon’t dismiss breakfast TV in the era of digital viewing
Good Morning Britain editor Daniel Robinson on how the live staple is expanding its reach online
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CommentWhat MPs didn’t ask during the BBC Charter Review Select Committee hearings
Key questions of racial, gender and sexual diversity missed out on parliamentarians’ scrutiny, says Jaldeep Katwala
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CommentReality contributor welfare has reached a tipping point – what’s next?
Duty-of-care protocols are good, but often ad hoc – we need industry-wide consensus to strengthen them, says welfare producer Emma Pringle
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CommentBroadcast Hot Shots bring something extra
‘Quite simply, the 64 individuals who made it onto the final list are lighting up the industry’
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CommentSky-ITV analysis: scale and scrutiny on the horizon
Will the government approve a deal that suggests British broadcasters can only compete with global players if they join forces, wonders Chris Curtis
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CommentMike Darcey: ITV has befriended an old enemy in a bid for digital prominence
ITV’s move to join Sky and eschew its PSB peers makes sense - but raises questions about what comes next
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CommentLegacy broadcasters need to get in tune with one another
A joined up ‘PSM orchestra’ is the only way to get British content heard above the noise of the global streamers, argues Alan Tyler
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CommentOriginal British tech can help save Public Service Media for the post-broadcast age
Only unprecendented collaboration and genuine ambition can ensure that British content for British audiences will flourish, argues David Abraham
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CommentHas virtual production lived up to the hype?
Garden Studios’ VP supervisor Sam Kemp examines whether the technology has achieved the mainstream adoption predicted five years ago
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CommentWhy more indies should take inspiration from Time Team
The Development Network founder Jon Willers digs into direct-to-consumer programming
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CommentFrom hospital to courtroom: why scripted TV’s next boom is legal
Banijay’s Steve Matthews argues that turning to trusted genres is not laziness but an evolutionary necessity
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CommentJon Sen: It’s time to face up to UK drama’s structural problem
The newest addition to Broadcast’s roster of columnists unpacks why the industry must not mistake a few hits for long-term health