All Comment articles – Page 160
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CommentThe drama behind ITV's results - and the challenge ahead
Broadcast’s Jake Kanter analyses ITV Studios’ performance and the progress the broadcaster is making on its transformation plan.
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CommentConstructed reality is doing serious business
Borne out of economic reality, the genre is wooing German fans, says Felix Wessler.
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CommentLove Life / Alcatraz / The Indian Doctor
PBS’s Katie Cook and Objective’s Paul Routledge on love triangles, lost inmates and smallpox.
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CommentCelebrities: TV’s only saving grace
Let’s face it, the reason we’re in this dull line of work is to mix with ‘stars’, says Steven D Wright.
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CommentTalpa makes its Voice heard
De Mol vehicle is repositioning for dominance, says Kate Bulkley.
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CommentRobinson on BBC local radio cuts
Cuts to BBC local radio drivetime programming proposed by BBC management have been decisively rejected by a new report in the wake of falling listening figures, writes Paul Robinson.
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CommentMarie Colvin remembered
Atlantic Productions’ boss Anthony Geffen remembers his time working with Marie Colvin, the award-winning Sunday Times journalist killed in Syria last week.
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CommentWhat ITV's tax battle means for television
ITV is poised to lose a second court appeal in a long-running legal battle with HMRC to avoid paying more tax for hiring high-profile actors, but the result could also place a financial burden on production companies, says Liz Brion.
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CommentThe Ronnie Wood Show, Sky Arts 1
The Ronnie Wood Show, which debuts on Sky Arts 1 tonight, happened by accident, according to series producer Ian Sharpe.
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CommentA gateway to the world of TV at the Albert Docks
BBC Showcase increasingly represents the whole TV industry, says Steve Macallister.
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CommentMore sex please C4, we’re missing out
After reading Barry McFlynn’s searingly honest polemic ‘What is Channel 4 actually for?’ I feel compelled to throw my hat into the ring and pose a question that has been bothering me for some time: C4, where has all the sex gone?
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CommentSurvival depends on tax breaks
Treasury must listen to the cause of British animation and drama.
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CommentViewer engagement comes with having a personality
Channel 4 benefits from allowing journalists to give views online, says Benjamin Cohen.
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CommentA nursery slope for TV talent
Many have started in kids’ TV – long may it continue, says Reem Nouss.
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CommentKidnap and Ransom, ITV1
Executive producer Rachel Gesua reveals the challenges behind bringing ITV drama Kidnap and Ransom back for a second run.
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CommentTimothy Spall: All at Sea, BBC4
Paul Crompton reveals how making Timothy Spall: All at Sea for BBC4 proved an eye-opening experience.
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CommentAn issue worth ‘banging on about’
As Broadcast kicks off its Expert Women campaign, Lis Howell explains why it’s needed.
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CommentFormats go native but UK drama is in a golden age
There are barriers to enter reality TV, so look instead to drama, says Ben Silverman.
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CommentA timely pot of Gold for comedy
UKTV has followed Sky 1 in investing in mainstream comedy - now it’s time for the terrestrials to follow suit.