All Comment articles – Page 162
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CommentYou can’t trust anything on TV
Are programme-makers deliberately misleading us? You bet they are, says Steven D Wright.
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CommentAnimation industry needs a break
Future for the sector looks very bleak without government help, writes Miles Bullough.
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CommentTime for a little C4 mischief
Broadcaster needs programmes that pack a punch to attract key audience.
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CommentTalking to the Taliban
Finding Taliban fighters to talk on camera was always going to be the greatest challenge, writes Sam Collyns, series producer of Secret Pakistan (BBC2, 9pm).
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CommentThe rise and rise of UK TV viewing
A recent report revealed that people in the UK are watching television for longer. Dr Thomas Kirsch examines the possible reasons why.
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CommentRobinson on the Rajars
Paul Robinson considers what has gone wrong at BBC Radio 3, after reporting a poor round of audience figures.
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CommentChristopher Lunn plays final hand
In the protracted investigation into Christopher Lunn & Company, the firm’s proprietor may well have played his last hand, writes Jake Kanter.
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CommentThe art of saying 'No'
Agent Andrew Wilson is at the coalface of the hunt for new talent - but sometimes people just won’t take no for an answer.
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CommentComing alive outside the M25
Our recent appointment of Jon Mountague to head our office in Manchester is at the forefront of our efforts to expand production, but more importantly development, outside the M25, writes DLT Entertainment boss Don Taffner Jr.
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CommentHave you considered having a smaller desk?
TV faces a dark future if producers don’t start paying writers promptly, says James Henry.
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CommentDon’t give up on the big idea
Digital success depends on achieving cut-through, says Kate Bulkley.
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CommentIs VoD finally coming of age?
Netflix may find it hard going in the UK, but the market is developing.
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CommentBaking the co-pro cake
As the UK animation sector faces a challenging future, Dinamo Productions reveals how they pieced together new pre-school co-pro Abadas that last night launched simultaneously on four channels and in three languages.
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CommentNew voices and fresh ideas are key to rejuvenating TV
Where is the risk-taking in public service broadcasters’ doc output? asks Jane Mote.
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CommentTax breaks or that’s all folks
Foreign subsidies make it impossible for UK animators to compete.
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CommentDQF: not all doom and gloom
BBC hasn’t had it as bad as other sectors, writes Andrew Harrison.
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CommentWhere is the diversity on Loose Women?
In June 2009, when I was working from home, I came across the programme Loose Women. I remember noticing four white women on the panel and wondered ‘why isn’t there black representation?’
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CommentDigital windows are opening
TV is waking up to the value of subscription VoD, says Kate Bulkley.
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CommentDQF: let’s cut the crap
BBC report will not be the final word on changes at the broadcaster.
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CommentBroadcaster caution risks losing the youth audience
Channel heads need to embrace the niche to engage with the young, says James Payne.