All Comment articles – Page 164
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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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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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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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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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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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CommentBroadcaster caution risks losing the youth audience
Channel heads need to embrace the niche to engage with the young, says James Payne.
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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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CommentDigital windows are opening
TV is waking up to the value of subscription VoD, says Kate Bulkley.
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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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CommentDistribute your own content
Indie should avoid the temptation of Apple’s iTunes and create their own distribution platform, writes Alan Griffiths.
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CommentDQF leaves the BBC bruised but not broken
The BBC has done well to cut 20% without dropping services, but plenty of challenges remain, writes Lisa Campbell.
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CommentComedy overload is a bit of a joke
‘Being funny’ is clogging up the schedules, but money always talks, says Steven D Wright.
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CommentFreelancers: go on a date to forge a lasting relationship
Indie producers need to show freelancers the personal touch, says Susie Worster.
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CommentYour community needs you
Should TV do more to give communities a voice? asks Caroline Diehl.
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CommentPremier League rights ruling
The EU has ruled that it is not illegal to buy set top box decoder cards from foreign broadcasters, which could have a major impact on the way Sky and others buy sport, films and foreign TV rights. Mark Owen considers the consequences.
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CommentShowing the real conflict on the frontline for C4
This is a golden age for military access docs due to a more open MoD, says Simon Ford.
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CommentThe art of extracting a confession
Joan Bakewell explains David Frost’s ‘subtle but effective’ technique for interviewing Nixon.
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Comment‘The nicest bloke I ever worked with’
Saturday was a sad day for television, and most certainly for Tiger Aspect, when dear colleague and friend Nigel Farrell passed away after a short illness, writes Paul Sommers.