All Comment articles – Page 167
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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.
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CommentA happy ending for Mr Grumpy?
Chorion’s assets deserve an appreciative home, says Kate Bulkley.
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CommentSmooth Radio: one year on
Commercial radio’s challenger to BBC Radio 2 celebrates its first birthday as a national network with a mixed report card, writes Paul Robinson.
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CommentBlue Peter 2.0
Blue Peter editor Tim Levell reveals the thinking behind the latest revamp of the BBC children’s show, which was broadcast from Salford for the first time this week.