All Comment articles – Page 173
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CommentBBC counts the cost of cuts
When Broadcast broke the World Service cuts story yesterday it prompted immediate reaction from shocked staff. Lisa Campbell considers the impact.
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CommentView from the North
The view from the North is rapidly becoming the view of the South as I travel down on one of my now weekly trips to London, writes Tom Harvey.
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CommentHunt's proposed online TV crackdown
Reports of the Oxford Media Convention suggest that Jeremy Hunt holds strong views about the regulation of online TV but it is not clear what they are. Informal hints from officials, however, suggest that content regulation may be extended beyond the new AVMS framework, writes Tony Ballard.
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Comment10 O'Clock Live: the verdict
Channel 4’s 10 O’Clock Live nearly broke Twitter with mixed audience reaction. Robin Parker gives the Broadcast verdict.
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CommentTraining should be open to all
Help freelancers develop or we’ll lose them, says Donna Taberer.
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CommentTime to switch on local TV?
Jeremy Hunt’s plan is laudable, but lessons must be learned from radio.
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CommentGet a Passport to free freelancer training
I read with interest the results of the Broadcast Freelancer Survey (Broadcast, 7 January) and thought I might draw attention to an initiative looking to support consistency in health and safety across the industry and provide freelancers with training bursaries.
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CommentLand Girls / Rome Wasn't Built In A Day / Big Fat Gypsy Weddings
Icon Films’ Thomas Kelpie and Wise Buddah’s Chris North on bad accents, builders’ bums and big dresses.
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CommentYoung people need factual content about wider world
Report shows youth of today are interested in international affairs, says Sophie Chalk.
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CommentHow the O’Reilly decision will affect broadcasting
The Miriam O’Reilly decision is likely to be of huge importance to broadcasters, being the first major decision of its kind in the UK, writes Russell Brimelow.
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CommentFollowing the money trail
Product placement will increase revenue - but who will get the cash?
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CommentOfcom changes open up the marketplace for radio
New commercial opportunities need to be exploited with care, says Clive Dickens.
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CommentTackling an age-old problem
TV industry needs to act on lessons learned from the O’Reilly verdict.
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CommentPrincess really cares about its freelancers
I joined Princess a year and a half ago, after working at the BBC and at a number of indies over the years.
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CommentHugh’s Big Fish Fight, C4
As new Channel 4 series Hugh’s Big Fish Fight casts off, director and series producer Will Anderson takes Broadcast behind the scenes of the campaigning documentary.
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CommentSad tidings of freelance pain
Broadcast Freelancer Survey reveals a workforce lacking in opportunity.
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CommentFear and toadying in TV land
What three things would make it a happier new year for indies?, writes Tiger Aspect’s Clive Tulloh.
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CommentKey insider knowledge puts the fact into fictional crime
Having an expert on hand is vital to give our series authenticity, says Lynda La Plante.
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CommentRobinson on Capital and Smooth going national
Commercial radio launches two national radio services this week kicking off a year in which it needs to build on the green shoots of 2010, writes Paul Robinson.
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Comment“Be careful with those wrinkles!”
Diversity is, and has long been, a huge issue in the media, both on and off screen, writes Russell Brimelow. It is now reaching a potential flashpoint, particularly for older women, in this era of rapidly expanding high definition output, where wrinkles have become a bigger issue than ever before.