All Comment articles – Page 174
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CommentGet ‘em off to get ahead in TV
An industry obsessed with youth offers few opportunities to the young, says Steven D Wright.
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CommentAd market needs to evolve before CRR is abolished
The system does need to change, but Jeremy Hunt’s urgency is baffling, says Julia Jordan.
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CommentAs one door closes...
With BBC ‘sharing the pain’ of cuts, now is a good time to start afresh.
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CommentSky Atlantic: Let the Stories Begin
The first show to feature on new channel Sky Atlantic will be Let the Stories Begin, an hour-long preview produced by indie Northern Upstart. Indie co-founder Mark Murray spoke to Broadcast ahead of the launch.
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CommentGladiators: Rome Unwrapped, Channel 5
Ahead of a new documentary series exploring ancient Rome using drama and CGI, series director Dan Oliver takes Broadcast behind the scenes.
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CommentNew Communications Act is the big issue, not local TV
There’s no time for delay in updating the UK’s media legislation, says Andrew Harrison.
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CommentInvestment in training bears fruit
As training providers, we are all too familiar with the challenges that programme-makers, especially freelancers, face in terms of career support and ongoing training (‘Why TV faces a growing skills gap’, Broadcast 21 January).
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CommentGray day for blokeish Sky
Sexist gaffes won’t help the broadcaster’s bid to attract female viewers
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CommentAll3 rides out the Skins storm
Controversy will not dent firm’s US ambitions, says Kate Bulkley.
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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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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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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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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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CommentTime to switch on local TV?
Jeremy Hunt’s plan is laudable, but lessons must be learned from radio.
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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.