All Comment articles – Page 179
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CommentCatching new talent in the web
Grant Michaels is turning to social networks to find the next wave of broadcasting talent.
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CommentWho will have the last laugh?
Producer Norma Burke recalls her time at this year’s Edinburgh TV Festival to reflect on what the future holds for comedy on British television.
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CommentU Be Dead, ITV1
Elinor Day, producer of new ITV1 drama U Be Dead, takes Broadcast behind-the-scenes of the true life thriller.
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CommentAn investment in people is an investment in our future
A strong industry is reliant on training staff to be effective leaders, writes Alex Mahon.
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CommentWhere are the female techies?
Attracting more women into engineering roles will drive innovation, writes Naomi Climer.
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CommentNo big idea, but fight is on
Thompson’s MacTaggart lecture laid down the gauntlet to BBC’s critics.
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CommentKilling off The Bill was a crime
As ITV finally pulls the plug on The Bill, after 26 years and 2,400 episodes, location manager Malcolm Treen wants to know why.
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CommentDiary of an Edinburgh virgin
Following his first trip to the Edinburgh International Television Festival, Jake Kanter reflects on the hustle and bustle of the weekend.
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CommentAudience demands high-quality content
The research findings from Rice University that revealed viewers would be content with watching low-resolution or massively compressed videos (‘Viewers happy to watch lower-quality video’, Broadcast, 20.08.10’) completely flies in the face of every other piece of evidence out there.
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CommentWhat TV can learn from advertising, and vice versa
The TV development process is brutal, says Mark Boyd, creativity should be respected.
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CommentC4 looks best option for UKTV
A sale of Virgin Media’s 50% stake to Sky or ITV is hard to imagine.
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CommentITV needs to adjust controls
Auto-Tune controversy is an own goal but duty of care is more serious.
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CommentSiloed digital divisions antiquated by convergence
Savvy broadcasters and indies should consider integrating digital teams with their wider business to drive efficiencies and improve the quality of cross-platform content, writes Alex Farber.
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CommentRobinson on Bates and Smooth
Smooth Radio’s appointment of Simon Bates to its national breakfast show is a bold and smart move that signals Guardian Media Group’s seriousness in its strategy to create a new national commercial radio brand, writes Paul Robinson.
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CommentDawn Porter – got any jokes?
As Dawn Porter prepares to make her debut stand-up performance this Sunday at the Edinburgh International TV Festival, she just needs one more thing – jokes.
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CommentWatch without prejudice
Viewers might think they know what Songs of Praise is about but, as David Strachan writes, maybe you should take another look.
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CommentPaying the price for passion
The television industry needs to take stock, or risk exploiting a dedicated workforce.
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CommentThe truth is there are no certainties in this industry
As the fate of Thames shows, the future of TV is impossible to predict, says Jimmy Mulville.
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CommentPut broadband rollout in the hands of the BBC
Give the BBC - not a quango - the responsibility for getting the unconnected onto broadband, writes Tony Ballard.
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CommentView from the North
If the British TV industry is to be successful in an increasingly competitive global marketplace, we need to ensure that we build the creative sectors across the whole of the UK, writes Tom Harvey.