All Comment articles – Page 191
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CommentTV needs tax relief investment
Producers and fund managers alike profit from their relationship.
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CommentMicro-blogging’s claims to greatness don’t ring true
Stuart Cosgrove is sceptical about Twitter’s self-promotion as an agent of democracy.
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CommentLife after commissioning
Former Channel 4 executive Peter Grimsdale reflects on the ‘penetration protocols’ of Big Brother, his ‘outplacement’ from Yahoo! over Nipplegate and how to prolong your career in television.
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CommentGoogle’s future dominance of online ads
There’s little doubt that Google is on a path to dominate the market for online video advertising. The events of recent weeks, including a deal to show Channel 4 programmes on YouTube and Google’s announcement of a new auction-based video ad platform, simply advance a strategy that’s firmly in place. ...
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CommentHow a meetings marathon leads to new relationships
Last week’s Screenwriters’ Festival saw the biggest turnout of leading TV and film commissioners and producers ever among its 520 delegates.
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CommentBurning issues, cold cash
Campaigning doc-makers must raise finance without losing their soul.
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CommentBiggest brains to answer the big questions
The Media Festival promises topical debate, says Peter Bazalgette.
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CommentRadio 4 deserves Rajar success
Without market forces, station’s output is distinctive and high quality.
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CommentRobinson on Rajar
Radio 4’s stellar performance in the Rajar audience figures for the third quarter of 2009 has dominated the headlines but more significantly points to some fundamental shifts in UK listener behaviour, writes Paul Robinson.
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CommentFilming Panorama: The Child Protectors
In the wake of the Baby P scandal, Panorama follows employees in Coventry tasked with identifying “at risk” children to find out if they are being kept safe. Producer/director Emma Loach explains the hurdles that Films of Record had to overcome to make the film.
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CommentWe must embrace failure to find great success in drama
It’s worth the risk if we find the next great British drama series, says Ben Stephenson.
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CommentContent must come first
Amid the C4 senior shuffle and wider digital debate, good TV is still key.
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CommentBBC salaries should be limited for morale
The proposal by George Osborne to require BBC salaries exceeding the Prime Minister’s to be approved by the Treasury is very similar to one myself and a couple of colleagues made half a dozen years ago in the BBC Forum.
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CommentC4’s slippery YouTube slope
The broadcaster’s innovative deal may yet come back to haunt it.
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CommentFlashForward: What next for TV
Alex Connock reports on the government’s C&binet conference on British digital creativity, revealing what Simon Fuller and Ashley Highfield had to say about the future of television.
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CommentMature attitude
With Sandi Toksvig the latest presenter to take a swipe at ageism in TV, as the BBC hunts for a more mature female newsreader, Geoff Motley considers the issue.
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CommentBroadcast goes to the Prix Europa
The Prix Europa has established itself as one of the most important award ceremonies in the European broadcast calendar. So why does the UK continue to give it the cold shoulder? Katherine Rushton travelled to Berlin to find out.
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CommentThe dawn of Google’s dominance in video ads
If Google’s ambitions in online video advertising are realised, it will leave a much smaller share of the digital pie for everyone else, writes Michael Comish.
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CommentPlugging into social networks
In the new multi-platform landscape, producers increasingly need to factor in social network tools to ensure their drama proves a hit, writes Tim Sealey.
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CommentThe art of pitching
Television needs to take the art of pitching more seriously, especially in today’s winner-takes-all media environment, writes Paul Boross.