All Comment articles – Page 194
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CommentAll we are saying is give talent a chance
With Big Brother on the way out, Geoff Motley welcomes the move and calls for ‘real talent’ to be given a chance.
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CommentBBC must act to take away its enemies’ ammunition
As the BBC comes under attack, Tim Hincks rallies the corporation with a defence strategy.
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CommentMaking the salary sacrifice
The corporation can avoid deep and bloody cuts by seizing control.
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CommentCould local news PSB pilots end up as a straight choice?
Considering the headline question, Alex Connock says the choice could come down to ITV incumbents after an adrenalin shot of public money vs. newspaper groups with boots on the ground and TV producer partners.
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CommentWhat next for Wogan and R2?
Terry Wogan’s decision to stand down from the Radio 2 breakfast show to make way for Chris Evans will bring dismay and sadness to his loyal audience, but its an elegant decision both for the network and the broadcaster himself, writes Paul Robinson.
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CommentX Factor: Searching for vital ingredient
Whatever your views on Simon Cowell’s returning format, The X Factor is a cross-platform phenomenon that we should try to understand - if not exactly love, says Andrew Wilson
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CommentFilling Big Brother’s big boots
Forget creative renewal, Channel 4 will need a cash cow to replace Big Brother.
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CommentI really can't Take That credit for music video
I’m very flattered to be credited with Take That’s first video, ‘Do What You Like’ (Off Cuts, Broadcast 28.08.09) and yes, it was my production company, Clear Idea TV, that made it.
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CommentJumping on the brand wagon
Jazz FM chief executive Richard Wheatly outlines his thoughts on understanding and developing radio brands.
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CommentTop-slicing: the slippery slope
A move to top-slice the BBC licence fee would set British broadcasting on a slippery slope into a crevasse, writes Storyville’s Greg Sanderson.
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CommentMurdoch's MacTaggart hand grenade
James Murdoch’s MacTaggart certainly achieved its desired aim of throwing a giant rock into the PSB debate and dividing opinion in Edinburgh, writes Lisa Campbell.
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CommentRobert Peston on the future of news journalism
BBC business editor Robert Peston considers the future of news journalism in the Richard Dunn Memorial Lecture, delivered at the Edinburgh International Television Festival on 29 August, 2009.
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CommentJames Murdoch's MacTaggart speech
James Murdoch’s MacTaggart Lecture at the Edinburgh International Television Festival 2009.
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CommentWhy the BBC needs to worry about Murdoch’s MacTaggart
James Murdoch’s MacTaggart speech has sparked a debate in which the BBC must get more involved, writes Conor Dignam.
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CommentWorking together for dramatic results
Jana Bennett responds to the industry debate over the corporation’s commissioning process
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CommentThe stark reality that is the Sky ‘dream job’ for Murphy
All eyes will be on Sky 1’s controller to deliver a successful strategy, says Samantha Brick.
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CommentIt’s festival time! Don’t let the side down at Edinburgh
Attendees need to shake off bland and put the spirit back into the festival, says Ash Atalla.
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CommentContent-sharing makes sense
BBC’s video offering is not detrimental to commercial news providers.
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CommentA new era for Channel 4?
As the broadcaster prepares to wind down Big Brother, summer 2011 can’t come fast enough for Robin Parker.
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CommentHow times have changed since Big Brother 1
Phil Edgar Jones, creative director at Big Brother producer Brighter Pictures, looks back to the first series of the Channel 4 reality format and considers how times have changed for the genre.