All Comment articles – Page 62
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CommentWinter’s coming for commercial TV
Broadcasters face big battles as ad spend falls and digital platforms grow, says Kate Bulkley
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CommentUnpicking the talent pay bunfight
Revealing gender pay gap is clearest outcome of a flawed exercise
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CriticsWhen Football Banned Women; In The Dark; Addicted Parents: Last Chance to Keep My Children
“Clare Balding filled with Olympic fervour is a British treasure, pride of our sporting nation. Clare Balding steaming with indignation is another thing altogether, Boadicea on the boil.”
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CriticsGame of Thrones; Nadiya’s British Food Adventure; Normal for Norfolk
“This new mood of austerity was rather enjoyable, the seaminess coming from a script sprinkled with C-bombs and bitter rejoinders.”
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CriticsI Know Who You Are; Poldark; Imagine: Chris Ofili
“We love these BBC4 serials, with their expensive interiors, glamorous actors, tolerant attitude to nudity and expansiveness”
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CriticsWho Wants My Council House?; Dippy and the Whale; Decoding Disaster
“Even with the schedules swamped by property, food and dating shows, this was a promising one-off with potential for a full series.”
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CommentProtecting the director’s role in a changing world
As Directors UK marks its 25th anniversary, Steve Smith looks at how the job has evolved
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CommentUK-based international channels need Brexit clarity
Firms may have to move their operations to another member state, says Adam Minns
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CriticsAckley Bridge; Thronecast; Pharmacy Road; The Highland Midwife
“Full marks for great performances throughout the series.”
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CommentHere’s to the return of trashy TV
Forget box sets, Love Island is the show that everyone is talking about, says Steven D Wright
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CommentNew era coming up fast for C4
Alex Mahon will inherit a strong organisation at a challenging time
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CriticsCatching a Killer; This Was My Dad; How to Retire at 40
“This was a chilling tale, grippingly told.”
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CriticsEpidemic; Ross Kemp; How to Holiday Better; OMG! Make Me A Famous Face
“Channel 4 is to be commended for gleaning something celebratory from one of the darkest chapters in modern British history.”
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CriticsWho Do You Think You Are?; Circus Kids; Outlander
“What a cracker of an episode to launch the new series of Who Do You Think You Are?”
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CriticsThe Windsors; Joanna Lumley’s India; The Highland Midwife
“It is a comedy so funny and silly that not even the royal family could take offence.”
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CommentBBC vision is radical but distant
Online gateway plan is clever, but new types of content feel remote
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CommentThe pros and cons of Brexit
Funding may be lost but UK could reshape laws to attract productions, says Julian Wilkins
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CommentPlaying the digital name game
Branding is key in the online ecosystem and TV content is especially strong
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CriticsTV Critics: Life Behind Bars; Broken
“The makers of Life Behind Bars: Visiting Hour may have hit on the fixed-rig format’s platonic ideal.”