All Comment articles – Page 88
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CommentPlaying Netflix at its own game
Subscription app is a shrewd move for Discovery, says Kate Bulkley
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CommentOvernights still have their place
In today’s fragmented viewing world, a shared metric is important
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CommentWhy companies should be content with owning content
The roles of creator and distributor are becoming interchangeable, but you need to play to your strengths, says Dan Ison
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CommentThe South Bank Show: opening up the arts
The South Bank Show has become one of the most important cultural records we have, says Phil Edgar Jones
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PodcastTalking TV: Top Gear and terms of trade
Pact’s call for a moratorium on terms of trade reviews and its implications for Channel 4 take centre stage - plus the Talking TV verdict on Chris Evans’ Top Gear debut.
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CommentHow impartiality stifles debate
EU debacle highlights why we need a free press, says David Graham
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CommentVice is no longer the outsider
Brand needs to retain its values as it edges towards mainstream, says Chris Curtis
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CriticsTV Critics: Myleene Klass: Single Mums on Benefits; Musical Masters of the 19th Century; Roots
“This was never going to be a probing look at the benefits system. Instead it was positive – if not stretching – telly.”
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CriticsTV Critics: A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Alan Partridge’s Scissored Isle; Heathrow: Britain’s Busiest Airport
“Here was the loveliest, most natural treatment of dialogue I’ve heard in a TV adaptation of Shakespeare.”
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CriticsTV Critics: The Truth About Alcohol; Inside Britain’s Biggest Mosque; Going Forward
‘I like a drink’ he claimed, but Dr Javid’s idea of a fun night out was to have one glass of chardonnay, then blow into a breathalyser every 20 minutes.
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CommentBBC drama can only thrive with ambitious leadership
Whoever takes the helm will need to have strong creative vision - and a thick skin
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CommenteSports makes a play for TV
Gaming could sit next to football on Sky or BT Sport, says Kate Bulkley
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CommentTV and online worlds collide
Netflix, touted for years as the bogeyman for linear broadcasters, is beginning to work closely with its traditional rivals in the latest phase of its global expansion.
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CommentInternet force can be with us
The digital world moves at breakneck speed. One minute Candace Payne was out shopping in Texas, the next she’s appearing on James Corden’s The Late Late Show.
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CommentThere has to be more to PSB VoD than catch-up services
Exclusive content is essential for continued growth, says Richard Davidson-Houston
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CommentDiversity targets must address creative roles
Yes, the BBC is making strides in diversity - but much of this is outside of British programme-making, says Simon Albury
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Comment‘Distinctive’ shows can be successful and risk-taking
Programmes like The Great British Bake Off must surely meet the criteria, says Cat Lewis
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CommentGovernment has the whip hand
But white paper was less painful than feared, says Steven D Wright
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CommentMapping out a distinctive future
BBC can take a few more risks after escaping white paper disaster
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CommentSocial media and TV is a marriage made in heaven
Social players’ push into video shouldn’t be grounds for divorce, says Kerry Taylor.