All Comment articles – Page 187
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CommentPremier League rights ruling
The EU has ruled that it is not illegal to buy set top box decoder cards from foreign broadcasters, which could have a major impact on the way Sky and others buy sport, films and foreign TV rights. Mark Owen considers the consequences.
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Comment30 Sep '11
“Obviously you can’t do the whole biography in a 70-minute film. But I’m not sure the right pages have been torn out.” Read on
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Comment29 Sep '11
“Cut it in half and there’s a potentially great comedy.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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CommentA happy ending for Mr Grumpy?
Chorion’s assets deserve an appreciative home, says Kate Bulkley.
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CommentOff Cuts: Meeting MOTD's needs
Q: What happens when you name your meeting rooms after your iconic shows?
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CommentTop Boy / Hidden / Shirley
Camden Creative’s Robert Elliott and Testimony Films’ Steve Humphries on ghetto kids, a hard man and Shirley Bassey.
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Comment‘The nicest bloke I ever worked with’
Saturday was a sad day for television, and most certainly for Tiger Aspect, when dear colleague and friend Nigel Farrell passed away after a short illness, writes Paul Sommers.
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CommentThe art of extracting a confession
Joan Bakewell explains David Frost’s ‘subtle but effective’ technique for interviewing Nixon.
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CommentShowing the real conflict on the frontline for C4
This is a golden age for military access docs due to a more open MoD, says Simon Ford.
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CommentSmooth Radio: one year on
Commercial radio’s challenger to BBC Radio 2 celebrates its first birthday as a national network with a mixed report card, writes Paul Robinson.
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Comment28 Sep '11
“Not all deforestation is bad, as you’d know if you lived next door to an out-of-control leylandii.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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CommentBlue Peter 2.0
Blue Peter editor Tim Levell reveals the thinking behind the latest revamp of the BBC children’s show, which was broadcast from Salford for the first time this week.
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Comment27 Sep '11
“A large part of this documentary series’ magic is its real-life soap.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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CommentGet off your arse and make your show
Bigger Picture’s John Matthews responds to the anonymous anti-commissioner tirade by ‘Gerri Gossage’ that ran last month in Broadcast – and he’s none too impressed.
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Comment26 Sep '11
“Linguistics isn’t natural television material, it needs a wit and a wag and a wordsmith to bring it to life.” Read on for the verdict on the weekend’s TV.